maleficent

At age 17, I was paying my way thru college, fully supporting myself. That had everything to do with how I was raised. I was not a pampered silly little spoiled brat who thinks he can get away with talking to people however he damn well pleases. And doing what ever he damn well pleases.

At a very early age I was taught to respect those in authority, I was taught that education was extremely important and getting to class on time was extremely important, because if you don't you screw it up for other people, I was taught that I wasn't the most important person in the universe and the world doesn't revolve around me, I was taught that all actions had consequences, I was taught to accept those consequences because they were deserved, if I felt they were undeserved, I was taught there was a way to handle disputes and acting like this young man, was never acceptable.

Parents have a responsibility, a HUGE one, to make their children responsible members of society, and should be held accountable when they don't do their job. They don't want the responsbility, don't have kids, it's really not that hard.

If detention hasn't worked with person before, why give it to him again? That's kinda like continually beating your thumb with a hammer, it's ineffective, you have to do something that works.

Kids will be kids,and kids do stupid shit is a lame excuse, he's old enough to know better and old enough to accept the consequences for his actions.

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