JoeTyler said:

This would have never happened to me : bitchy kids/teens look at me and they know I mean business so they don't mess with me...

I hate teens...

It usually doesn't happen to me, but I'll just say this child "looked different" from me and had a false sense of entitlement, she also thought I was ALONE. LOL

PunkMistress said:

JoeTyler said:

This would have never happened to me : bitchy kids/teens look at me and they know I mean business so they don't mess with me...

I hate teens...

OK

Hey, I adore babies, & I enjoy playing/talking with kids..., but teens? nah, keep them away from me until they're 20, at least...

JoeTyler said:

PunkMistress said:

OK

Hey, I adore babies, & I enjoy playing/talking with kids..., but teens? nah, keep them away from me until they're 20, at least...

butterfli25 said:

paintedlady said:

We are living in an age where parents strive to be "friends " with their kids when they become teenagers. That kids need their precious self-esteem to remain unchallenged by any adult.

This allows kids to have a sense of entitlement to be able to tell a grown ass adult about themselves.

These kids also are taught that they should be heard... that the universe should revolve around them.

Pathetic. We are raising a bunch of brats that have zero social skills in society.

Why are parents trying to be friends with their kids? WTF? Don't they realize these kids need PARENTS? Not buddies?

Heck become a buddy to you kid when they are 30, and out your house... not at 12.

Ok rant over.

I totally agree with you. The only reason I was able to stop my daughter's friend is that she knew I wasn't playing when I said STOP. I love these kids, BUT they know I am mama not your best friend. All the kids know this about me. They know I don't play so that is why when I felt my self going off I had to stop and maintain in public with all those eyes on me. If I would have gone ghetto like I wanted to oooohhh weee. But yeah that is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves, yes children need self esteem and empowerment to a POINT they don't need to think their shit don't stink though. It's a fine line and unfortunately many people my age and younger have not figured it out yet, they are still mad at their parents for whatever injustice they feel they were subjected to by their parents and are still trying not to be like them, in the mean time they are phucking up their kids and we have maniacs and idiots roaming the streets.

You are so right... and there is no sense in ending up in jail over some kids that just doesn't know how to talk to people.

A parent really doesn't do a kid any favors, an actually they put their kids in danger/or are targets for trouble when they don't teach kids to have boundaries and respect for adults.

And like you said, you can show love and support and have a great relationship with your teens and NOT try to be their buddy. I think teens actually end up being well-adjusted and grounded when moms and dads are honest and set strict guidelines for behavior with adults.

Your children have a great momma and it shows, they will beat an ass for their mommy... heck the friends too!

Doesn't surprise me. this is what happens when teenagers have babies. Her mother is probably in her 20's and acts like a teenager herself. What else can you expect?

How was the movie. It likes like the last seven Denzel movies.

butterfli25 said:

so me my daughter and her friend went to see Unstoppable tonight and the girls were in the bathroom when I went to get our seats. So I walk in and I find 3 seats together and i put my coat and purse in them from behind the seats and then I walked around. as I was walking around some kids were standing at the end of the aisle and one little girl was sitting down. As I was moving my way by her to my seat which was 5 past her, she says what are you doing? I said I am going to my seat she said well we were here first and I said what? she said you need to move and I said little girl who are you talking to, she said you and I said little girl please and kept moving so she turned in her seat and said you disrespected me and I said what? you are a child and she said I am not a child and I said yes you are, PLEASE, and she said I am not a child I am a a a a teenager and I said child and at that point she said you need to shut the fuck up and I said who are you talking you you need to shut the fuck up...and then I stopped realizing I am an adult in public in a theater full of teenagers that I know. My daughter and her friend walked up at that point and the child is still talking and the friend said mama is she talking to you? and I said yes and then immediately NO! but by then she had dropped her stuff and was running toward this girl calling her a hoe and not to talk like that to her mama. My daughter jumped over the seats but was grabbed by the usher who had also started yelling at this child. I ran to my daughter's friend and literally held her back from getting at this girl. management came and asked me some questions but no one got kicked out. So then we watched the movie and after all my kids came up to me about this girl. I told them all to stop and forget it because no more shit. BUT Damn I have NEVER wanted to slap a child so bad in my life. I haven't seen anyone go from calm to killer that fast in a long time either, it took everything I had to stop my daughter's friend from hurting that girl.

I had a very similar altercation at the Majic Johnson Theatre on 125th st in Harlem and for that reason i don't go to that theatre past 2 pm, but all i'm gonna say is that mines turned out a lot diffrent..... the last thing that was said to me is " all i have to do is make one call" and as that teenager proceeded to make that phone call!!!! Well let's just say i bet that in the future if said teenager decideds to call someone to handle said adult they won't annouce it

I feel so sorry for teens today-they really don't have a clue what life is about, but claim to know everything I can't say that I would've stopped my child from getting to her

jdcxc said:

How was the movie. It likes like the last seven Denzel movies.

the movie was good, denzel played a low key character.

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[Edited 12/27/10 6:38am]

kitbradley said:

Doesn't surprise me. this is what happens when teenagers have babies. Her mother is probably in her 20's and acts like a teenager herself. What else can you expect?

That's kind of unfair to say. There are many teen moms that actually raise decent children. I think it's more an issue of stupid people procreating at various ages.

Besidees that, how's a 20+ yr old having a teenage kid?

BklynBabe said:

29-13=16....

Man...ain't nobody ask you. Coming up in here wit' yo algebraic equations n shit...

FauxReal said:

FauxReal said:

kitbradley said:

Doesn't surprise me. this is what happens when teenagers have babies. Her mother is probably in her 20's and acts like a teenager herself. What else can you expect?

That's kind of unfair to say. There are many teen moms that actually raise decent children. I think it's more an issue of stupid people procreating at various ages.

Besidees that, how's a 20+ yr old having a teenage kid?

Heck, I know a few grandmothers in their early 30's so....

But still I agree with fauxreal...

Although children from teen parents do tend to be raised in a messed up way, still I see just as many messed up kids from children that come from "good" homes. This bahavior is also rampant in spoiled children that are raised in two parent homes as well. Many single mothers that are teens are raising well adjusted respectful teens. I know of 6 teens in my sons close circle, all teen moms a few have gotten married since having their babies too young and the teens are all in college and are great assets in their community.

FauxReal said:

BklynBabe said:

29-13=16....

Man...ain't nobody ask you. Coming up in here wit' yo algebraic equations n shit...

I was a teen mother!

But I know that I was the exception rather than the rule. The nurses at the hospital where I had my daughter were shocked that I wanted to breastfeed. They told me, "most young mothers don't want to bother with that." I was determined to be a great mom in every single way, not only because I wanted my kids to have a great life, but to prove everyone wrong too.

Wow, just read this post and I couldn't agree more with everyone... If I acted that way when I was 14 years old, Lord knows my parents would whip that attitude clean out of my system.

Children these days are GOD-AWFUL, dodgy-eyed little sons of bitches. They think they are ten feet taller than the rest of the people in the world... How did that little girl even have the nerve mustered up enough to say something like that? TO AN ADULT?

Nothing pisses me off more than bratty kids. They all deserve a big ass knot on their heads.

stevierae said:

Wow, just read this post and I couldn't agree more with everyone... If I acted that way when I was 14 years old, Lord knows my parents would whip that attitude clean out of my system.

Children these days are GOD-AWFUL, dodgy-eyed little sons of bitches. They think they are ten feet taller than the rest of the people in the world... How did that little girl even have the nerve mustered up enough to say something like that? TO AN ADULT?

Nothing pisses me off more than bratty kids. They all deserve a big ass knot on their heads.

I would just tell the little fuckers, "you'd better put on two-hundred fifty more pounds before you start talkin' shit, youngster".

I'm so glad nothing physical happened. It's a shame people are so disrespectful of each other some times.

But it looks like I'm the only one that would be more than a little upset that my child is willing to resort to violence as a way to resolve something.

ignoring stupid fucks

no matter their age goes a long way

I know that may not always be possible

but more often than not, it's the best way to handle idiots

sometimes the hardest thing to do as an adult

is to act like an adult

especially when dealing with fools

[Edited 11/15/10 14:33pm]

JustErin said:

I'm so glad nothing physical happened. It's a shame people are so disrespectful of each other some times.

But it looks like I'm the only one that would be more than a little upset that my child is willing to resort to violence as a way to resolve something.

I'm glad no one got shot or stabbed. Lot of wacky shit goes down at some of these theatres. I rarely go to movies, but when I do, it's only in certain neighborhoods. I see metal detectors, I don't go in.

JustErin said:

I'm so glad nothing physical happened. It's a shame people are so disrespectful of each other some times.

But it looks like I'm the only one that would be more than a little upset that my child is willing to resort to violence as a way to resolve something.

yeah, as much as I can relate to the experience of idiots being rude, I can't quite imagine myself in a situation that this escalates and people are holding each other back

A whole lot of these little brats these days have no damn respect whatsoever.

JustErin said:

I'm so glad nothing physical happened. It's a shame people are so disrespectful of each other some times.

But it looks like I'm the only one that would be more than a little upset that my child is willing to resort to violence as a way to resolve something.

I think it depends on culture... if someone my age disrespected my mom, I would beat the shit outta them.

Its just how things are... but Butterfly said she held her daughter back, like any good mother would do. That girl just loves her mom. Nothing wrong with that, I'd think there would be something wrong with a child that didn't get that way over their mom when a peer disrespectd her.

paintedlady said:

JustErin said:

I'm so glad nothing physical happened. It's a shame people are so disrespectful of each other some times.

But it looks like I'm the only one that would be more than a little upset that my child is willing to resort to violence as a way to resolve something.

I think it depends on culture... if someone my age disrespected my mom, I would beat the shit outta them.

Its just how things are... but Butterfly said she held her daughter back, like any good mother would do. That girl just loves her mom. Nothing wrong with that, I'd think there would be something wrong with a child that didn't get that way over their mom when a peer disrespectd her.

I was at the mall where my mom works as a Customer Service lady. A woman was so rude to her, I asked her what her problem was.

She said, "What are you worrying about it for?!" (as if it's no big deal to talk down to people working at the mall )

I answered, "Because that's my MOTHER you're addressing!"

She sneered and walked away.

We all get protective.

chocolate1 said:

paintedlady said:

I think it depends on culture... if someone my age disrespected my mom, I would beat the shit outta them.

Its just how things are... but Butterfly said she held her daughter back, like any good mother would do. That girl just loves her mom. Nothing wrong with that, I'd think there would be something wrong with a child that didn't get that way over their mom when a peer disrespectd her.

I was at the mall where my mom works as a Customer Service lady. A woman was so rude to her, I asked her what her problem was.

She said, "What are you worrying about it for?!" (as if it's no big deal to talk down to people working at the mall )

I answered, "Because that's my MOTHER you're addressing!"

She sneered and walked away.

We all get protective.

I shuold have added "as a teen" regarding wanting to hand a beatdown to anyone peer that dare mess with my mom.

Yeah, I think feel the same about my kids. Let an adult try to hurt my child.... oh boy!

paintedlady said:

chocolate1 said:

I was at the mall where my mom works as a Customer Service lady. A woman was so rude to her, I asked her what her problem was.

She said, "What are you worrying about it for?!" (as if it's no big deal to talk down to people working at the mall )

I answered, "Because that's my MOTHER you're addressing!"

She sneered and walked away.

We all get protective.

I shuold have added "as a teen" regarding wanting to hand a beatdown to anyone peer that dare mess with my mom.

Yeah, I think feel the same about my kids. Let an adult try to hurt my child.... oh boy!

Oh no, I wasn't trying to fight that woman. But I didn't appreciate how she was speaking to her.

When I was a teen, I wouldn't have said anything. I was very shy back then.

chocolate1 said:

paintedlady said:

I shuold have added "as a teen" regarding wanting to hand a beatdown to anyone peer that dare mess with my mom.

Yeah, I think feel the same about my kids. Let an adult try to hurt my child.... oh boy!

Oh no, I wasn't trying to fight that woman. But I didn't appreciate how she was speaking to her.

When I was a teen, I wouldn't have said anything. I was very shy back then.

Wait a sec, now its an understood rule that as an adult you are too mature to fight anyone.. so I know you wouldn't actually hit a person in that situation.

but as a teen... (I don't know if its more because of my culture) but you are supposed to be ready to cut a heffa over your mom... I had a few fights over people talking trash over my mom as a kid.

It was a Cardinal rule of the streets.

paintedlady said:

JustErin said:

I'm so glad nothing physical happened. It's a shame people are so disrespectful of each other some times.

But it looks like I'm the only one that would be more than a little upset that my child is willing to resort to violence as a way to resolve something.

I think it depends on culture... if someone my age disrespected my mom, I would beat the shit outta them.

Its just how things are... but Butterfly said she held her daughter back, like any good mother would do. That girl just loves her mom. Nothing wrong with that, I'd think there would be something wrong with a child that didn't get that way over their mom when a peer disrespectd her.

Yes, I know it can be cultural differences. It's still not something I agree with whatsoever. Being protective does not have to include being violent and you're implying that someone who does not respond in such a way does not love their mom as much. But I'm sure you didn't really mean to imply that though...

I just personally think there is something wrong with a person who resorts to violence...especially when it has to do with something like being "disrespected".

I'm glad the teen didn't have the reaction to get violent as well...what a mess it could have been. People could have been really hurt all over "respect".

A lot of these teenagers are a piece of work, nowadays. It's good that no fight broke out or else all of you would possibly had went to jail. I think the usher and management should have put the girl out.