I sure wouldn't want to raise kids now. Saw on the news where some junior high (pretty sure...it was not high schoolers) kids were texting (or "sexting") a nekkid picture one of the girls had sent to one of the boys. These kids are about 12 years old for corn sakes!! I was a very mature 12 year old out of necessity but even at that,,, I wouldn't have thought in a million years to show my bare nekkidness to any body. If someone would have asked me, likely I would have wondered what the hey-ell was wrong with them. I'm just mortified..... good luck and prayers to all who are dealing with youngers at the moment.... xoxoxo *paulette* formerly known as *paula* BECAUSE there is another paula on the only other list I am on and I don't want to have any corn-fusion so from now on y'all will see my birthname of *paulette* ... ~~~* ) ----- "jkaywojack" <[email protected]> wrote: | More power to you, I'm sure you'll do a great job. I do wonder younger generation would respond if we were suddenly without electricity for a long period of time or if the satellites were knocked out and there was no TV and compute. Kay | | | | In a message dated 02/05/10 23:33:45 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: | My grandson didn't get his act together { PARENTS< really } so is going | to school on line...However, he had to take 2 English classes extra, so | is staying here in the meantime. I also get to give him driving lessons, | because they didn't take him to get them after he had Drivers ed...We are | quiet people, and he complained that the silence was making his ears | hurt....He yearned for the constant noise at home...several computers, 2 | or 3 TV's going, Buzz screaming in his ear.....Well, he just came back | from his first weekend at home and I asked him how things were. He seemed | awed " I couldn't stand all that noise !I told them I want to go back to | Granny's !' I bet they appreciated that, don't you ? We're working on | straightening him out...... | | Opinioned as only a 'college man' can be, I'm working on getting him to | be kinder to people...I told him even if he doesn't agree with what we | tell him all he has to do is say " I'll remember that ". He has it in his | head that a plain blunt answer is best....It's a bit upsetting to have | someone sit there and tell me all about something I knew before he was | ever hatched ..Sometimes he's right, sometimes not...I try to listen | ...Walking through the market with him and having him tell me what meat | was supposed to look like was a bit of a stretch..... | | I feel really sorry for todays kids...after they brag about their | computer games, and stuff like that they won't have the memories to share | that we do....Sadly enough, a lot of them won't be able to understand why | we thought our activities were fun. Take away their toys and they would | die. | | .Jeannie T | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:21:03 -0800 "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> | writes: | > Jen, | > I think we have a current generation of mixed values and standards | > . Too | > many kids raised on cereal and fast foods,uneducated as to a decent | > way of | > life. How many of them will be able to post and share experiences | > as we | > have done when they reach our age? | ____________________________________________________________ | Weight Loss Program | Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! | http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=xLI--BAH6ukaAW4ckNFXeQAAJ1BuHtEgYfARCKX2I2eGJBW8AAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA= | |

*Paulette* What you said doesn't really shock me because I guess I could expect that of that age. I spent 3 yrs working in a Junior High & some of those kids can really blow you mind with some of the things which they pull. Nowadays the kids seem to get involved in things which we never would have done at that age. However, I doubt if either you or I or other people in our age category have all the diversions that the kids do today. I did things which took imagination...I didn't just sit in front of a TV or a computer or video games like some kids do today. Plus, if I were not home, I can guarantee you that I was out doing something that definitely wouldn't get me in trouble like the kids do nowadays. I have to agree with Belle that kids today have mixed values & standards. My husband & I were never fortunate enough to have children; however, I did notice how other people raised their children & I can tell you that I wouldn't have let my children do the things that they let their children do. The worst thing I can remember some of us doing was calling someone out of the phone book (you couldn't know them) & ask them if their refrigerator was running. If they said yes, then you told them they better hurry up & run down the block & catch it before it got away. That was our way of being silly..and that's as far as it went. ~Jen in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "*paula*" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] [HS] Good old days.. >I sure wouldn't want to raise kids now. Saw on the news where some junior >high (pretty sure...it was not high schoolers) kids were texting (or >"sexting") a nekkid picture one of the girls had sent to one of the boys. >These kids are about 12 years old for corn sakes!! I was a very mature 12 >year old out of necessity but even at that,,, I wouldn't have thought in a >million years to show my bare nekkidness to any body. If someone would have >asked me, likely I would have wondered what the hey-ell was wrong with >them. I'm just mortified..... good luck and prayers to all who are dealing >with youngers at the moment.... > > xoxoxo > *paulette* formerly known as *paula* BECAUSE there is another paula on the > only other list I am on and I don't want to have any corn-fusion so from > now on y'all will see my birthname of *paulette* ... > ~~~* ) > ----- "jkaywojack" <[email protected]> wrote: > | More power to you, I'm sure you'll do a great job. I do wonder younger > generation would respond if we were suddenly without electricity for a > long period of time or if the satellites were knocked out and there was no > TV and compute. Kay > | > | > | > | In a message dated 02/05/10 23:33:45 Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > | My grandson didn't get his act together { PARENTS< really } so is going > | to school on line...However, he had to take 2 English classes extra, so > | is staying here in the meantime. I also get to give him driving lessons, > | because they didn't take him to get them after he had Drivers ed...We > are > | quiet people, and he complained that the silence was making his ears > | hurt....He yearned for the constant noise at home...several computers, 2 > | or 3 TV's going, Buzz screaming in his ear.....Well, he just came back > | from his first weekend at home and I asked him how things were. He > seemed > | awed " I couldn't stand all that noise !I told them I want to go back to > | Granny's !' I bet they appreciated that, don't you ? We're working on > | straightening him out...... > | > | Opinioned as only a 'college man' can be, I'm working on getting him to > | be kinder to people...I told him even if he doesn't agree with what we > | tell him all he has to do is say " I'll remember that ". He has it in > his > | head that a plain blunt answer is best....It's a bit upsetting to have > | someone sit there and tell me all about something I knew before he was > | ever hatched ..Sometimes he's right, sometimes not...I try to listen > | ...Walking through the market with him and having him tell me what meat > | was supposed to look like was a bit of a stretch..... > | > | I feel really sorry for todays kids...after they brag about their > | computer games, and stuff like that they won't have the memories to > share > | that we do....Sadly enough, a lot of them won't be able to understand > why > | we thought our activities were fun. Take away their toys and they would > | die. > | > | .Jeannie T > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > | On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:21:03 -0800 "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> > | writes: > | > Jen, > | > I think we have a current generation of mixed values and standards > | > . Too > | > many kids raised on cereal and fast foods,uneducated as to a decent > | > way of > | > life. How many of them will be able to post and share experiences > | > as we > | > have done when they reach our age? > | ____________________________________________________________ > | Weight Loss Program > | Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! > | > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=xLI--BAH6ukaAW4ckNFXeQAAJ1BuHtEgYfARCKX2I2eGJBW8AAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA= > | > | > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message