The insufferable cult of the child.

[Sun Wukong]

Ok, so this has been going on for a while now, and it is more obvious in Asian countries than the UK I suppose, but really... for the fuck.

Since when did the scruffy little arsonists become demigods incapable of harm or foul, and only stopped from attaining their incredible heights by whichever fucker is not performing their job correctly.

It seems like children are becoming more and more immune to taking on any form of responsibility themselves for their own success. The teacher is boring, the school is underfunded, the city lacks community centers... he isn't troublesome, you just need to prove him with X/Y/Z.

It has been growing since my generation, but there was a sense of proportion back then. Now the little feckers are treated by their parents like politicians treat the electorate... what would you like sir/madam, let me arrange it for you.

This does not end well. There are plenty of cultures still beating their kids with pillowcases full of soap if they don't get an A in all exams... Who haven't sat them in front of the surrogate iPad since they turned 2 years old.... Who haven't seen any constructive criticism of their spawn as a personal attack on the core of their being.

These cultures seem like they will be raising distinctly more useful humans in the future.

Soft as fecking shite
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[ZX-7R]

Today's PC/blame culture.

Its always someone elses fault.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Parents that can accept zero accountability.

I would argue this is only prevalent in certain groups of society. Certainly plenty of native parents giving their kids a damn good thrashing if they don't achieve decent results/try their hardest.
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[Itchy]

No you're just getting old:

[grr666]

Spare the rod etc.
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[M.C]

You're not in a happy place are you?

[hellkat]

A good clip round the ear is what they need.

Having been on the wrong end of more-than-productive thrashings as a child, I rarely condone the beating of children for fun and profit.

But there is a knack to reminding children, whether small or large, that they still have a lot to learn and are not yet masters of the Universe.

Most parents are too witless to acquire that knack.
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[Rogerborg]

Football coaching all round.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

You clearly haven't met my kids.
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[dydey90]

It's perfectly legal to hit a child for the purpose of discipline.
It's hitting them so hard that you leave a mark where the line is drawn.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

[Rogerborg]

[M.C]

[Andy_Pagin]

[P.]

Indeed, if I have a kid and they step out of line, I'd happily give them a quick clip. Never did me any harm and tbh I think I've grown up quite well in comparison to others on that 'estate' I grew up on.

[M.C]

This sounds like the foreskin argument, I had it done to me so I'll do it to my kids.

[Mawsley]