(626) Yuppies' kids

Yesterday I was chatting with my neighbour. Somehow the topic of young children came up. Both of us agreed heartily that this upcoming generation of kids are an out of control bunch. I was lamenting on how those toddlers in church are not much better than those we see in public places. She commented that in the bible it was written that in the last days the spirit of lawlessness would enter the last generation.


This evening my daughter and I accompanied a friend to a local restaurant. Since I had already eaten, I was looking around the place at other patrons. There was this family of six which included a young boy sitting on a high chair. The entire family was discussing noisily on the choice of dishes. No one was paying any particular attention to the youngest member. To attract the attention of the mother, he yelled, "Oi!" quite a few times. He was loud and he was rude. The worse part he was actually calling his mother in this ill mannered way.


If we observe the yuppy parents and their off springs, we would notice the following:

1. The parents drive big and expensive cars
2. They usually have a maid in tow
3. The children are invariably well dressed in attire that are more expensive than the well-to-do adults
4. The mums have hardly any control over the toddlers and lamely chase them a few yards behind
5. The dads cannot get the kids to obey them, even at that young age
6. When the children eat, they are not taught any manners and they often make messes
7. Most of those children take three baths on a daily basis even if they live in air-con environment
8. Quite a few of them talk a jumble of two languages, with indistinct pronunciation and limited vocabulary

It is very sad that the well educated and high income earners need not produce the best behaved children.

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