Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic View Post
Medusa,
I went back and read the OP, and really, while you might not use the word, "bratty" you really do reference the ways kids behave today.
As is often the case, the OP is just the OP, things take on a life of their own after that.
But I did make my point w/out name calling, did I not? If I was to reprimand a child, I would never refer to him/her as a brat but I would definitely make it clear how I felt about their behavior. I feel that I need to reiterate that I don't feel that today's generation is a lost cause and I also don't feel that all kids are ill mannered. As I said, we usually only hear of the bad examples. However, I still think that common courtesy and manners have taken a back seat to an "I'm the center of the Universe" mentality.