Today, even though I've been studying and working with children and adolescents for the last 14 years, I've come to find that their parents' behavior tends to be worse than their children's. FML
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OP here. Thank you all for your comments and stories. They definitely made my day. I am in the psychology field. When I first started in the field, parents were more apt to work WITH their children and change behaviors in the home. It was not something that took 14 years to realize as much as it's amazing how in just 14 years the parents have changed into the "fix my child" and don't want to work on their part of the issues. Not all parents; I still have a few good ones in the group, but that day was back to back parents. Thank you all again.
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Mathalamus 25
Not surprising. At all. The little ones tend to be nicer or better behaved than the adults.
el_bell3618 29
It's a shame they ended up as curdled milk rather than the fine wine all those cards talk about!
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ihartmytdi 23
You must be a manager. I hear it all the time from them, that adults act like children.
trollcrusher 17
Heh, well I'm sure other people can have that same perception. OP, the saying that "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" seems to often prove true, even in a less than fortunate manner. I'm sorry if you have to deal with such frustrations, especially long-term.
el_bell3618 29
It's a shame they ended up as curdled milk rather than the fine wine all those cards talk about!
Mathalamus 25
Not surprising. At all. The little ones tend to be nicer or better behaved than the adults.
derangedplanet 23
the problem with crappy adults is that they don't tend to have a reason to be better. unlike children, adults feel they are adults and rules and morals no longer apply. and there's not a step above adult to put them in their place in the working world. I find however if you bring their mom into the room they're suddenly well manored do-gooders
chinaski7628 32
I teach high school and even they're better than their parents.
Mathalamus 25
Even I am not immune to that. I think that rules and morals are there to keep you from being really nasty. Or out of jail. There's not much reason to be nice in this world. There's little reward for it, and it is terribly expensive to keep up, mentally. It's like you do your job, only with very little or no money. Few people can actually pull it off.
nyenisu 14
Someone should teach these adults a lesson
olpally 33
This is nothing new to me. I see it all working in retail. Some adults never grow up.
MegasaurusRex89 28
It took you 14 years to realize that?
chinaski7628 32
Right? I figured that out in my first year. OP must be more optimistic than I am. Im curious to know what sparked this revelation, though.
dman798 18
It's hard to tell who is really the child now these days
justcommenting19 19
Yeah I worked at a school for quite a while. You realize how much goes out at home when kids come to confide.
General_Cool 24
Thats too bad. Hopefully they are bearable to deal with and their children kind and respectful to you.
idk_rose 25
The apple doesn't fall far from the rotten tree