tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post524132193237421107..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: The Future Generation?Leslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-86974737950482689422012-01-17T06:44:15.886-06:002012-01-17T06:44:15.886-06:00@knittergran: I'm sure they're in for a ru...@knittergran: I'm sure they're in for a rude awakening - hopefully sooner than later.<br /><br />@JC: I know one should never judge a book by its cover, but, unless these kids are going through a phase, they don't look/sound like they're members of the privileged class.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-78883985251374146102012-01-16T22:03:50.264-06:002012-01-16T22:03:50.264-06:00If Daddy has enough money, they won't need job...If Daddy has enough money, they won't need jobs. They can play like Georgie Bush.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-78259140135159160092012-01-16T15:39:57.433-06:002012-01-16T15:39:57.433-06:00I can't imagine that these kids will ever have...I can't imagine that these kids will ever have jobs that will allow them to live the lifestyles they apparently think they are due.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-49030910118489500922012-01-01T00:05:54.174-06:002012-01-01T00:05:54.174-06:00There was no way to comment on your most recent po...There was no way to comment on your most recent post so I wanted to offer my sympathy/understanding. Do keep in touch! <br /><br />Happy New Year!!!!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-79309833880839675852011-12-28T19:04:23.169-06:002011-12-28T19:04:23.169-06:00@Dave: MTV? Uh, okay.
@Anon Tom: What a great Chr...@Dave: MTV? Uh, okay.<br /><br />@Anon Tom: What a great Christmas present. And an even better idea. If you don't want me to share your vile comments, stop sending them. Duh.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-37570162118234420092011-12-28T09:34:29.465-06:002011-12-28T09:34:29.465-06:00The demise of American started with MTV......The demise of American started with MTV......Dave in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466602050348938105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-59437857196921953792011-12-28T07:33:25.211-06:002011-12-28T07:33:25.211-06:00Sorry for being so slow in responding - had my eye...Sorry for being so slow in responding - had my eyes dilated yesterday. Could see but not well.<br /><br />@Pamela: A book called "There are no problem horses, just problem riders" comes to mind. I guess I'm a little skeptical that parents who create these products have the brains to get the message.<br /><br />@Murr: "Retroactive abortion"? Hah! I kind of like the idea - Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-82836497161740394962011-12-27T06:47:43.245-06:002011-12-27T06:47:43.245-06:00Santa obviously knew who's been naughty and wh...Santa obviously knew who's been naughty and who hasn't been nice...Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489091434613178568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-77031457659346238732011-12-27T03:31:25.297-06:002011-12-27T03:31:25.297-06:00Those messages are so similar, I wonder if this is...Those messages are so similar, I wonder if this is some kind of affectation that has become a fad. Sort of an in joke and monkey see, monkey do. I would prefer to think that, anyway. The alternative is depressing.<br /><br />I expect airhead parents who've given their little darlings every material thing but not enough time, attention, and when called for, proper hell, have much to do with S.W. Andersonhttp://ohpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-55018668226391091082011-12-27T02:37:14.495-06:002011-12-27T02:37:14.495-06:00Gaah. We give kids no chance at happiness by fulfi...Gaah. We give kids no chance at happiness by fulfilling all their transitory desires. Terrible thing to do to them.<br /><br />These kids are a walking advertisement for retroactive abortion. Did I say that?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-22530300188635173122011-12-26T23:33:28.981-06:002011-12-26T23:33:28.981-06:00I think every generation has had it's "sp...I think every generation has had it's "spoiled brats", it's just now we have social media which can really advertise just how horrendous they really act and sound! <br /><br />If I read my kid writing something like that though, it would be a serious wake up call. Like what have "I" done! Because Infidel is right, these kids are a product of their upbringing. But oh Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-51678324427427277562011-12-26T16:51:17.362-06:002011-12-26T16:51:17.362-06:00@Infidel: I don't know any kids that are like ...@Infidel: I don't know any kids that are like this and never have, thank goodness. I sincerely hope they aren't representative of how most kids think and talk these days, but even if they do I have really problems with announcing it to the whole world.<br /><br />@JC: Agree. I'm thinking of parents who spend time with their kids, don't interact with them and give them things Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-20383277107250350232011-12-26T16:36:23.348-06:002011-12-26T16:36:23.348-06:00Thanks, Leslie! He's coaching college swimmin...Thanks, Leslie! He's coaching college swimming in Kentucky and he and his lovely wife have given us two beautiful grandsons. Since they married ten (?) years ago, they have moved 5 times and lived in four states and he acquired his M.A. in Sports Administration and it's always an improvement. We are very proud of him and his family!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-52357581252928113582011-12-26T16:27:05.476-06:002011-12-26T16:27:05.476-06:00For the most part, spoiled brats are a product of ...For the most part, spoiled brats are a product of rotten parenting. If your kid is a spoiled brat, look in the mirror. You reap what you sow.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-42564912150914836222011-12-26T16:13:47.529-06:002011-12-26T16:13:47.529-06:00There have been spoiled brats in every generation....There have been spoiled brats in every generation. I see no reason to think these examples are typical -- they certainly don't resemble any young people I know.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-35556753513262843192011-12-26T15:59:58.345-06:002011-12-26T15:59:58.345-06:00@Kay: Nice story about your son. Hopefully, these ...@Kay: Nice story about your son. Hopefully, these will be the kids who end up working in the mail room and their more sensible and less selfish peers will be the ones in leadership positions. The least we can hope for is that they rue the day they ever spouted such crap on a social network or even thought those thoughts.<br /><br />@Rubye: Apparently these kids have no boundaries, haven't Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-73815750897484104712011-12-26T14:25:36.332-06:002011-12-26T14:25:36.332-06:00They need their dads to go all Alec Baldwin on the...They need their dads to go all Alec Baldwin on them.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-88639522738680823432011-12-26T13:17:49.597-06:002011-12-26T13:17:49.597-06:00No, nope, no further reading for me. I wouldn'...No, nope, no further reading for me. I wouldn't buy these brats anything. I guess they do have a lot of competition for keeping up with their peers, but still. It's so sad.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-51463940316824509162011-12-26T12:33:31.697-06:002011-12-26T12:33:31.697-06:00Argh!! My neighbor's son was simply delighted...Argh!! My neighbor's son was simply delighted to get an iPhone -- and it was black but that didn't seem to matter. <br /><br />I recall driving over to the small, expensive, private college my son attended (on academic and athletic scholarships) to bring him home for Christmas and we stopped for breakfast on the before heading home and had the following conversation. (Note: he was the Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.com