re: What's your stance on disciplining kids that aren't yours?

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Teens are inherently stupid. In fact, many of them are so stupid they've fooled themselves into thinking they're smart.

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Back when I was in high school, me and a bunch of guys were over at a buddy's house hanging out and running our mouths about something, and I happened to notice his dad sitting there listening to us with a smirk on his face. I asked him why he was smiling like that and he said something along the lines of, "Oh, I was just sitting here thinking that if I were anywhere near as smart today as I was when I was 16 that I would have conquered the world by now."

I didn't understand what he was getting at back then, but 15 years later, I still remember that simple comment and the older I get, the more profound it seems to become.