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I think maybe the kids are going to be all right
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:43 pm
I’ve been a teacher for the last 15 years and I’ve had a first row seat to the collapse of kids ability to socialize with each other and have fun. A stat came out that 40% of high school graduates this year have never tried alcohol. Which isn’t a sign that high school kids are being more careful, it’s a sign that high school kids don’t know how to have fun and socialize.
Anyway, I think the generation below them is going to be OK. I see kids under 12 outside everywhere, riding those electric bikes and trying to kill themselves, fishing, running around unsupervised, just being kids. Likewise, the younger kids are so much more social in school now, so many more obnoxious boys and gossip girls who get in trouble because all they wanna do is have fun with their friends. In my mind, these are great qualities and a hopeful sign that maybe the kids are going to be all right.
Anyway, I think the generation below them is going to be OK. I see kids under 12 outside everywhere, riding those electric bikes and trying to kill themselves, fishing, running around unsupervised, just being kids. Likewise, the younger kids are so much more social in school now, so many more obnoxious boys and gossip girls who get in trouble because all they wanna do is have fun with their friends. In my mind, these are great qualities and a hopeful sign that maybe the kids are going to be all right.
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:44 pm to Tiger1242
But are they drinking?
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:46 pm to Tiger1242
My son is 8... first day of summer break and he has 3 elementary aged neighborhood friends over playing. Riding scooters, jumping on the trampoline, getting off their devices. It's good to see.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:46 pm to TigerReich
quote:
But are they drinking?
The 10yr olds?
They’re not THAT cool
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:48 pm to Tiger1242
If they realized that alcohol was gonna make socializing way mote fun, they probably would drink
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:49 pm to Tiger1242
quote:
But are they drinking?
The 10yr olds?
They’re not THAT cool
Just wait until they start smoking like the Marlboro Man,
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:50 pm to Tiger1242
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the younger kids are so much more social in school now, so many more obnoxious boys and gossip girls who get in trouble because all they wanna do is have fun with their friends. In my mind, these are great qualities and a hopeful sign that maybe the kids are going to be all right.
They haven't been handed a phone yet
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:51 pm to Tiger1242
Kids need to do things that look like they're "trying to kill themselves" within reason of course. Riding bikes too fast, climbing trees, and exploring unsupervised teaches them risk assessment, resilience, and problem-solving.
After a decade of hyper-polished, screen-mediated childhoods, the chaotic, loud, risk-taking, outdoor-loving kid is making a transitional and slow comeback.
After a decade of hyper-polished, screen-mediated childhoods, the chaotic, loud, risk-taking, outdoor-loving kid is making a transitional and slow comeback.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:53 pm to Tiger1242
I think kids that had some of their formative years during COVID have to be stunted socially
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:54 pm to jmcwhrter
quote:plenty of parents are questioning this decision nowadays - more than 5-10 years ago
They haven't been handed a phone yet
Also, I find a lot more parents are limiting screen time
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:57 pm to Tiger1242
Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:59 pm to jmcwhrter
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They haven't been handed a phone yet
Yep, my son has a tablet, but very limited features and no true social media.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:00 pm to Tiger1242
There’s nothing new under the sun.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:00 pm to Tiger1242
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40% of high school graduates this year have never tried alcohol.
Good Lord Louisiana is so trashy thinking this is a bad thing. You do realize when you get out of the southeast, life doesn’t center around getting drunk don’t you?
I commend the younger generation for not drinking near as much. I see more kids in my neighborhood out playing more than ever.
This post was edited on 5/22/26 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:09 pm to Tiger1242
Hopefully the pendulum is swinging.
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:09 pm to BabyTac
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Good Lord Louisiana is so trashy thinking this is a bad thing. You do realize when you get out of the southeast, life doesn’t center around getting drunk don’t you?
That’s a nationwide statistic pointing out drinking is down nationwide you idiot.
And yes, I do think high school kids drinking less is a bad thing not a good thing, not because I think high school kids should all be getting drunk but because I think high school kids should be spending time together having fun
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:09 pm to BabyTac
quote:no states in the southeast are even in the top 10 for most alcohol consumption:
Good Lord Louisiana is so trashy thinking this is a bad thing. You do realize when you get out of the southeast, life doesn’t center around getting drunk don’t you?
New Hampshire: 4.67 gallons per person
Delaware: 3.52 gallons per person
Nevada: 3.42 gallons per person
North Dakota: 3.16 gallons per person
Montana: 3.10 gallons per person
Vermont: 3.06 gallons per person
Idaho: 2.94 gallons per person
Wisconsin: 2.93 gallons per person
Colorado: 2.88 gallons per person
Alaska: 2.85 gallons per person
National Rehab Hotline Stats
This post was edited on 5/22/26 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:11 pm to GreenRockTiger
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no states in the southeast are even in the top 10 for most alcohol consumption
that guy’s an idiot, and he said he was retiring from this place months ago, hasn’t missed a beat
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:14 pm to Tiger1242
Have you told these kids they’ll be welding for 50 years because of AI
Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:17 pm to 777Tiger
quote:yep
that guy’s an idiot
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