Stop Raising little assholes

𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘥. ⁣
𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗗𝗢 𝗜𝗧.⁣
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I was entering a sporting event recently just as a group of 12 year old-ish volleyball players were leaving the building.⁣
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As I approached the heavy door I made eye contact through the window with one of the girls. A second or so passed and she forcefully pushed the door right into my face…. and then laughed. ⁣
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𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘺. ⁣
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"Say you're sorry to the lady" the mom perfunctorily replied, looking not that phased.⁣
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Instead of an apology, the girl laughed like she was the queen of comedy performing for her juvenile audience and she promply skipped off with her teammates. ⁣
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The mom looked at me, shrugged her shoulders, half-smiled at me and with a luke warm reply, "sorry 'bout that...you know how kids are."⁣
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Um no. ⁣
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Maybe 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘙 kids. ⁣
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Not mine. Because I don't parent that way. ⁣
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IF my kids had been all hyped up and done the same thing, I would have yanked their ass right back, whether they meant to or not, had them look the person in the EYES and APOLOGIZE.⁣
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Period. ⁣
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My style is that I DON’T CARE if it embarrasses you in front of your friends. You're not going to be an asshole. ⁣
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Look, we all parent differently, I get that, but apologizing FOR YOUR KID in this scenario is not ok. ⁣
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Not only was the kid's behavior crappy, intentional and could have hurt someone, but it could have been a great opportunity to TEACH HER about showing respect to others, being accountable for her actions and the gift of apologizing to someone. ⁣
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Instead, she reinforced her child's asshole behavior by not holding her accountable and (barely) apologized FOR HER. ⁣
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And we wonder why it is that kids show 𝙨𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩 to others nowadays. ⁣
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Being that "nice parent" by not holding your kid accountable only TEACHES them THEY don't have to have consequences for how they treat others. ⁣
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To that mom: While I know you probably “meant well” you're actually doing her a bigger favor by holding her accountable. ⁣
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Trust me. ⁣
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𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨.