Teachers today

[scooby]

Well of course. I did a lot of things as a kid that make me cringe to think back on now. The casual cruelty to man and beast. The making of annoyance - just for the sake of it - just because we could.

Kids are basically pretty 'evil' in their natural state. By that, I don't mean that they are actually possessed by the Devil, or something, but that they don't know right from wrong.

Kids need parents (or other mentors) to instill the values of civilization, otherwise they are utter brutes, without care or thought for others.

It took thousands of years for humans to become civilized and respect each other. Maybe we had a 'Golden Age' of decency and are now emerging out of the other side.

so true! the guidance i received from family, not just parents, helped me. i was still scared tulipless of mum finding out and getting a clout. i remember being 18 and getting absolutely blathered in town. 2 cops, one who knew the family, took me home, gave me a slap and drop me off 100m up the road and watched me stagger home. they watched me get in the house and waved to my mum, who then slapped me all over cos the she knew the police had brought me home.

I couldnt wait to get back to camp. altho i found out on the Monday while being beasted by the army staff that she had called my Sgt and told him about it... 4 days that beasting lasted.

Needless to say, the cops have never taken me home to my mums again!

[Moscow Mule]

Needless to say, the cops have never taken me home to my mums again!

It's all-together much more fun just sleeping in a field somewhere.