What’s wrong with kids nowadays?

In chronological order:

WTF #1:
A few weeks ago, I was walking home from Simei MRT station and when I was reaching home, this girl from a tertiary institute near my place approached me and asked, “excuse me, can you lend me some money because I am very thirsty and I want to buy a drink.”

I was a little taken aback, because it wasn’t as though she was dying of thirst, and her school is just 2 minutes away. Yet, I felt bad for rejecting her, so I said (and it’s true), “sorry, I dont have change.” And she said, “oh never mind, we can walk to the MRT and exchange some money.”

Widening my eyes in surprise at the ridiculousness of the statement, I said, “no.”

Wtf. you want me to walk all the way back to Simei to exchange money so I can give it to you to buy a drink??

WTF #2:
Bryant told me this story. He and his friends were eating at Seoul Garden (dont ask me why) a few days ago and there were these two Sec 3 boys sitting at the table beside them. Because Bryant and his friends were pretty loud, and cracking jokes that Sec. 3 boys will find extremely interesting and bold, the boys were laughing together with them at their jokes and antics.

And after a while, the boys left. But not long after, one of the boys came back and asked Bryant and his friends, “excuse me, I know I dont know you guys very well, but can you lend me $10?”

So Bryant asked, “what do you need the money for?”

And the boy said, “I want to go arcade to play games.”

WTF #3:
I read in yesterday’s papers that more teenagers between 10 and 18 are contracting STDs. And more teenagers are becoming sexually active at the age of 11.

They usually meet their sex partners in school, naturally. If not, then it’s on the internet, or randomly. Some got to know their sex partners on public transports like the MRT.

11! MY GOD. I didn’t even know what exactly is “sex” when I was 11!!

 

Yes, so, I really hope that these are just the outliers of the general teen population nowadays because these are just atrocious behaviour, don’t you think?

What kind of values have parents nowadays been teaching their kids? Getting money from strangers to fulfill your superficial wants? Knocking yourself up or contracting sex diseases when you’re not even at the age to know enough to protect yourself?

Maybe you can blame the sex part on the proliferation of the internet, still, I think it’s up to parents/family to instill proper values in their children. And getting money from strangers? If you’re that thirsty, go drink tap water. If you don’t have the money to play arcade games, THEN DONT.

Goodness. I dont remember having the courage even to ask for money from strangers when I was younger, and especially not for reasons like the abovementioned examples. It’s not about the money, it’s about the reasons that you’re asking for it. Let kids be kids, I mean, they are supposed to suffer a little to appreciate the luxuries in life. Lets not stuff their adolescent years with pursuits for luxurious wants that are beyond their means, and lets keep them free from unwanted pregnancies and STDs.

Just let them bask in the innocence of childhood for a little bit longer.

Am I being old-fashioned here? Haha.

 

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