My kids 11 and will be 12 in 2 weeks........When I was her age I was spending Friday nights at the skating rink...Weekends with my friends wandering GOD knows where. Walking to the convenience stores alone..Think polar opposite these days......Then again we are butt deep in suburbia so theres nowhere to walk to anymore. And I don't want some pervert snatching her up. I get nervous when she goes to the culdesac to play.

I used aquanet in the pink and white can....Apparently they don't make it anymore.And I preferred Debbie Gibson Over Tiffany. And My music of choice was Poison, Whitesnake, Warrant and Winger.

Sos my life somewhat:
Debbie just hit the wall
She never had it all
One Prozac a day
Husband's a CPA
Her dreams went out the door
When she turned twenty four
What happened to her plan?

She was gonna be an actress
She was gonna be a star
She was gonna shake her ***
On the hood of Whitesnake’s car
Her yellow SUV is now the enemy
Looks at her average life
And nothing has been
Alright

Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shes uncool
'Cause she's still preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985

She’s seen all the classics
She knows every line
Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink
Even St. Elmo's Fire
She rocked right out to Wham!
Not a big Limp Bizkit fan
Thought she'd get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran

Where's the mini-skirt made of snakeskin?
And who's the other guy that's singing in Van Halen?
When did reality become T.V.?
What ever happened to sitcoms, game shows?

(on the radio was)Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shes uncool
'Cause she's still preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985


She hates time; make it stop
When did Motley Crue become classic rock? (classic rock)
And when did Ozzy become an actor?
Please make this stop, stop, stop! (tick tick tick tick tick tick)

 

I absolutelley hated what happened at work last year. There was a whining fussing kid. (you can tell if its because theyre not getting their way, or if theyre hurt based on if it sounds fake or not) A customer tells me how she just doesnt understand why a parent would just ignore their kid like that. The kids throwing a total tantrum and the parents not doing a thing! ...suddenly the lady behind her gets super emotionally upset. She starts verbally attacking the woman for sharing her opinions... ...basically this stranger was defnding the ignoring parent and the fussing kid when they have no absolutely clue what on earth is going on. I was worried that I would have to get security. This woman was buying pampers, and later her mother appologizes explaining that the angry woman recently had a baby. Now then, I know newborns cry a lot, and have legitimate reasons for being fussy... ...but my guess is she hasnt had a lot of sleep because of her kid, and for some reason doesnt even have the newborn with her. What does that say? Her own whining fussing kid had caused all this mess, even went it wasnt even there! The initial woman who shared her opinion didnt even know the person behind her was a mother, nor cared, because she WASNT even talking about her kid who wasnt even there!

Then theres that story about how this one lady let her kid run around the store, she ended up tripping over her own kid and suing THE STORE!

I remember going to the library and this kid was misbehaving... ...the mother was atleast aknolwgeing it. All she did was count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and so on...she eventually lost count and restarted. Back when I was a kid, those num,bers meant something, they meant the number of spanking... ..but you cant spank your kid nowadays... ...its child abuse. Later in the parkinglot this kid was standing on this one ricers sideskirt. I saw the mother again counting. My car was right next to theirs, it could have been my car. The kid just continued standing on it while the mother counted. We left with her still counting... ...WTF?!?

new wooden playgrounds? I remember the tire and wooden playgrounds as a unified playground. The majority of them were. In the 90s they started making plastic ones. Ya know those stupid tubes theyd have at a mcdonalds play place where children pee in? Now theyre all plastic tubes! No wood, no tires. My first day at a new school I broke my arm on one of those old fashion wooden playgrounds... ...and you know what? we didnt sue.

 

It is absolutely infuriating at how ignorant the "young adults" are these days. Don't get me started on the widespread belief that everyone is entitled to something for nothing. I work at a small town college and it is so hard to bite my tongue when one of these kids comes in and wants to buy more stamps because the letter they have tried to send back home has come back to them 50 times. They don't know how to properly address an envelope, write a check and don't ask someone to endorse the check in order to get it cashed.

Possibly the worst behaved child I ever saw was a couple of years ago at Wal Mart. I'm in the back half of the store and can hear some brat screaming louder than I've ever heard anyone scream in my life. As I make my way to the front to check out, I pass this brat and his mother. This kid was 8-10 and sitting in the basket shaking it violently and yelling "I WAAANNNNTTT TO DIIIEEE!!" over and over. This ignorant woman is asking him to please be quiet and that was it. She continued her shopping letting this kid act this way. If I had even thought about pulling that stunt my mother would not have hesitated to spank me right there and drop everything and drag me out of the store immediately.

I have to try real hard to convince myself that not all parents/children are like that. I certainly hope not, because we would like kids some day, but its really scary to think of the kids they would be going to school and hanging out with.

 

my neighbors kids are evil little beasts...They have a 12 year old 9 year old and a surprise 5 year old.......
First to mention the Lazy arsed mother thinks nothing of sending her brats over here at 6:30 am and If I tell them to scram, they rang the doorbell CONTINUALLY until I answer the door. I hate them. The bus stop is not my house, its across the street. Go there!
The oldest son threw my sons skateboard under the UPS truck- for fun
his two delinquent brothers threw rocks at my retaining wall and chipped it all up
the youngest brat tried to come barging into my house to play my video games and we had to lock him out..
Oldest and my oldest are in the same school-he calls girls ******, asks to see their you know whats......
the ignorant parents -they are just being kids....... People like them should not be allowed to breed. These little beasts are no longer allowed at my house......The doorbell ringing stopped when my kid told them where to go. Gotta admire my boy
Their mother expected me to cart her brats to school. SO I got the mustang, and told them I hope they find a way to school- I have two kids and two seats....no room on the big yellow pony for them.
She outta get off her big ole butt and raise her own kids, I got my own.

I have left stores when my kids were babies- left the cart right there and carted their little tails home- they learned quick not to pull that crap on me. I don't do bribes. I take stuff away from them(curently in proud possession of one game cube and two gameboys and two stereos). The state of things today blows.
And no my kids have ZERO cell phones, and YES I do know where they are, if they need to go somewhere I cart them there. I think my kids are like the only ones in the world who know manners.....Their friends are little heathens.

 

Ahhh the wonderful spanking is child abuse argument spread by Child Proctective Services. I don't remember the exact wording in the Texas penal code but, you as a parent or legal guardian can use force to discipline your child. I love it when some punk 14yr old calls police to turn in their parents for child abuse because they got a spankin. Boo freakin hoo is what I tell them! They usually don't like me but the parents do. AS long as you aren't beating them and leaving bruises and cuts and such you should be ok. It also goes the other way around too. If you wait till your kids are grown before you try to discipline them then you get what you deserve. Don't call the police to discipline them for you when they won't do what you tell them. Sorry for the long ranting post.

 

Well first of all... ..thats a Walmart... ...hello?!?

But I will say that it happens everywhere, even outside Walmart. I was at this one store (and actually this is quite common) There will be this/these kid(s) They will be playing with a toy that is loud and obnoxious. They will constantly make it create a sound, never once pausing. The parent will take this kid down every isle of the store (sometimes I think they follow on purpose) Constantly playing with this obnoxious toy. Then they finally decide to leave. Know what the "parent" does? They give the cashier the toy that their kid had loved for an hour and a half and tells him/her that they do not want it.

WTF?!? The basic idea was to keep the kid entertained so theyd behave. So they annoy the world "behaving" and then they dont even get to keep the toy that they've probally already given a name to?!? And theyre suppost to behave and be quiet now?!? Oh, but the good thing is, the cashier gets to stay after hours, putting back that irriating toy, so that a kid who DOESNT press the button every time the sound stops PURCHASES it with THEIR OWN allowance money... ...only to have it play 5 times, because the battery DIED!

This happens ALL THE TIME.

 

I have taken to shopping at the upscale Walmarts....Less Riff Raff and screaming brats there.......Makes more pleasantries.

Know what crawls me more? Lunatic women with 1-2 kids driving glorified school buses- and they can't drive those things worth a crap either- who look at me like I AM THE ONE WHOSE NUTS because I have TWO kids and TWO back seats......Which also means I don't have room to haul their brats around.

Normal look for these eejits: Ratty sweatsuit, dirty tennis shoes, hair tied up in a rubber band, cell phone at one ear, snotty baby on hip and disheveled screaming kid in tow. Their husbands must be so proud. Oh and lets not forget those craptivating things on the rear windows- stars and megaphones and baseballs, and footballs with their brats trend-name on them. (no my children do not have trend names-Daughter was born during the Kaitlyn-Taylor craze, Son Born During the Austin Grant phase).

Its not too difficult to raise a child with manners..... Mine are well behaved- and cool kids to boot.

 

Heh. I got spanked ALL the TIME when I was little. I deserved every one of 'em, too, and I'm here to tell you, it did me a world of good. You know that verse in Proverbs: "Spare the rod, spoil the child"? Whaddya know, it's true!

 

Oh, and my parents (I'm 18) are great. They let my brother and I and my friends from college go joy riding in Mustangs and don't even ask what we did (nothing too terrible, but...) And they let me tote my guns to the range, go hunting by myself, and don't worry when I take my littlest brother on day-long hikes all over the woods.

 

I only wish we had an upscale Wal-Mart, or just about any other place for that matter! But my little town is finally starting to grow and catch up to the 90's anyway.

I can't stand those women that can't drive a normal sized vehicle much less the huge SUV with those ignorant dance/cheer/football/soccer whatever stickers..... A couple of weeks ago I go into a local restaurant to pick up our lunch. I park at the very end of the row with the rest of the parking lot open except for maybe two occupied spots up front. One those women came in, kids in tow. No big deal b/c I'm on my way out with my order. I walk out to find her suburban (all dinged and dented up) parked on my passenger side so close that you would have had to take extreme caution to not open the door right into my car. I went off. I had already had a bad morning and with a dozen open spaces she parks that POS almost on top my car. I walked inside and politely asked who drove said vehicle. When she turned around and admitted it was hers I asked her what exactly compelled her to park so close to my car. She just stared at me while I asked for her insurance information. I informed her that car was two days old (OK, so I lied about that, she didn't know any better) and that any ding was most certainly the result of her negligence seeing that I just came from my insurance company and my agent visually inspected the car for their files. She had the nerve to tell me she didn't know what the big deal was! I said the big deal is I worked hard to get the exact car that I wanted and I take a great deal of pride in keeping it looking nice. I left after asking her how she would like it if I followed her home and took a ball-ping hammer to her vehicles? Luckily or should I say miraculously there were no dings or dents. I'm normally not like that but I snapped. That little episode earned me the nickname "That crazy Mustang lady" from the restaurant's owner though.

Sorry for carrying on for so long, but she really ticked me off. I hope her kids' teams lose all season long.

 

Holy Mama! Those crazy loons in their crappy cars,whoops- fancy pick up trucks.

I go get groceries and first mines the only NON white car out there, but they are all Explorers lined up in pretty rows. These fools are so unworthy of a license- back up sensors and blinking mirrors. Don't forget said obliviot must have a cell phone planted to her ear. This morning on the way to drop my kid off, I stopped at the light that just turned red.......because I am not stupid enough to run it on a left turn. The moroon behind me on her phone with little Austin/tyler/chase in the front seat starts gesturing wildly- all pissed off I didn't run the red light to go so I could get tboned and kill my kid and she had to wait 3 minutes for the light to cycle.

There are exactly THREE parents with common sense in that whole school- me and the green gt and the black v6(ya ya now theres THREE).......everyone else...........White SUV please.

I hate more than anything those stupid stupid Tyler and Kaitlyn cheer and dance and play teeball and pee in the toilet stickers . Comes a close second to those lunatics with 84,000 of those trend ribbons covering the rear bumper- two of each please.

 

Here's a good one!

The lazy parents whose job is more important than their children.

If their kid gets sick, they refuse to take a day off work, send their snot nosed brat to school and they infect the rest of the kids. My kid now has the flu because of these eejits. He already got the stomach bug that went through 3 weeks ago.

Why have kids if someone else is going to raise them for you?

 

How did this become the "everything and everbody should die" thread?

 

I think it's turned into more of a venting thread, lol. No worries. We all need to vent every once in awhile. We're human.

 

You guys should check out aboveaveragedrivers.com. Thats all they do is report and rant about stupid drivers.

And I know exactly how shannon feels. My car may be 11 years old, but its an award winning show car! Its my baby and I love it... ...AND I know when/where/who/how each ding in my car has recieved. It pisses me off too, because my car has had dent repair and has been repainted numerous of times! And those people who park 2 inches from your vehicle for some reason NEVER have a single dent in their vehicle. And I would think theyd have ton from other drivers trying to get in!

I love those gay dent gaurds some mustangs and other cars have... ...because with all the SUVs and trucks, they completey ignore that region and ding your car two inches from your window.

Man, this one ding really ticked me off. I had parked in a spot where the only spot existing next to me was on my passengers side. So I made a point to park two inches from the line on the drivers side. This means that there was like 3 freakin feet from my passenger door and the line. When I returned to my vehicle, I noticed that I had a huge dent with white paint on it! I knew the vehicle next to me was way on his side, so it couldnt have been him, but the spot was empty. This means that someone else somehow managed to park several feet into my spot. Its one thing to park on the line, but to have your entire tire over it?!? Course, why am I surpirsed? Everyday i see people drive a good half of their car on the shoulder. What on earth would they do, if they didnt have a shoulder?

Lots of times I punish people for being retarded. I first started doing this when there was ZERO parking, and this one retard in a truck thought he could back his truck in, with one try. So the only spot availible, which also was very close to the entrance is half taken. I parked there anyway! It took my 8 tries, and I parked one inch off the line, but I got in. This allow only a two inch space between me and the trucks door. I figured, when he realized he has to enter his vehicle using a different door, he'd relize WHAT A !@#$ing MORON he was. Course, he left, and I noticed that everyone on my other side started parking half into other peoples spots. Im assuming it was because I was somewhat too close to my line. But this is what I do now. Im already at an inconvience, may as well inconvience them. This way I dont get a ding (since they cant open the door) and I have their plates incase they feel the need to scrape my car with theirs while leaving.

One time I parked, and this SUV woman walking back to her stupid vehicle gave me a weird look... ...she was wondering why I was climbing out of my vehicle (convertible) Well, I would have opened the door, if you knew how to park in your OWN space! Thats what tears me... ...I'll give it 8 tries to park in a spot, and they only give one... ...they dont care. If they make it, or not, just one try... ...and their side mirror drapes over my interior! Thats right, their stupid vehicle is technically IN/ON MY CAR!

As for claim that SUV was 2 days old... ...a lot of the SUVs here have temporary plates. So you know theyve recently bought it from a dealer.

I honestly dont know how people ding cars. I mean, how wide are mustang doors? how heavy? We should be the offenders! Theres been several times when I've accidentally slammed open my door on a steel beem. With that 90 degree corner, youda thought I do damage. But I never ever have! Never harmed the paint, never caused a dent... ...and Ive done it at least 5 times, at a pretty good speed! There was one time when the wind caught my door and it quickly swung wide open hitting another vehicle. ...Guess what? I cause NO paint damage, NO dent! How?!?

 

since everyones venting here, i thought i'd add my little tidbit

what i hate alot is people who think being an automotive enthusiast is useless. "why spend so much time and money on a stupid car? its just transportation. why not get something thats practical, economical and nature friendly?"

and they dont even realize that cars and thier history is just as important to the shaping of modern day society as things like literature and world events etc.

i want my gas guzzling muscle car not just to peel out, go fast and look amazingly handsome (of course the latter doesnt require a muscle car for me ), i want it because of the amazing history behind it, and all other muscle cars. ok im done now.

 

I have two kids- I am not dead.....Therefore I do not HAVE to drive a glorified school bus.

I do enjoy my music, and my car........I get to be "the cool mom"


NEW aggravation: those HUGE SUVS with blinkers on the rear mirrors. Can't drive em properly anyhow.........Why bother to tell us your schoolbus is making a turn?

I was nearly flattened by a lincoln navigator on I65 the other week.

 

I remember taking my brother to school, and to soccer games... ...what a joke! My mustangs a 2 seater, and every vehicle... ..and I do mean EVERY vehicle was an SUV... no, no minivans... ...SUVs. I could not understand it! And Id watch them exit and to to the soccer field/school... ...one child... ...just one! They only had one kid! I hope that take that stinker on several road trips, cuz theres absolutely NO reason for them to have stink a vehicle

Oh... ...I hate those stupid TVs they have in there. Yeah, I watch em. I observe how their kids need to watch 5 minutes of Home on the Range as they turn into the grocery store... ...THAT GROCERY STORE! Man, that must of been a long trip! Good thing youd had that monitor to keep them quiet for 5 minutes... ...we certainly cant have them listening to adult contemporary radio! Thats for sure!

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side mirrors... ..Im assuming youre talking about the factory led arrows that blink on the side mirros when turning... ...you know whats sad? You can buy those aftermarket for so many vehicles... ...youd think having such a cool option like that, theyd WANT to show em off. Kinda like when I got my fog lights. Dawn/dusk, I usually didnt drive with my lights on... ...people in broad daylight cant see a bright red car, why on earth would they see one with lights? But ever since I got those fogs, I had to show em off! Oh, its a tad bit cloudy... ...better drive with my lights!

As for the hippies, is your muscle car a daily driver? All the muscle cars I see on the roads, I only see during weekends, as they are "pleasure drivers." So, technically, they dont waste much gas at all... ...they can go for a month or two without filling up... And besides, even if they were daily drivers, Id much rather have a muscle car waste gas, than some stupid, run-of-the-mill-everybodys-got-one-hafta-fit-in-and-get-a-metal-box-with-wheels-too SUV

Oh oh... ...have you seen these?... ...people are taking excursions and lifting them! Cuz apparently their manhood STILL was too small, and they MUST be bigger than everyone else... ...where will it end?!?

 

yeah this did get kinda off the topic..I'll let it slide for now just keep it civil

 

Noooooooo Problem..

I can be good.

I only inconvenienced myself with a 4 door car when both kids were in car seats. The second they outgrew em I got me a 2 door and have not looked back!

You know, it shouldn't be an issue....But jeeesus. I don't wanna haul other peoples kids around- hades, I can't even haul a guitar in my car properly. My kids listen to MY music(which is COOL by the way) if they want their music, they have stereos in their rooms!
My daughter- I go to drop her off in the mornings- usually blasting clapton or led zeppelin or maroon 5 or such, and we turn into school- she TURNS MY STEREO DOWN! :nono:

All I ask is you get out of your pajamas, fix your hair, put on a little makeup,comb your kids hair....BEFORE you get in your schoolbus with your whiny little brats and make my day out miserable.


On topic: anyone used to hang out at the skating rink on Friday nights BEFORE inline skates? Hubby and I still refer to REO speedwagon as skating rink music.