Kids today

I went out with some friends for badminton yesterday, and there we met a child of 5 or 6 of age who was extremely talented at that sport. He could defeat a number of my friends, and was on par with one of my friends who was once in the school team. He was amazing, but a little spoilt. He claimed ownership of the court, and didn't pause to consider the fact that it was his dad who booked it and not him. And I could tell how overly proud he is of himself, whenever a match ends. He sometimes laugh at his opponent when he wins, and screams LOUDLY when he loses. I wouldn't consider him a sportsman, no matter how good his skills are, unless he changes that disgusting attitude.

On my way back home on the MRT, the train was packed like mad. Yet some children were jumping around in their seats, much to the disgust of many commuters, while their poor mother made a futile attempt to beg them to stop. Nobody did anything, for we knew that if the mother can't do much to them, what more can we?

When I tried to get to sleep at 11pm, the children next door were playing, LOUDLY. Much to my annoyance (and amazement), they managed to keep me awake for another one hour before I finally fell into slumber. Yes, we can argue that children are supposed to be noisy in the first place. But shouldn't they at least realise that many people are sleeping at that hour?

I think children today are becoming more and more ill-mannered. I attribute this mainly to the lack of discipline by the parents, who are now becoming "filial" to their children. The roles are being switched here. I wonder what will become of our world, when we eventually have to entrust the new generation with that huge responsibility. Ouch.