# What's wrong with kids these days???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 30, 2001, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819 "2001-04-30T07:23:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819/21 "2001-05-04T23:51:29Z")

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oh yes, i must say that in this case, this particular child is someone to keep away from most likely.

I thought it went without saying. my bad :o

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**Author:** ![Chronolicht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Chronolicht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronolicht)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819/22 "2001-05-05T19:36:36Z")

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You’re going to give a 6 year old girl a knife to defend herself against a 12 year old boy? Have you lost your fucking mind?

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**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819/23 "2001-05-05T21:46:12Z")

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> You're going to give a 6 year old girl a knife to defend herself against a 12 year old boy? Have you lost your fucking
> mind?
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> _Said by Badtz in his 2nd post to this thread_  
> I truly was joking about the knife comment, BTW.

Next time, before you freak out, try to read the entire thread. You might learn something.

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**Author:** ![labdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@labdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labdude)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819/24 "2001-05-06T16:45:18Z")

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I know! I know! What your daughter needs is the new extra special collectors edition Barbie 357. It comes in hot pink and has yellow streamers flowing from the grip. You can also get a pink concealed carry holster so there are no unsightly buldges under her manditory school uniform.

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🙂

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**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819/25 "2001-05-06T16:48:11Z")

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Knives are so old school. Be a parent of the 21st century and give your kid a gun!

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-kids-these-days/63819/26 "2001-05-06T18:09:32Z")

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And be sure to get one of those “My kid beat up your honor student” bumper stickers. :rolleyes:

Not that Chad is likely to be an honor student…

My sister had one of those. She not only thought it was funny, she thought it was original. Wasn’t long after that that her son was arrested for B&E. Ha bloody ha.

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