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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (77555)	2/15/2010 12:45:41 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Yup! These kids are taught early & often how to abuse the system to their advantage. They are treated like sports superstars anymore. It's all about them. They are "victims" of this, that & the other. Even when they lose horribly they are "winners" just for trying. They can't fail even when they utterly fail. And just like Affirmative Action these kids learn that they can abuse the system & get away with it. I even experienced it first hand. My nephew [one of 8 nieces & nephews] would not accept any boundaries at all. He would steal, lie, cheat, destroy other folks property, etc. [the list is mind boggling]. He often stayed at our house for long periods which meant he had someone who would not put up with that BS. Finally one day he crossed the line for the last time. I made him sit at our dining room table & told him he was not to get up until I told him he could. He immediately threatened me he was going to call the police & have me arrested for physically abusing him [I never laid a hand on him]. He was sure he had me right where he wanted me. I went & got the phone, dialed 9-1-1 & gave it to him & said "go ahead". I'd be willing to be arrested & go through whatever happened to me, but eventually the truth would come out. I said that everyone who knows me would vouch for my honesty & integrity. Unfortunately for him no one he knew, including his mother, would believe his story. So he might get his 15 minutes, but sooner or later the truth would turn on him & he would face charges of making false statements, etc. & this time he would not be able to escape the consequences of his actions. Instead of calling he broke down into a wailing & crying tantrum. :-) That day he & his mom were told he was never welcome in my home again until he proved beyond any doubt he had changed. He hasn't been here since, some 15 years later.