Woman accused of felony child abuse for choking girl at Magic Kingdom fireworks

I'm apparently the only adult that did not skip my teen years.

"Being a teenager" doesn't make it right to have a big group of kids mocking someone who walks funny, or has a twitch, or otherwise has restricted mobility. It doesn't give them the right to walk as a group and patronize someone that's just there enjoying their day and wants to have fun.

They have every right to have fun and be "kids" all they want, but when they cross the line and start trying to do a comedy routine stolen from (comedy thief himself) Carlos Mencia, behind the back of, but directed toward the man in the oversized grumpy jersey with jean shorts way above his waist and velcro shoes - you of all people should see where that is unacceptable.

Call me a horrible human, but I can't stand seeing kids be even worse humans, and it being brushed off as "kids being kids" because their parents are afraid of them and won't teach them how to be decent toward others.

edit: In no way and I saying that's how this girl was acting - but we did witness a group doing exactly that to that poor guy, and it's repulsive.

Apparently I spent my teen years not being an ass (saved that for adulthood). :-D

It's not about what's right or wrong, it's about becoming your parents.

You mean like the day I organized my cupboard according to plate size?
Or the day my brother revealed he bought 3 identical pairs of sandals?

I didn't become my parents and don't intend to. They're lovely people, dont get me wrong, but I'll never become a parent, much less become my parents.

One thing I've learned in 44 years on this planet is the phrase "never say never" was once coined for a reason. I've said it a lot in the past, and have repeatedly felt silly years later.

Well I can guarantee you I will never become a parent ;-).

At least not in this lifetime.

The "My Father/Mother, My Self" thing is real and has a way of sneaking up on you. As we get older I really do marvel at how much my brother acts like my dad did and how every once in a while my mom's voice comes straight out of me.

As for our Tek's desire for parenthood... well, I'm gonna trust his own good judgement there.

Oh I definitely have traits of my parents. As do my older brother and sister. But to become them I'd have to be a parent.

Not. Gonna. Happen.

But wait, let's delve.
Don't all of us, in spite of the hand biology has dealt us, have a bit of parenting in our nature? We live and gather the wisdom of age. In turn, we can't help but impart that knowledge on our friends, neighbors, co-workers, young people we meet, and dare I say, even pets? Of course we do.
And in the best of situations, a lot of that is a result of what our parents were. We all carry and excercise the parenting instinct whether we actually sired or not.

You're not getting away from this, TekDaddy.

That sounds like something my dad would say.

And they don't call me MacDaddy for nuthin'...

But will you make me JUMP! JUMP!

Jeff said:

It's not about what's right or wrong, it's about becoming your parents.

Unless our parents were jerks that's not automatically a bad thing.

It's not intended to be literal.

But this is Coasterbuzz.

Get off my lawn...

High five!!

I think for some reason kids are more empowered now to be nasty in public. During my time in school we certainly mocked other kids while in school, but we never would have mocked a perfect stranger out in public at a park.