Kids these days......

I am not sure if it is because I am getting older or because of the kids these days, but it seems to me that people, especially kids have no respect for themselves or anyone else these days. Now I will be the first to admit that I can be short tempered at times, just ask Rich, but last night I about got into a fight with a 15ish year old girl and yelled at some younger ones. Here is the story and you can decide if I am wrong.

Last night the wife, mackenzie and the in-laws went to the Dallastown carnival, the in-laws are in town for a few days so allison thought it would be a good idea to show them the different types of people in the area, and boy were there different types of people at the carnival. Anyway so soon after we get there we all want something to eat. My wife gets her food and the inlaws food. I am tasked with getting mackenzie a hot dog. So mack and I are walking along when some 15 yr. old girl on her cell phone tramples over mack. I am expecting an "oh sorry" or "excuse me", but what did I get instead.... nothing so I shot her a dirty look, and trust me my looks are dirty, followed by a "next time watch where you are walking". She walks away with her friend and i continue on my quest for the hot dog. We get in line and who is 2 people in front of me but this girl and this time she is telling her mother about my dirty look and what I said to her. So I hear her mother say who said this too you. So me not being the bashful type piped up and said in a nice loud and clear voice "I DID!" everybody shut up after that and went on their merry way. I thought this would just be an isolated incedent of lack or respect, but I was wrong.

We now started getting on rides and mack LOVES going on rides, in the last month and 1/2 she has gone to hershey, dutch wonderland, adventureland, and now the dallastown carnival. So I am trying to teach mackenzie about stand in line and waiting for your turn, but apparently other parents don't feel the same way. While waiting in line for the dragon rollercoaster, which we later found out mackenzie was too small to ride, 3 or 4 kids just run up and push their way to the front. So again me not being the shy one, i say "hey get to the back and wait your turn" they all look at me and procede to the back of the line where they should be.

So you tell me, am I wrong? What would you have done?

My wife always asks me what is wrong with people these days and I always tell her lack of respect.

Let me know what you think.