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I happened to look out of my window & the kids were walking home........whats wrong with that I hear you say.
Well, they were walking in the middle of the road, throwing snowballs the size of pineapples (or larger) at cars, house windows & anything they could see!!!!
If a car should happen to come up the road they were even using them as target practice...little B*****DS!!! It wasn't primary children either, old enough to know better teenagers!!!!

Hi
A lot of kids teenagers have no respect for anything or anyone these days
not like it was when i was a kid we were brought up with morals and respect
seems to be lacking these days

Well I think you may have a slightly unusual situation there just now!

I was a perfect child. I would no more have thrown a snowball at a car than I would have tortured the cat. I was also a totally unathletic nerd who would no more have picked up a piece of sports equiment than I would have eaten dirt. Then one day ...

It was the first big snowfall (in Ontario, remember, but we still get silly over the first big snowfall, and yes, people drive like fools). I was 18, in my second year at university. My friends and housemates were mostly young men a couple or more years older than me. So that night we decided to go down the street to Jimmy's Diner for chili.

And there I was, and there the snow was, and there a car came ... and I threw a big honking snowball at it. And miracle of miracles, I hit it. Right in the middle of the windshield.

And a very large man stopped the car and got out of the car and advanced upon me making threatening noises. And the three reasonably large men who were with me kept on strolling through the snow down the sidewalk.

And I said I had never done such a thing before and promised never to do it again. But all I could think was: Why Me???

Eh, you drive a car after a big snowstorm, you expect a couple of balls. ;)

But yes, not house windows. There's always somebody has to spoil the good clean fun.

Considering a lot of poor parenting, I don't think children of today are particularly bad.
I am really ancient and remember some throwing snowballs with stones in them; skating on ice; knocking on doors and running off etc;., Every street had at least one who was worse than the others. There were sanctions which kept us in check like the cane; birch; approved schools. We probably disgusted our parents just as much as some do today.

Considering the lack of authority we now have - from parents; teachers; policemen in particular, - I don't think we do so badly. There are an awful lot of good and respectful children about.
Sorry to go against the thread, but you must speak as you feel.

Happy days

My great niece, aged 2 years and 8 months, finished her breakfast the other day, turned to her mother and said:
"I'm ready to go outside and throw snow at someone; probably you"

Disrespect or honesty? LOL

Maggie, I think a 2/3 year old is not going to do a great deal of damage.

Whereas 12 to 15 year olds can be another matter!!
Should they wish to throw snowballs at each other, there is plenty of places it can be done with fun but NOT walking down the road at peoples property, cars or otherwise.
Quite often(when the show is not about) they throw stones at each other, picked from peoples drives(usually mine) not careing where they are aiming or where they hit.
Like I say NO RESPECT for other peoples belongings!!!

You missed my thread on chat about what the children are getting up to.

Something again thrown at my window tonight. Suprised with the noise it made that the window did not break.

When we had the snow the kids were thrown snow balls at the cars at the junction until a taxi driver stopped.

Most of the problems around here are with kids from 5 upto about 12

True, a 2 - 3 year old isn't going to do much damage - but it's where they learn.
It's okay to throw snow at mummy , but not 70 year old Mrs ______, and not 60 year old Mr Wotsit's windows,
It starts with the parents!
My children threw snowballs at me - I threw them back, but they were taught they could be an annoyance to other people.
Grandchildren are taught the same thing.
My 7 year old grand daughter would never throw a snowball at a window - and she certainly wouldn't be the first to throw one at me - I'd have to throw one at her first!
Not difficult - takes a few minutes to explain respect, sadly it's too much effort for some.
Cheap 'laughs' can come at the expense of others.