The Youth of Today. When Did Kids Stop Being Kids?

I talk about the youth of today. How technology replaced the imagination, and social skills. Adults need to wake up. When did kids stop being kids?

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[babydolldebbie]

thx so much!- she is 7...i added you- if your serious...she would love the support- we will let you know when we start our campain...we do our walk june 16th.

[miketruth420]

where are you guys walking? or for that matter where are you from? I am working with my manager now on setting up fundraiser event in the near future. Send me more info. Peace thru Hope. Mike.

[babydolldebbie]

hmmm- well i have a daughter who is currently working on her cancer sponsorship campain...and planning a play to do with her friends...I also have a son who is 4 and has already written poetry...and they still play!-Deb

[miketruth420]

Thats what I am Talking about. Good Parents=Great Children. Teach Your children to do right and they will lead us to salvation. That is the best news i got all day. A 4 year old poet(I love it) And A Cancer Sponsorship Campaign from your daughter(how old?). That gives me hope that we will change for the better. Thank You for your comment Deb. Please send more info about how i can help with the campaign. As a musician I could help with getting a fundraiser concert together or something.

[xMagicxBoxers8Dx]

I completely 100% agree with you,I'm 14 and don't have an ipod and don't like rap,and some people look at me as if I'm on crack when I say that.Jesus,I can live without hearing music every moment in my life.

On the video,even when I was a child a couple of years ago things were never like they are now,I mean I played with toys and was happy out with them.Now kids need something electronic to entertain them.

[Comelefo]

I watched Mr.Dressup until I was 13 cause he was all about the art and being creative and now all the cartoons are meant to put you in a trance or something.

I'm 22 now and if I ever have I child I will not let them watch the crap they have on today and they will not own a cell phone! And when I was 10 or younger I didnt want to wear miniskirts I wore my Aladdin Sweatsuit which I was excited to wear to school.

Wish I could change it :(

[concreconorg]

welcome to the 21 century

[Badboynic1010]

yea kids changed over da years i can tell by myself :)

[miketruth420]

thanks for the comment and i agree tv and music have really lost thier magic in teaching and entertaining the kids. It certainly isn't like when i was young. Saturday mornings used to be the best thing in the world for me as a kid. We need to step up and save this generation as thier teachers we need to do a hell of a better job.

[nimblened]

oh yeah sorry i mean... some of the stuff from the 90s ... the thing is is that in the previous decade they showed the classics along with the newer cartoons... i think that helped to keep the bar raised. (even though every decade has had it's fair share of total shit... i feel like this one has gotten away from itself) -- same with music

[nimblened]

they are written by complete wankers who think they're comedians and fall short about 100 miles of anything original or funny and don't instill any sense of storytelling or morals like cartoons have in the past.

when i was little cartoons were the biggest part of my life... i'd come home watch cartoons on saturdays i'd wake up extra early to watch cartoons... and the stuff that i watched in the 90s i can still watch today and enjoy when i'm 21... because they were well written

[nimblened]

i want some cheap $1 bling :(

but i think computers are being pushed on us too much... i used to make money selling them.

now i'm trying to get into the world of traditional animation but everything is done in a program called flash now that sucks the life out of all your drawings and speaking of which if u think that stuff is bad u should check out some of the cartoons kids watch these days they suck.

[BazzTheBoss]

Why doesn't this vid get like, more views?

By the way you don't have to buy a present for everyone with Christmas... but of course, you are an American... so I can't really argue with that.

[cad40324]

I drove by a school the other day, and as i was passing i caught a glimpse of some of the children getting unloaded from the busses. Almost every single one of them was listening to an ipod, probably filled with junk. Have you listened to a rap song lately? The lyrics are terrible, nothing but talk of sex, guns, gangs, and alcohol. These children are going to be adults someday!