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Had enough of unruly kids? A Singaporean netizen recently went on\u00a0Reddit<\/a> to share a frustrating encounter with a child that left them feeling annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a post titled \u201cSG parents make bad parents<\/a>\u201d, they wrote: \u201cParents these days don\u2019t scold their kids until someone else scolds them for you. Then they get pissed at another adult disciplining their kid.\u201d<\/p>\n The OP recalled that earlier in the day, they had been standing behind a child around eight or nine years old, while waiting to buy snacks. The kid, who looked to be about 120cm tall, apparently did \u201csome acrobatics\u201d to reach the snacks, stretching so far that they ended up pushing the OP.<\/p>\n They wrote: \u201cAfter the third or fourth time I told the kid, \u2018Don\u2019t push me please\u2019. The parents immediately turned around. I told them \u2018I\u2019m not trying to push your kid but your kid keeps pushing me\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n To the OP\u2019s disappointment, the parents simply replied: \u201cIt\u2019s like that one, anyway we are done.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe parent did explain to the kid that I was probably waiting for my turn, [but seriously, why else would I be standing behind them]? They then loudly announced they wanted to get out, to [be passive-aggressive] to me,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n Reflecting on the experience, the OP bluntly declared: \u201cParenting<\/a> is really terrible these days, if it were me, my parents would apologise on my behalf and tell me not to push people.\u201d<\/p>\n The OP\u2019s frustrating encounter may have been an isolated incident, but it seemed that many Singaporeans agreed with their take.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPermissive parents<\/a> breed entitled brats,\u201d stated one netizen, while another wrote, \u201cThat\u2019s the norm nowadays. Just like how our parents\u2019 generation see us as \u2018spoilt kids\u2019. Every following generation \u2018gets worse\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n One even opined that parents \u201cneed to parent themselves before being parents,\u201d explaining that adults these days are more likely to shrug off their children\u2019s misbehaviour.<\/p>\n Others labelled modern parents \u201csoft\u201d,\u00a0<\/a>with one adding that they \u201cdon\u2019t know how to raise kids anymore,\u201d as many are busy with work and leave their children in the care of helpers or at childcare centres.<\/p>\n Some netizens also shared their own experiences with ill-behaved children.<\/p>\n \u201cSo many brats in Singapore. [I\u2019m] seeing so many kids kicking their parents while on the MRT and at bus stops these days,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n Others said they\u2019ve seen parents \u201cnot making an effort to control their badly behaved kids\u201d in public spaces, including on public transport, in shopping malls, and at restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n They added: \u201cThis annoys me when the kids are causing disturbances and inconvenience to other people around. The next generation is going to grow up selfish and entitled sadly.\u201d<\/p>\n Another shared: \u201cMy neighbour\u2019s kid literally screeches while playing his computer games. Not an excited shout but a screech at max volume that can be heard even through closed doors.\u201d<\/p>\n A number are even of the opinion that the \u201cself-entitlement\u201d seen in many Singaporeans today inevitably trickles down to their children, shaping how they are raised and how they act.\u00a0<\/p>\n A comment simply read: \u201cThat is why I hate kids<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n With that said, is it really fair to say that <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>all<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Singaporeans make bad parents, or do only the most extreme cases get noticed, giving people a skewed view of parenting and kids these days?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Do you, like the majority of commenters in the Reddit thread, think parents today have become too \u201csoft\u201d in their parenting, or are there cases that prove some still know how to raise children well?<\/p>\n Photo: Unsplash\/\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hoi An and Da Nang Photographer<\/a>,\u00a0r\/SingaporeRaw<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n