Geez, dude!

Originally Posted by Vemp

Children these days are pampered and spoiled and so well off that they fail to learn the basic concepts of survival. Skills that should be developed by the child in their growing years.

DEY DON' KNOW HOW IT IS ON DA 'HOOD.

ON da hood? Jesus, Vemp. Be a little more white. >8(

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Like Sass, I deliberately treat kids like miniature-adults, and because of it, they're drawn to me. I'm not mean to them, I don't go out of my way to be cruel. I set boundaries, I allow them to be kids, and I expect them to be able to know when fucking around is fine and when it isn't. I have clutch of little cousins who call me uncle, and a few of the girls have convinced their parents that a few times a month I have to come pick them up and take them for lunch. I actually enjoy it, because when you get to a place with kids where they aren't acting up, and they're just having a conversation, they can completely blow your mind with their way they think. Child logic is just so different from ours, and if you can get a kid in a one on one situation where they're striving to be all grown up, they can be incredibly fucking interesting.

And, as you may guess, I've become that older relative who picks on them but manages to be the favourite. Kids just like you to pay attention to them, and if you set solid ground rules as to what will get them positive attention, they'll behave. It's just like raising a dog, only instead of licking your face they play video games. It's not bad.

There's nowhere I can't reach.