I remember the time when I was a kid. Back then, we had to bring our own lunch boxes to school and eat whatever our mums packed for us.
We never had the luxury of eating out or ordering from a restaurant. We were always content with whatever we had in our lunch boxes, and none of us ever felt deprived.
Shocked to see Primary school kids having money for Astons
But today, as I went to have a meal at Astons, I saw a few children in their Primary School uniform head to Astons and it is not just one or two of them but a whole bunch of them.
I was taken aback. How could the kids afford to eat here given that the prices at Astons had also increased as compared to ten years ago?
I began to wonder how much their parents had gave them for their allowances for them to be able to come in and order whatever they want.
We are talking about a price of almost $10 a meal and that is quite a bit for a Primary School kid.
These kids were also behaving like tyrants, disrespectful to the old aunty serving them
These children were also behaving like little tyrants, making a lot of noise and disturbing the otherwise peaceful atmosphere in the restaurant.
They were running up and down and also misbehaving and making fun of the old aunty that was serving them.
I begin to wonder how would these children ever learn the proper etiquette for interacting with people if they were never taught? Will they grow up to be spoiled, entitled brats who think they can get away with anything?
I felt a pang of anger as I watched the scene unfold. This is not the kind of world I want my children to grow up in. I want them to be raised in an environment that values respect and discipline and not one where they are catered to and allowed to do whatever they want.
I walked away feeling frustrated and disappointed. How have we come to this? How can our children be so rich, yet so ignorant?
How can we allow this kind of behavior to go unchecked? How can we let these children think that the world is theirs for the taking?
It’s a sad state of affairs, and I can only hope that someday things will change.
That someday, our children will be taught to respect and appreciate the world around them, and that they will understand the importance of hard work and discipline.