Wen suddenly called me in the morning. Something happened? Ya, a boy, seemingly in secondary school was throwing "pearls" from his bubble tea at Wen on the bus.
He threw once, she endured.
He threw twice, she endured somemore.
He threw thrice, she stood up, went over to him and scolded him.
That unrepentent boy scolded vulgarities at her instead.
When she got off the bus, the boy kept calling her "Doggy".
If I was there, I would want to drag that boy (preferably by his hair) down the bus to the nearest police centre for public harrasement.
There's always a Boy's Home for kids such as these.
So it reminds me of a myth that many adult parents childishly believe in. That "a child will learn the right way as he grows up". That is Nonsensical NONSENSE!
If that is true, then we will not need police forces and prisons in our society.
There is a Chinese saying, "that if a child is not corrected, it is the father's (parents') fault".
So speaking, one of the irritating moments is really to see children monkeying around on a bus or train, disturbing other passengers and the parents just sit there and do nothing. Or worse, encourage the children to continue playing. Irresponsible parents.
There was a joke that reflects well about all these things,
These days, in the education system, the teacher is afraid of the principal,
the principal is afraid of the school board,
the school board is afraid of the ministry,
the ministry is afraid of the parents,
the parents is afraid of the children,
and the children, is afraid of no one.
