Kids Today Poem by Dianna Nally

Our kids today aren't like we were
In our day you didn't tell your parents NO
We were taught to be respectful of others
We'd never get away with addressing them as BRO.

And I'm a woman, that's plain to see
So stop addressing me as DUDE.
You don't talk to a woman that way
To me it's just being plain rude.

Now I understand it's the slang of today
And I'm not one who usually complains
But I'm not one of your friends, I'm an adult
Do you think maybe that's something you could ascertain?

Today kids always talk about respect
You can't demand it, it's something you earn.
But until you decide to respect your self
You will get nothing but disrespect in return.



Dianna Nally
3/4/08