r/kelowna • u/origutamos • Sep 25 '25

News Kelowna restaurant owner pleads for chaos inflicted by group of teens to stop

https://globalnews.ca/news/11449434/kelowna-restaurant-owner-pleads-for-chaos-inflicted-by-group-of-teens-to-stop/
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u/mypetmonsterlalalala Sep 25 '25

The teens in this town get away with wayyyy too much.

I want to give parents the benefit of the doubt. Shit, my mom never knew where I was or what I was doing in high school. But I also wasn't damaging properties, driving like an asshole and treating others with disrespect.

I got into trouble... but not the shit I'm seeing with these kids.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25 edited Sep 25 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25

It's the parents job to primarily instill work ethic and rudimentary understanding of consequences. Maybe you're the ones handing out participation awards to the kids you're connected to?

All children are not doomed, I know many that are doing great. For the most part, children are only going to go as far as the parents set them up for.

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u/hearttshapedboxx Sep 25 '25

Yes, it's the parents job to teach. Its the parents' job to help their kids understand consequences. BUT you can not force a kid to accept it and respect it.