If It's Too Loud, You're Too Old???

Ooh, ooh, you forgot this one:

It is NOT COOL to intentionally make your car way louder by spending big bucks on your exhaust system.

I know what you mean about feeling old when you rattle off the list, but I'm totally with you. It drives me absolutely bonkers, too. We live in a fairly crappy neighborhood so our windows are consistently shaken by the bass vibrations all hours of the day & night. There are kids out playing in the street screaming like banshees most nights, whether there's school the next day or not. Cops are a common sight riding up & down our street, but it honestly doesn't help much. My husband is a cop for God's sake & all that's done is ensure nobody speaks to us (not that they're exactly the type we would ever WANT to speak to us, but still). It's really aggravating.

My NOT COOLS are mostly about parents and what they allow their kids:

It is not cool to let your young son or daughter (14 and under) to have a facebook page. And if you just have to, it's not cool to not monitor their activity on the sights.

It is NOT COOL to let your daughter dress light Brittany Spears until her boobs come in and then talk to her about modesty.

It is NOT COOL for a three year old to walk around with the word "Juicee" (or any other word really but I find that one particularly offensive) splayed across her butt.

It is NOT COOL to allow children to be disrespectful or discourteous to others.

It is NOT COOl to complain about what the government isn't doing to help the poor, ill, homeless, jobless if you have never, not once, spent 5 minutes in a soup kitchen, homeless shelter, hospital or hospice. Why expect others to do what you will not?

I am all for trends and, yup, I see my sons boxers (that has a lot to do with the fact that he can't find pants in his length) on a fairly regular basis, but at the point that trends allow for a lack of respect or courtesy to those around you it isn't just about what's "in" anymore. It may be old fashioned but I think maybe our moms and dads had it right and that service before self, and courtesy pay for themselves.

This is not directed at any one person, so I hope I don't offend, but these area just things I have observed.

L.

I agree with everything on your list.

I have a HUGE NOT cool on the texting. We have become SO freaking dependent on talking to cyber people or whatever! I have a friend who drives me NUTS! I just want to take her phone away and throw it in the freaking lake! She is ALWAYS on her phone. We will be talking in person and she's on her phone... we will be talking on the phone (we live a few hours away) and shes' freaking texting. The other day I got kind of mad at her. We were talking or I should say I was talking, she was ignoring. I would say something and realize she didn't get it and say are you there? Did you hear me? She replies," Oh these kids are being so loud." I was like, "And you're texting. I can hear you clicking away. I'm getting tired of saying everything twice. Call me later when you can give me the courtesy of talking to me." And I hung up. I know that may seem bitchy, but she does it ALL the time and I think it's so freaking rude.

Ok... calm down to me! As you can see that one is big on my NOT cool list. Are we so dependent on our phones we can't enjoy the people that are in our lives? :-)

well, I agree with some of your list, but did you notice that most of the issues apply to men?!!

but here's my honest thoughts: I think it's NOT COOL to age & not allow tolerance to trends & passing fads. I may not embrace them, but understand the choices behind them. For me it's not any different from begging to wear wide bell bottoms, Earth shoes, & listening to that horrid rockNroll! I remember my Mom's response to the words in Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights"!! Peace....

This summer I saw a young man wearing pants at his mid thigh. The best part, he was wearing bright yellow Spongebob boxers. Seriously.....

Anyway, I think this all goes along with glorifying "ignorance" or "celebrity culture" in this country. Reality tv and talk shows are huge instigators in this fad. I don't care if it makes me sound old. I just want no part of it.

That's a great list.

My 'favorite' NOT COOL is worrying about texting on the playground when your kid is either about to get hurt or is hurting someone else. I must not be popluar enough to stand there and ignore my kids so I can text some random people. I see this EVERYDAY after school.

Great list...and thanks for making me realize my OWN age this morning! LOL! I happen to agree w/ all your points!

The underware sticking out of the pants annoy me so much! I think its equally gross woman wearing the thongs out of the top of thier jeans. My son tried that for a week... I never told him he couldn't... just every time I saw him like this I either handed him a belt without saying a word or tugged his jeans and they would fall. lol He quickly started wearing them correctly.

For my list of things that get under my skin ...

its all the reality shows. I have enough drama in my life I don't want to watch it on tv.

Children not knowing respect or manners but knowing every curse word by the age of 5.

More and more (in my line of work anyways) seeing the next generation of working adults ( 18-25) not having great work ethics, thinking they can get farther ahead on thier looks than lifting a finger.

Seeing kids on cell phones. ( yes my kids have them but they know they are only to be used if 100% neccassary, I dont' allow nonstop texting. When in the house they are turned off, just like mine is) they can go with out always talking to someone.... same goes for adults.

Parents afraid of being Parents and disaplining thier children. You need to draw a line between being friends and being parents.

Beliving in God and being afraid of shouting it from the tallest mountain for all to hear and instead we have let the Government tell us when and where we can praise him.

Instead of helping people with addictions or making it affordable and easier to get help we as country more or less don't talk about it and treat it as a hush hush sceret that is kept in the closet. But many are quick to judge when they become a burden on society.