to think that this current batch of 18 year olds are REALLY messed up?

[WishIMite]

I try not to generalise about groups of people, but I can't help but think, looking at my children who span various ages, that the current batch of 18 year-olds are more of a mess than the other age groups.

So much drug-taking, unable to make eye contact, rudeness (which I think is social ineptness) and lack of socialising together. Just a total lack of social skills and resilience really. They don't even seem to have proper friendship groups and alliances.

Can't help but wonder if lockdown hit them at a really crucial age.

Do other parents of 18 yo wonder the same, or is it just that my 18 yo and friends are particularly shit?

That was the same whem i was 18 and my childrens generation when they were 18

They stop amd grow up at some point. Theyre 18!!!

Come to sunny Kent for an intensive (I say that, but I’m currently full too!)

@WayOutOfLine That’s really sad to hear. I suppose we all make assumptions according to our own experiences-my DD (19) is finishing her first year and things have gone well for her, both academically and socially. I know she’s worked harder than I did during my first year. 😂

You assumed wrong

I have a current 18 year old and 2 that 18 has been and gone. Thanks