Apparently kids are really fucking stupid now
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Yep, I was never taught how to tie my shoes until like 5th grade in school (10 years old). My parents also neglected to teach me how to properly wipe after using the toilet so I wasted a lot of toilet paper.
Parents are used to letting schools do everything so they don't have to actually teach their children.
Want to know something that REALLY disappoints me?
I like a nice suit, feels good to wear one and even don't mind wearing office clothes with a tie.
SO many younger generations now DON'T know how to tie a tie! It's either clip ons or no tie at all! I was taught how to tie my shoelaces when I was 5 (at least I remember doing it around then, my mother forced me to learn to my great disinterest at the time) and then learning to tie a tie around when I was 8. So many parents I feel check out of just teaching the basics going 'eh they'll learn it off school/YouTube'.
No wonder I've heard so many of these 'dad' YouTube channels popping up teaching the basics because their parents don't put in the effort! (Rant over)