The counts of the indictment are luxury, bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect to elders, and a love for chatter in place of exercise. ... Children began to be the tyrants, not the slaves, of their households. They no longer rose from their seats when an elder entered the room; they contradicted their parents, chattered before company, gobbled up the dainties at table, and committed various offences against Hellenic tastes, such as crossing their legs. They tyrannised over the paidagogoi and schoolmasters. Kenneth John Freeman, presenting his [1907] summary of the complaints directed against young people in ancient times.
Misbehaving Children in Ancient Times? Plato or Socrates? | Quote Investigator It’s easy to find people complaining about the youth of their day and how much better things were twenty or thirty years ago. Goes back to the dawn of recorded history. Heck, if we understood them there are probably cave paintings making the same point. Good luck to all, ~The Old Bookaroo