What's with Kids nowadays?

What's up with kids nowadays?

I was grocery shopping at NTUC one day and this young school girl, maybe Primary 5/6? - asked me if I could give her 2 dollars.

What do you want the money for?

I need to buy batteries

and looking at what she was holding, it was those Tamagotchi game.

I told her straight off that I am not giving her money to play games and that she should go ask her parents. Guess what, she gave me the 'evil eye' (a 'heen' look) and with a puff, walked away.

Apparently, she had asked other shoppers too as a lady saw the episode and told me that she was being approached for money too.

Coincidentally, on the same day, while hubby was walking home, 2 primary school children approached him and asked him for money to buy sweets/drinks and alamak, hubby gave.

And today, this primary school boy saw me walking by and said "hello auntie". Wow, I taught, so well-mannered and polite. Then this school boy came running after me and asked me to give him a dollar.

Why?

I am thirsty and want to buy drink.

Don't your parents give you money?

My parents are working and I had just lost my one dollar.

I don't believe he has lost his dollar. The way he talk, he sounded very street-wise and he was a smooth talker. My feel is that he is trying to con some money to buy maybe sweets, drinks etc cos he had used up his allowance for the day. I wonder if this is the same boy who asked hubby.

I think this is absolutely terrible. These young kids have absolutely no qualms going up to strangers asking for money cos they had spent theirs.

During my time, if I spent my allowance for the day, then that's it - too bad, can't buy sweets etc. I'll have to save if I want some indulgence. And definitley, do not approach strangers for money.

I just wonder if these school children's parents know what they are up to.