Why do children and adolescence....?

Question

Why do children and adolescence need to respect the elderly and adults but the elderly and adults doesn't respect back the children and adolescence? Please do give me a VERY reasonable answer.

Answer 1

There is an old saying with the elders , it's called , do as I say not as I do .  

Answer 2

I know exactly what you mean!!!

Sometimes Adults need children's perspective. Also adults are teaching their kids to respect those older than them. I've seen adults jump on a bus before the elderly and not even giving up their seats to them. I give mine to them. I'm 14!!! Adults don't respect eachother either, that's why kids are copying them!!!!!

Someone give me a reason.

And don't say we pay taxes and had more experiences (as aduls) Because starving, homeless, unloved kids have had far more experience in coping. And we're going to pay taxes soon!

Answer 3

You may have a hard time getting a very reasonable answer. Personally I think there is no excuse for this behavior, and I am older. But you have to work with your situation, until you can get out on your own. Don't become like that, when you grow up. All I could advise you for now is, learn to serve up cold soup, and make a note of who treated you like dirt so that when you get older, you don't do those people any favors. You'll have problems when you grow up too young lady, with people treating you like dirt. That's why I suggested that you learn to serve cold soup. You won't be able to do that to your boss, but in that case you simply find another job. Do your best.  

Answer 4

Older people have experience, they've worked, paid taxes, and worried about their families.

Children haven't - they don't have to work, they're not responsible for anybody else, they don't have to support themselves let alone other people. It's not until you get to adulthood and have bills to pay, and a job to get to and other people to look after that you realise how carefree you've been as a child and a teenager.

Answer 5

Well children and adolescents get told to respect their elders because they are learning to do so.

The adults/elderly don't get told what to do because it is expected that they know manners.

The adults/elderly who don't respect younger people probably did not learn the rule or were not taught it at all.  Indeed some of them might see things in such a black and white manner that they think because it wasn't said to 'respect everyone'  that it wasn't implied.  Therefore one is to assume that these people can not ' infer ' or 'extrapolate' or maybe they have no empathy at all.

Answer 6

i respect ALL people ,we are all at a certain stage in life and need to understand each other ,it's up to the older person (what ever age ) to understand the younger one ,as they've been there .it's not that hard really,tolerance and accepting others as they are .what ever age .