The Kid Has Some Values

His mom should be proud.

Every now and then, I get discouraged at the state of our kids. Not any kids specifically, just kids in general. I’d like to believe that kids are generally good people - I know that they are. They are, afterall, just kids. But for me, the issue is their lack of respect for others, especially adults. Their lack of ambition. Their entitlement attitude. And the list goes on.

Yesterday, I took the kids up skiing and boarding in Breckenridge. Princess was in a lesson, so I had the entire day with Dude. We had a great time. He got to choose what runs we did, when we did them, when we took a break, when we ate lunch. It was his day. Twice he chose to take the Four O’Clock To Town run. It’s a long green run that takes you all the way into Breckenridge, right to the bus stop. I figured why not. We can practice our turns and all that jazz. Of course Dude thought it was fun to ride the bus to the gondola then ride the gondola back up to Peak 8.

Anyway . . . we had crossed the road to wait for the bus. There is also another bus stop on the other side of the road. Two young adults (19? Early 20s?) showed up with their boards. The girl was obviously mad about something. She started talking rather loudly to the guy. He turned around and said “You need to chill out! And you need to stop cussing all the time. ESPECIALLY when there are children around!” as he pointed across the street to where we were sitting. I waved at him to say thanks.

I’m not even that kids mom and I was proud of him. Proud that he noticed we were even way across the street. Proud that he noticed that Dude was a child. Proud that he had the guts to tell that girl to zip it and have some manners. Proud that in a place where manners aren’t always at their best, this guy thought of the only two other people that were around instead of getting caught up in what was going on with himself at that exact moment.

His mom should be proud.

Now if someone would talk to the idiot who felt he needed to light up on the lift for the beginner hill -the one that all the kids in lessons and beginners practicing use! Not the most pleasant ride up the lift in the middle of the beautiful Colorado Rockies on a clear sunny day.