Appalled

I either have to do something with this or take it down.  For the time I am going to try writing again, for my own benefit, so I may even remove my filters.  Beware.

I know each generation bemoans the behavior of it's offspring but after attending a party recently I found myself saying "What is the world coming to?"

Common courtesy and respect for others and property appears to have disappeared.  The party I attended or assisted with was for a 13 yo and was attended by 14 or so other junior high types, and equal mix of boys and girls so no gender bias here.  The party began in the basement with music and some games, adults making appearances, we did not know at the time that total supervision was required.  When the crew moved to the back yard and I hit the basement to remove food trays, I found food thrown everywhere, stepped on, mashed into plates, reminded me of the area surrounding a one year old's high chair.  This was somebody else's house, what was behavior like at home?  I did mention to the host that the basement had seen better days, and I believe he did speak, gently to the guests.

More food, dinner type in the back yard, and when we went to clean up there was more of the same, plates thrown, food squished and mashed into plates, bottles and cans tossed about, at least it was outside.  Is this normal junior high behavior?  What do lunch rooms look like at school, are social niceties a thing of the past?  Finally it was time for cake, thank heavens there were only cupcakes, but the crew managed to smear chocolate frosting all over each others faces, backs, stomachs, arms and legs.  We didn't even break out the ice cream.  I did monitor the bathroom as some clean up ensued, to avoid another disaster area.

The herd decide they wanted to walk to a local park, or so they said.  Off they went, to another house where they threw coke cans and trashed another indoor space.  Is this even close to normal?

I am a bit removed from the mainstream in my social network, homeschooling does that, but I was truly appalled.  These kids were more than old enough to know better, one kid actually left the party, and I am holding out on hope that he realized he couldn't stay, nor could he stand up to the crowd so he quietly removed himself.  'Tis a glimmer, so I don't have to give up on a generation.