Back when I was in high school most schools were a closed campus. Now most of the high schools allow the kids to leave for lunch. I grew up being poor. We never ate out. (The reason I never do now) Now I see more teenagers with debit cards, $20's, and sometimes $100's. Most of them look too young to be employeed. Do parents just hand over money so the kids will disappear for a few hours? Are parents spoiling them with money? I always had to do chores for $5 a week. I learned to save up my money. I see the same group of Freshman boys come in 3x a day to eat out. 3x a day! Plus they all ask for water cups for their orders, water is always free. You have to get water out of our self-serve soda machine. (We aren't stupid, but we can't deny people of water. Everyone asks for water, thieves!)

What are parents teaching kids by being their personal ATM?