naughty children in public places
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You should probably only speak for yourself.
I do. My opinion is mine alone.
But. . .
I've never seen a perfect child who has never thrown a tantrum. Doesn't make the child or parents bad. Some kids, because of their disposition, are more likely to do it than others; but, all will in a given circumstance.
Not saying that there aren't bad parents who have produced bad kids; but you can't generalize (or shouldn't) based on one encounter with a specific parent / child situation.0 -
In for wild generalizations and knock-down-drag-out fights about parenting.
Seriously. I'm in. I'm going to sit here and drink beer by the pool while you all do this. Ok?
I'm going with him. Someone watch the kids, k?
Cheers. But Hey, I can watch the kiddos and drink beer at the same time. There are four of the munchkins splashing around in there now. I'm sure that someone thinks I'm doing it wrong though. :drinker:
hahaha, someone always thinks that and luckily, mine are old enough to take care of themselves. I just wanted to share your beer, lol.
I'm drinking a Hop Sun by Southern Tier Brewing Company. Want one?0 -
I really don't understand why people take their children outside to restaurants. You are causing a disturbance to the public and encouraging kids to eat unhealthy. And plus there are all these bad things that can happen to the kids. In my opinion, anytime a parent takes their kid outside, they are endangering the child and being rude to the public. Call social services on these bad parents.
I can't stand children in public places, people who bring babies to restaurants really annoy me....
agree children should stay in their cages0 -
I really don't understand why people take their children outside to restaurants. You are causing a disturbance to the public and encouraging kids to eat unhealthy. And plus there are all these bad things that can happen to the kids. In my opinion, anytime a parent takes their kid outside, they are endangering the child and being rude to the public. Call social services on these bad parents.
I can't stand children in public places, people who bring babies to restaurants really annoy me....
agree children should stay in their cages
They call them "pack 'n plays" now. They come in pink.0 -
Without knowing more details about the story I withhold judgement.
That being said, I've been in public places where my son has had a meltdown, kicking and screaming uncontrollably. Other people in the public place gave me dirty looks (one lady in particular).
My son is on the autism spectrum and the occasional outbursts he has are magnified by his condition. Combine this with being 3 (two at the time) and it makes for a very challenging set of circumstances at times.
It's not my parenting at fault when he has a meltdown. And depending on what he is doing and who is observing it's not likely that an onlooker would know that my son has Autism. It's not like has a big sign over his head to let everyone know that he has this condition.
So having this experience changes my outlook on things like this.0 -
In for wild generalizations and knock-down-drag-out fights about parenting.
Seriously. I'm in. I'm going to sit here and drink beer by the pool while you all do this. Ok?
I'm going with him. Someone watch the kids, k?
Cheers. But Hey, I can watch the kiddos and drink beer at the same time. There are four of the munchkins splashing around in there now. I'm sure that someone thinks I'm doing it wrong though. :drinker:
hahaha, someone always thinks that and luckily, mine are old enough to take care of themselves. I just wanted to share your beer, lol.
I'm drinking a Hop Sun by Southern Tier Brewing Company. Want one?
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I definitely could see myself doing that! Thanks for the chuckle :drinker:0
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I really don't understand why people take their children outside to restaurants. You are causing a disturbance to the public and encouraging kids to eat unhealthy. And plus there are all these bad things that can happen to the kids. In my opinion, anytime a parent takes their kid outside, they are endangering the child and being rude to the public. Call social services on these bad parents.
I can't stand children in public places, people who bring babies to restaurants really annoy me....
agree children should stay in their cages
I tried that once, but wouldn't you know? Those little rascals figured out how to open the kennel door latch and followed me. The nerve!0 -
You know what, it's the children who aren't brought out in public from an early age that are little aholes in public.
Generally if they are used it, they know how to act.
Not all kids are bad or have parents who let them act like monkeys/
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You should probably only speak for yourself.
I do. My opinion is mine alone.
But. . .
I've never seen a perfect child who has never thrown a tantrum. Doesn't make the child or parents bad. Some kids, because of their disposition, are more likely to do it than others; but, all will in a given circumstance.
Not saying that there aren't bad parents who have produced bad kids; but you can't generalize (or shouldn't) based on one encounter with a specific parent / child situation.
Yeah, the parent that has a kid that cusses and punches is totally raising a little angel at home. /sarcasm
A tantrum of screaming is one thing. I'm dealing with that at least weekly right now. But a kid that cusses and punches is getting it from somebody, and not being disciplined.
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I really don't understand why people take their children outside to restaurants. You are causing a disturbance to the public and encouraging kids to eat unhealthy. And plus there are all these bad things that can happen to the kids. In my opinion, anytime a parent takes their kid outside, they are endangering the child and being rude to the public. Call social services on these bad parents.
This entire statement is completely ridiculous! :noway:
You can't POSSIBLITY have children yourself -- or at least I surely hope not.
You never take them out and my good lord, you'll have a whole different problem on your hands. Besides, I find many ADULTS cause way MORE disturbances, are down right ANNOYING and THEY eat mostly unhealthy. Wish someone could be called on them. No lie.
Reality check people ... seriously.
I thought the post was at best good for a chuckle but people agreeing kids are awful and resent parents taking their kids out in public? Get over yourselves!0 -
This is such a great idea.0
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Am bored at work and this made me laugh out loud.In for wild generalizations and knock-down-drag-out fights about parenting.
Seriously. I'm in. I'm going to sit here and drink beer by the pool while you all do this. Ok?
I'm going with him. Someone watch the kids, k?0 -
I think it was meant as a joke....or at least I hope so
I really don't understand why people take their children outside to restaurants. You are causing a disturbance to the public and encouraging kids to eat unhealthy. And plus there are all these bad things that can happen to the kids. In my opinion, anytime a parent takes their kid outside, they are endangering the child and being rude to the public. Call social services on these bad parents.
This entire statement is completely ridiculous! :noway:
You can't POSSIBLITY have children yourself -- or at least I surely hope not.
You never take them out and my good lord, you'll have a whole different problem on your hands. Besides, I find many ADULTS cause way MORE disturbances, are down right ANNOYING and THEY eat mostly unhealthy. Wish someone could be called on them. No lie.
Reality check people ... seriously.
I thought the post was at best good for a chuckle but people agreeing kids are awful and resent parents taking their kids out in public? Get over yourselves!0 -
Without knowing more details about the story I withhold judgement.
That being said, I've been in public places where my son has had a meltdown, kicking and screaming uncontrollably. Other people in the public place gave me dirty looks (one lady in particular).
My son is on the autism spectrum and the occasional outbursts he has are magnified by his condition. Combine this with being 3 (two at the time) and it makes for a very challenging set of circumstances at times.
It's not my parenting at fault when he has a meltdown. And depending on what he is doing and who is observing it's not likely that an onlooker would know that my son has Autism. It's not like has a big sign over his head to let everyone know that he has this condition.
So having this experience changes my outlook on things like this.
I was just about to go there! My 3 year old is on the spectrum and i work with children with Autism every day. So I have to agree with everything you just said!0 -
I really do try to avoid being around children, even relatives. Walmart seems to be infested with poorly supervised obnoxious children. A little girl was running around making a ton of noise. She made eye contact and I very sternly said "No." and shook my head. I'm thinking I scared her because she shut right up. One of these days I might get a beatdown from a parent that doesn't appreciate it.
I find it funny to read about your distaste for children with your profile pic of a child.
Classic fat girl selfie:
hold camera 2 feet above your head to avoid double chin
tilt head and look up to make your face look thinner
make duck face to be "cute"
push boobs together for exaggerated cleavage
Alternative: post a flattering photo of yourself. That is a genuine picture of me. It might be a little dated.0 -
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You have to show him who the dominant one is
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What I don't understand is why people bring infant children to amusement parks. Even when it's almost 100 degrees outside. Just plain ignorance!!
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Oh man We made that mistake. Pushing a damn stroller around disneyland, horrible! We were at seaworld the other day and saw people doing this, we were asking ourselves what the hell were we thinking back then.0 -
I would have sat down right in front of that kid and proceeded to stuff as many pies in my mouth as I could. Then I would have given the rest to passers by.
This is the way it should be. My 3 years old nephew one day ate some ice cream even though he was told not to. My brother brought in a big tub of ice cream, told my nephew to sit in his chair, and watch the rest of the family finish it while he wasn't allowed to have none. And he wasn't allowed to look away either. Can't allow kids to misbehave like that.
Parenting win right there!
Something similar last week, we have these outdoor concerts with local bands. My son was playing with his water bottle, tossing it in the air. I told him to stop. The second time, he hit my best friend with it. I took it away and told him to apologize. He refused. He stood there for an hour, staring at us, refusing to say he was sorry. All the other kids got snow cones, but not him. They all ate their snow cones in front of him too. He wasn't throwing a fit or crying. He just stood there like a statue He waited until the last note played on the last song to apologize. Then my best friend's finace tried pulling out a couple bucks to get him a snow cone. I told him h*ll no! No was was he getting snow cone! He had his chance. It's been a week and he still talks about how he didn't get that snow cone, and I ask him why he didn't get it.....0 -
Shock collars. The Final Solution.
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This. On the last two flights I've been on. Neither mom tried to stop her little darling in any way. Both kids were plenty old enough to know better (~6-8 yrs old).
I finally turned around, looked mom in the eye and told her either she needed to deal with their child, or I would do it for her.
Worked like a charm. Both times, the kid was apparently so shocked someone said something, he stopped on his own.0 -
I'll pass on BK altogether..........screaming kid or no screaming kid.0
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Boy, if I ever tried to pull something like that as a kid (about 4 years old on), all it would take was for my mom or dad to give me "the look." They rarely spanked me because "the look" usually took care of it.
I give all the props in the world to parents who take their little kids out in the world, and teach and correct them as necessary, but I just can't understand those parents that let their kids be little terrors out in public. It's like they either don't care or have given up.0 -
I am too quick to laugh at internet stories. It occurred to me after I linked to it that the child might be on the spectrum.0
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I am too quick to laugh at internet stories. It occurred to me after I linked to it that the child might be on the spectrum.
I've very quick to call BS on anything I read on the internet. I'm pretty sure this is fake.0 -
I really don't understand why people take their children outside to restaurants. You are causing a disturbance to the public and encouraging kids to eat unhealthy. And plus there are all these bad things that can happen to the kids. In my opinion, anytime a parent takes their kid outside, they are endangering the child and being rude to the public. Call social services on these bad parents.
Ha, you're funny.
Seriously, though, everyone acts like an a-hole now and then. When you leave the house, you run the risk of being annoyed/offended/disgusted by another human. If you can't cope with that, feel free to stay home with the blinds down.0 -
Based on some of the responses to this thread, I must say:
There are two kinds of parents in the world:
1. Parents who have a child that has acted bad in public
2. Parents who lie about their child/children never acting up in public.
I must say that my kids are pretty good; but, they have made an *kitten* of themselves in public before. In today's world, we as parents are very limited in the discipline that can be applied in public and taking the kid and leaving is not always an option.
Just because you see a specific child misbehaving at a given point in time at a specific place does not mean that the child is an evil child or the parents are bad parents.
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tis happened to me once at a company baseball game. my then coworkers didnt believe in telling their kids no and they would end up doing crazy crap at home like destroying the xmas tree and breaking the tv... anyway, one of the kids sat behind me and did this. after about 5 minutes i turned around and asked him to stop kicking my seat because it was disturbing me. i guess i must have inherited "the look" from my mom because he didnt do it again :laugh:
i remember once i had an EPIC tantrum in a grocery store. i wanted tapioca for some reason and my mom was like no. i started crying and then writhing on the floor and screaming and crying bloody murder . i was 6.
my mom walked away and put back ALL the few extra treats she was going to buy me. in the meantime i remember strangers walking by and shaking their heads and being like "you're too old to be acting like that, i dont blame your mom for leaving you" :laugh:
back in my day, we got shamed by strangers, didnt get the pie or any other treat. oh yeah i wasnt allowed to go with her to the grocery store for what seemed like FOREVER. ok it was maybe only a few months, but it felt like years of me going "mommy can i go to the store with you? i'll be good" :laugh:0
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