Screaming Children

[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Oh, come on - There's a difference between SHUTUPANDOBEY and asking your child to be respectful of those around them. If the command is completely unreasonable, then, by all means - rebel. But if the command is "Be quiet. We're in a restaurant and you're bothering people," then I don't think that's very unreasonable.

On THAT note, this STFU,parents! blog entry is right on topic for us:

http://stfuparents.tumblr.com/post/1...-my-kid-around

True, you can reason with children over pre school age (before then it's significantly harder) but I believe you compared child rearing to dog training and those are two very different things. Children are not dogs. They defy, they question. And if they're grumpy enough they will make a scene. No matter how well they've been taught there are times when they will do exactly what they want to do.

[ferretchucker]

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

True, you can reason with children over pre school age (before then it's significantly harder) but I believe you compared child rearing to dog training and those are two very different things. Children are not dogs. They defy, they question. And if they're grumpy enough they will make a scene. No matter how well they've been taught there are times when they will do exactly what they want to do.

Which is what the car battery is for.

[TheWickerFan]

I read the article you posted and I'm not entirely sure what to think. I avoided shopping with my pre school age children as often as possible. I was fortunate, I have a husband, and a mother who lives close by so getting someone to watch the children while I ran errands wasn't normally an issue, but there are loads of people who aren't so lucky. What exactly are you supposed to do when your 2 year old starts crying on the checkout line with you madly loading a week's worth of groceries onto the conveyor belt and the cashier starts complaining about the noise? Put a gag in their mouth? Maybe the sucker the cashier suggested would have worked, but more likely the kid would have thrown it to the ground and screamed louder. I myself probably would have been so pissed I would have left all the groceries there on the conveyor belt picked up my screaming child and left.

Restaurants and movie theaters are optional activities that you do not have to go to. Errands such as grocery shopping are necessary and sometimes you have to take the rugrats with you.

[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

Which is what the car battery is for.

Do something constructive young man.:p

[ferretchucker]

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

Do something constructive young man.:p

;) Now where would the fun be in that?

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

I read the article you posted and I'm not entirely sure what to think. I avoided shopping with my pre school age children as often as possible. I was fortunate, I have a husband, and a mother who lives close by so getting someone to watch the children while I ran errands wasn't normally an issue, but there are loads of people who aren't so lucky. What exactly are you supposed to do when your 2 year old starts crying on the checkout line with you madly loading a week's worth of groceries onto the conveyor belt and the cashier starts complaining about the noise? Put a gag in their mouth? Maybe the sucker the cashier suggested would have worked, but more likely the kid would have thrown it to the ground and screamed louder. I myself probably would have been so pissed I would have left all the groceries there on the conveyor belt picked up my screaming child and left.

Restaurants and movie theaters are optional activities that you do not have to go to. Errands such as grocery shopping are necessary and sometimes you have to take the rugrats with you.

Granted, but you don't have to be a dick when people are annoyed by your screaming brat. I would say that shame and embarrassment are appropriate emotions, but self-righteousness. Puh-lease.

The point of the blog is that these people are ridiculously self-indulgent and delusional - They can't possibly comprehend WHY anyone would say ANYthing when their little precious is just expressing themselves or that their little darling is just doin' what babies do.

I understand that not everyone can get a sitter. The point isn't so much that I can't believe that they took their kid out... For me to assume that no one should bring their child out ever is a bit fascist even beyond my own scope... No, the point is that that person was so self righteously indignant that someone was annoyed by their screaming brat that she actually posted it on Facebook.

I mean - COME ON. NOT EVERYONE LIKES THE SOUND OF YOUR CHILD'S VOICE.


Have a sense of humor, WF!

[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Granted, but you don't have to be a dick when people are annoyed by your screaming brat. I would say that shame and embarrassment are appropriate emotions, but self-righteousness. Puh-lease.

The point of the blog is that these people are ridiculously self-indulgent and delusional - They can't possibly comprehend WHY anyone would say ANYthing when their little precious is just expressing themselves or that their little darling is just doin' what babies do.

I understand that not everyone can get a sitter. The point isn't so much that I can't believe that they took their kid out... For me to assume that no one should bring their child out ever is a bit fascist even beyond my own scope... No, the point is that that person was so self righteously indignant that someone was annoyed by their screaming brat that she actually posted it on Facebook.

I mean - COME ON. NOT EVERYONE LIKES THE SOUND OF YOUR CHILD'S VOICE.


Have a sense of humor, WF!

Sense of humor? Where was the joke?:confused:

[DeadKlown]

yeah my 4 year old can sit through any movie at the cinema and maybe talk like 5 times...this just so happens to come from the parenting she has had thus far. i moved my lips and told her not to talk in the movies because your not allowed. guess what...it worked. it only takes a little effort on your part to make your child behave...otherwise maybe you should try an exorcism or early swimming lessons? lol

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

Sense of humor? Where was the joke?:confused:

You can't laugh at this person's crazy?

http://stfuparents.tumblr.com/post/1...-my-kid-around

[DeadKlown]

i cant because stupidity is sad not funny