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Screaming kids - Selfish Parents
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Whatever happened to the notion of removing your screaming baby or child from a church service, a restaurant, or store...any public place and returning when they are calmed down? I am so amazed when parents act like they are oblivious to their child's behavior and just ignore their screaming or banging on the table. My husband took me to a romantic, small Italian restaurant for a special dinner and the table across from us had 2 small children who were throwing food and screaching loudly when they'd hit their target...each other! Both sets of parents totally ignored what their kids were doing and kept on talking amongst themselves. Finally, after 15 minutes of this nonsense, they paid their bill and left....totally unaware that they had disrupted everyone's dinner. Don't get me wrong, I know how difficult it can be for children to be quiet and well-mannered in social settings...I've raised 4....but they all grew up respecting others and understanding how to act when we took them out. It doesn't come naturally, you have to teach manners...when they acted out my husband and I took turns taking them outside and explaining why they needed to behave. When the social setting wasn't appropriate for small children, we left them at home with the babysitter. I don't blame the kids, I blame the selfish parents who don't take the time to teach their kids how to act and could care less about those of us who are subjected to their obnoxious behavior.
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Posted by:
yoohoo2
(female, mid-50s)
(Posted 8/9/05)
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Anonymous
(8/30):
Yes...having parents with upset children present can be unpleasant. Bear in mind, though, was it really the child's choice to come in the first place? I don't disagree with you on the sad sight of children crying amongst a public setting, but why ignore it with the invalid assumption of "Oh, there just not behaving?" Who says what's the "right" way to "behave"? Adults, in my experience (me being 48 this year), are when in comparison to children, perhaps the most full of shit, pretentious fools you'll ever come across. Yet, there are some cases where the child is indeed crying, but the ignorance of those who just "can't stand" having something like that occur doesn't allow for mutual understanding of the situation, only just equally selfish retorts of being publically insulted by the child's presence. So the next time any of you come across a screaming or crying child in public, at least try to understand the real reason they're upset rather than just resorting to the "misbehaved" cliche.
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jay
(9/8):
in regards to teaching your children how to behave, how old were the children? you cant expect an at least 2 year old to know he is disturbing someone elses romantic dinner. How do you teach him to behave do tell?!!!!
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Ballerina
(8/10):
I agree completely!!! In this world of Dr. Spock permissive parents, I have come to absolutely hate children!
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cali
(8/26):
Children should be seen but not heard!
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CaptAmerica
(8/27):
It's all up to the Parents! They gotta do their job!
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IceMan
(8/31):
Nothing I hate more then kids crying right in my ear!
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BlueSorceress
(8/13):
I agree...No matter which restaurant we go to anymore, we always seem to be stuck sitting next to the family with the shrieking, whining kids. MY kids don't act like thats!! If they did, I'd leave them home!
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Anonymous
(2/26):
Tell me about it.
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Shadycat
(12/6):
Regardless of any REASON for crying or screaming, it's inappropriate in a public setting, and the responsibility of the adult in charge to correct or remove the behavior immediately. There is no excuse except lack of parenting, laziness or entitlement.
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lovekidsifucookemright
(6/19):
I've never understood why the people who get so offended by someone suggesting that a crying child should be dealt with. How is it good parenting to let the child just cry? Solve both problems, remove the child from the environment. As far as trying to understand why the child is crying, I'm not supposed to presume to know these other people's particular situation, everybody's differnt. I don't care to know, just solve the problem ie the crying child. I don't understand why the solution is me accommodating the child's presence while the parents do NOTHING. As far as the "right" way to behave, it sure isn't by screaming in public, otherwise adults would be allowed to do it too. If a child is behaving in a way that, as an adult, it would be frowned upon or even disapproved of, the children shouldn't be doing it either. They will never become adults without being taught to act like adults.
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marama
(8/12):
It's this kind of lazy permissive parenting that calls a complete lack of moral values liberalism or freedom or "natural parenting". Then their children grow up start breaking the law and running amok and the parents then point their finger at society in general looking for someone to blame for their uncontrollable children. These people are not parents; they are empty uniforms. Their unruly children are out of control because they never learnt the difference between right and wrong. But it's much easier for bad parents to blame the schools or society or rap music etc than admit that they screwed up.
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