Category: the Rant Board
Dear Unresponsible Parents With Little Kids,
Keep your damn kids under control! I know it may be hard to tell them to shut up when they're screaming in public places, especially my favorite sushi restaurant but please, do it!
Also, stop bringing them to the movies! I go to see Rated R movies just so that I can avoid little children at all costs, but you bring your kids to see Kill Bill or something like that? No no no!!!
Back to restaurants...parents, when your offspring is climbing over my booth and attacking the back of my head with their arsenal of toys, it annoys me beyond belief.
So, please leave your kids at home! They don't need sushi anyways, they can't even appreciate it. Stop trying to please them, because they will eventually grow up to hate you and will tell all their friends about how they completely take advantage of you and do all the shit they can do since you won't even say anything about it.
Sincerely,
Me
I couldn't agree more! Well said! Another thing that annoys me about little kids is that they ask too many questions about blindness and disabilities. Parents should tell there kids not to talk to strangers.
Wow, you guys are crabby... Remember, you were one of those kids once, too, so how about a little bit of tolerance? Seriously, I agree, kids can get a bit much at times, and there are certainly places where they don't belong--and perhaps Sushi restaurants and certain movies, such as Kill Bill, are included--but the bottom line is that people aren't going to stop bringing their kids to these things, so you need to find a way to deal with this--it's in your own interest, you'll avoid a heart attack that way. Okay, so this post is completely hypocritical--you should hear me complain when someone keeps sniffling in a restaurant! :-) But perhaps this is one of those rare occasions when you should do as I say, not as I do *grin*
especially in church or school plays or whatever!
Troy
Damn it! I was a little kid, but I was a good one that did not throw toys at people in movie theaters! Why do kids get to color and play in the pews at church and I don't?
Just because they're younger doesn't mean they should get to do whatever they want. I don't care if they ask me questions about my blindness, but I do care when they stop traffic in the middle of the mall and flop down and throw a tantrum just because they didn't get a cookie!
Your mom probably gave you all you wanted, though, so no worries there, eh? LOL. I was at Dairy Queen the other day with my roommate and our guide dogs, and there were at least three little brats (might have been more, don't know), and they were running back and forth through the place. We were seated near the door, and these kids kept running over and kept petting my dog. Um, that is a major no-no. I told them to please stop, and they ran away. I put my leg in front of my dog (he was lying at my feet under the table), so they wouldn't pet him anymore, but they just came back and tried to pet him over my leg. Damn kids. So, my roommate spoke up, and said in his sternest voice possible, "Leave the dog alone!" They left, but sure enough, they were back again, only this time they were trying to get behind the booth I was sitting in to try to sneak a few pats ... grrr! OK, so I was a kid once, but I don't remember being quite so annoying!
amen, bring back the board of education.
my my aren't we a tolerant lot. I agree with susanne, you were all little once, so at what age did you go to your first restaurant, at 18? hmmm somehow I don't think so!
Firstly I think that a bit of discipline never went amiss, and my 3-year-old is not allowed to run around in restaurants and to date has not had a tantrum in public. However, I put this down partly to the fact that he's been taken everywhere since he was a small baby, and partly down to the fact that we have very clear set boundaries in our house. If we don't take small children out to restaurants etc, how will they ever learn how to behave when out in public? And as for the poster who has issue with children asking about your blindness, it might be worth considering which you would rather have, a small child who asks out of curiosity and who might grow up more tolerant of those with disabilities? Or one who never asks, and thus never finds out, and thus grows up ignorant and patronising as a result. I know which I would choose. Oh and as for the children being the little brats, just remember who has the children, invariably it's not the child's fault it doesn't know how to behave, it's usually the parent's fault for not showing the child how to behave.
Here Here to SB
There is someone who has forgotten that they were once a child.
Also maybe the parents have tried everything and the children don't listen, because they are given every fucking thing they want, whenever they ask...
Dude, isn't this board here for people to rant about what they are mad at? Let's not ruin my damn topic with preachy shit!
Folks, relax they're just kids. Kids will be kids no matter how hard the parents try the child will get out of hand. Some are able to control them, others can't. I do however feel bad for ODS, I remember when sis and I took our dog (not a seeing eye dog) to get her picture taken for dad's Christmas gift, most of the parents there were able to keep their kids from petting or hugging the dog. Either some didn't want their children having black fur on their good clothes or some knew right away by seeing my cane "Dog is working, don't disturb it." Yup the parents mistook our 9 yr old female newfoundland for a seeing eye dog. It gave me a taste of what you guide dog owners go through. People walking up to Megs and petting her, others yelling "Look at the doggie son!!!!!!!" And she was really distracted. Really kids shouldn't be petting the dogs not just because it annoys the owners, but also the risk that (of course I already know the dog wont do it) that the dog might retaliate if a child were to walk up and pull it's tail out of curiosity. So it's safety for both the child and the seeing eye dog of course it's owners safety while walking. I've heard of a few horror stories of the handler working the dog getting injured because someone distracted the dog while it was working.
Little kids really aren't that bad. I know how annoying it may be considering how many questions they ask sometimes but they are just trying to understand what's going on or how something works. I mean we were all kids once and we know plenty of things because we asked people questions.
The only thing I dislike about kids is that they are loud as fuck and I like being in a quiet environment. However that can't happen if they are always screaming, yelling, or throwing a dag blasted fit about something.
Yeah, tell me about it. Loud is right. LOL. That's why I left home. And don't get me wrong, I love little kids, but from a distance. For now, I'm content to care for my animals. I don't mind that they ask questions; in fact, I rather think it's cute the things they come up with sometimes. But it does rather annoy me that parents don't try harder to discipline their kids in public. Gosh, my mom was harsh with us. Can't imagine why these kids should get away with stuff, either. *SMILE*
well kids can be great but if the parent can not control them then keep them at home till they learn to listen then reward them by taking them out.
There was once this little kid coming up to me and asking me for money for the orfans and I was like no way you moron. So then he started coughing harder and was like "pwease hewp us save up for our new floor" and I was like shut up or you will feel some serious hurt and he was like "I'm sowwy, I couldn't afford to go to school so I don't know what those big wowds mean" and at that point he had already exceeded my limit of words I can hear from a stupid idiot so I like uppercutted him and he fell off and into the acid and the guy was like "James wins. Again. Fatality." Booyah!
Well guys, if it helps, all those annoying kids asking about blindness and guidedogs and disabilities? A few more tetchy, cranky sorts, and you can bet they won't be asking questions again.
I just don't get that at all. If there's one thing I remember from being little, it's asking questions, all the time, from everyone. I also distinctly remember Mum pointing out that those people over there that we didn't know probably don't want to talk to me, which apparently didn't register at the time. But seriously! What bugs me, is the little kids who start to ask you about what the dog's for and if you can't see properly, but get tugged urgently away halfway through the question by parents, with that fierce whisper, "don't bother the blind lady!", or something similar. I love talking to little kids. They ask exactly what's on their mind, and don't bother with small-talk. It's a nice change.
And James? One day someone'll call you on that for real. Heheh.
I'd rather have kids ask questions than to just assume things about me that aren't true or accurate. As it is, sometimes when kids ask questions, there's the parent shooing them away from me telling the kid not to bother me. What does the kid learn from that?
Give kids a break. They are our future. This topic is backwards. It should be titled, poor parenting, not little kids. I love it when kids ask questions. If they don't ask they'll never know. One little girl's mother said to me while at work. "Oh, it's just so wonderful that you can do this. I asked, what? She said, that you can have a job and be a cashier. The little girl said, It's not special. Lots of people are cashiers. Her mother yelled at her, and I told the little girl that she was absolutely right, and I told the mother to be more understanding, and that she could learn a great deal from her daughter if she would open up her narrow assuming mind. I can't tell you how many times a day adults express that moronic sentiment, and that little kid made my day by refuting it.
I know this is the rant board, so I'm not going to say too much other than ... give them a break! Yeah, there are kids out there who do things they aren't supposed to do (and I'm sure you weren't a perfect little kid, either). They're little, and they're learning. And on that same note, how is a little kid supposed to learn about things like blindness if he/she doesn't ask questions. I know that wasn't in the original post, but someone did mention that later on, so I just felt the need to comment.
La Musique, I love your story about the little girl's reaction about your being a cashier. Kids are so matter of fact about things which is what I love about them. As someone else said, this rant should be about poor parenting. There is no need for children to be a nuisance in restaurants. I recently went out with my sister and her children who are five, 7 and 9. They all sat nicely at the table and everyone had a good time.
I was in a coffee shop the other day and this little kid starts pushing his way between my chair and the wall and he was feeling my butt. And the dad was right there blabbering on to someone, so finally I stood up and was like, "Um, is that your kid?"
And he was like, "Oh yeah sorry he's just little." But come on! The dad should've been watching the little brat instead of just standing there! Stupid!
Yes, little kids do have to ask questions to learn. As for those who throw temper tantrums in a public ssetting, how do we know the tantrum isn't part of something like autism? Someone change this board's title to poor parenting, because it cokmes down to parents being unaware of what their child is doing, and not teaching them right from wrong.