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Who hates this as much as i do? Parents that do not discipline their kids expect others to put up with this! Does anyone else feel like this? And, yes i have kids!! In case you were wondering!!

2006-09-15 13:36:03 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting Parenting

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I am with you!! I hate going shopping and some child is screaming there lungs out and the Mom is shopping and not paying a bit of attention to the child!
Another one ,someone yelling at the child to shut up ! ! Like ,"HELLO" .... the child does not want to be in the store !Take him or her home!!
The way some of these little ones talk to there parents ...makes me want to slap the parents !!!! Hey , I could go on and on about this !!
Here is one!! The kid is screaming wanting something and the parent is on there cell phone!!!
I also have kids , and grand kids..I taught mine early on ,if they start acting up in the store ...we leave the store ..no shopping ,no toy , no candy ,no fun ,off to the house we go..A couple of times is all it takes!! They learn I do not put up with that crap!!Can I say crap??

2006-09-15 13:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kittycolt 2 · 6 3

Most do it because they were not raised with disapline themselves. I pride myself on my children! I am proud to take them out in public, They use manners, not taught anymore! like aying excuse me, and bless you, covering their mouths when sneezing or coughing, Not spitting on sidewalks, Not using language that no one should let alone kids! society has gone to hell and they are taking their kids with it! We cannot help what other people do with their children I have though said things outloud on many occasions, when other peoples kids are running around a restaurant, throwing things, acting rude, or using very bad language, I have also asked to be moved and stated very loudly I don't want my children around Kids that cannot behave! Step up and say something it doesn't fix the problem But, many parents will actually tell their children to sit down and behave if you cause a scene! its sad that its come to this, But parenting is not what it used to be!
Your children will only do what you allow them to do, My mother used to drag me out to the parking lot or to the bathroom and tell me if I didn't quit acting badly there would be no more visits anywhere! I liked to go places and my manners improved right away! Children need limits and they need good examples of how to act! But, yes I agree it is more than frusterating!

2006-09-15 13:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by Flagstaff mama 2 · 3 0

I have often wondered this too. I couldn't believe it the other week when I was in a supermarket and a mother was just standing talking to someone whilst her two kids were racing up and down the isles, then decided that they would race their baskets along the floor, almost crashing into my one year old's pushchair many times...how I didn't snap and say anything to her is beyond me!
I used to work in a shop too, and if our manager ever saw kids that were toitally out of control she would tell their parents/guardians to either sort them out or leave the store-she was great to work for- you could guarantee that the trouble makers would leave our store alone!

So, I for one, hate it as much as you do!

2006-09-15 13:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 3 0

Oh god yes...nothing worse than trying to have a meal in a nice restaurant and having to put up with some screeching crumb-snatcher. It's like an ice pick in the ear canal. And parents should be just that: parents. If your snotty little darlings can't behave, stay home.

Oh...and as a matter of fact, my son never, ever acted up in public. And I never had to discipline him, either. I was truly blessed. But, then again, that was twenty-some-odd years ago, when parents were parents.

2006-09-15 13:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3 1

Parents of "bratty" kids never think that their own kids are "bratty". I always made mine behave, they knew how to act in public. You're right though, some parents seem to be afraid to correct their children. I don't know why.

2006-09-15 13:57:36 · answer #5 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 3 0

Some parents don't have a choice. Maybe the dad doesn't help the mom out with the kids and household much, so she has to do the shopping by herself and if that means that the kid is wired up, in a bad mood, or just tired, the mom has to juggle both.

Instead of getting annoyed, try looking at the look on the moms face. Does she look "happy go lucky" like she couldn't care less that her kid is destroying the store? Or does she look like she is on her last leg, and needs help?

2006-09-15 13:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by LittleMermaid 5 · 2 2

I know exactly what you mean. Parents who let their kids go wild in public irritate me to no end! It's really not that hard to tell your children 'No' or ' Sit down and shut up'. I know it works when I say it to my son. He knows that throwing a tantrum around mom and gets him no where. Some parents are either too lazy to actually parent or they want to be friends with their kid and just can't bear to say no.

A little side story on the subject: My son and I were in the grocery store the other day. I was trying to get my coupons together and this woman with a screaming kid walks past us. My son turned around to tell the little girl to "hush, too loud. Hush!'. I almost died laughing and the little girl's mother looked like she wanted to crawl in a hole from embarrassment. Imagine a 2 year old doing your job and telling your child to quit screaming in public :p

2006-09-15 13:43:12 · answer #7 · answered by Lucy_Fir 3 · 3 0

Well i have 4 kids and Yes they act up but i dont let them act like jerks, but sometimes there just tired and cranky. I feel sorry for parents who have to deal with this. You dont know there situation if there kids have like add, or adhd. Dont judge nor be so hateful when you dont know the situations. All other kids cant be as perfect as yours in public i am sure. I am sure that your kids never acted up in public and that you have never been embarassed have you. Your kids must be perfect. Maybe all other parents should leave there kids at home. Maybe you should start a school on how children should behave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-15 13:45:49 · answer #8 · answered by stephanie_30101 1 · 4 2

I totally agree. I work in Retail and I see this situation everyday: The kids freaking out crying and crying. The parent says stop acting that way or I'm not going to get you that. They come to the line and get it for them anyway. More parents need to follow up on what they say their going to do. Kids are smart if you let them get away with it THEY WILL. I actually have to become the disciplinarian sometimes and tell the kid that I'm going to take it away. Parents will give me dirty looks but if they won't take care of it someone has to.

2006-09-15 13:41:23 · answer #9 · answered by Betty 2 · 3 1

i agree i love kids but hate parents who dont know how to handle them. being in the restaurant business you always get those parents that bring the little kids that NEVER stop crying and throw food everywhere. i rather not have their service if it means going even more out of my way to clean up after their child who doesnt know the concept about plate and food. Plus i lose money from those customers that choose to leave and or leave no tips for my servers.....its rude and parents should not reproduce unless they know the basics of discipline.

2006-09-15 13:40:52 · answer #10 · answered by rock 3 · 3 1

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