Yuck, there was a kid at a recent dinner I went to that touched every piece of bread in the bread basket, and his parents just sat there and watched. Instead of picking a piece and giving it to their son they handed him the whole basket?
2006-11-21 09:31:41 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
some parents have no cooth...they are lacking in parental control and don't give a sh*#++ about others...if I'd been there I would of said something.
2006-11-21 09:34:15 · answer #1 · answered by Betty Boop 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wow you so obviously dont have kids and have never babysat for very long.
You need a humbling experience but i dont know of any one who would trust you with a child for more than 2 seconds.
The parents need to explain to the kid that they pick ONE and only one and only touch one. If it was the kids first time at a place like that give them a freaking break but the parents yes should have stopped them or explained to the kid its not polite.
Its all part of growing up and learning table manners.
You think you were perfect when you were a kid and just automatically new what to do in situations like that?
NO your parents had to teach you the same way.
you need a reality check you sound kinda heartless
2006-11-21 18:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by mommy2be in march! 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Trust me, not all parens are like this. We have two kids ages 6 & 3. When he go to buffets (which isn't often) we go as soon as the place opens. This is my policy. If we can't get their when the place opens then we don't go. Why? Because I cannot stand the people who let their kids touch the food. We go in sit down and get our kids settled at the table. I give them a quick run down of their choices and then I go and get their plate. I do not let them near the food. We sit down to eat and the place begins to fill up and sure enough there are kids as young as 3 sneezing all over the food. Parents let them go and get their own and the kids put their hands on everything. It is so gross. We sat and watched a kid use his fingers to eat whip cream right out of a serving bowl. Another child grabbed two glasses of jello with his fingers. He gripped the glasses so his fingers were in the jello. His dad told him he couldn't have them and made him put them back. But it was too late, the kid's fingers were in the jello!! Now some unsuspecting person is going to eat that jello and who knows where that kid's hands have been.
Of course, many adults are no better. I've seen adults handle food and put it back. I once saw this fat cow of a woman walk over to a buffet table and take an entire platter of cookies back to her table. She took the ENTIRE platter!!
2006-11-21 19:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by Amelia 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am the father of 12 month old twins, at this age they experience the world by touch and taste, if i was to repress this instinct in them my kids only time in this world would be listening to their parents constantly being negative, saying "stop" "no" and the likes. sometime you need just 5 minutes peace and if handing over the bread basket once in a while gives you that then you will do it no matter what your ideals are on the issue
2006-11-21 17:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by irishman_0 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ok I agree with you, when it comes to food, kids shouldn't touch every lil thing in sight. It unsanitary, even if the child's hands are freshy washed. At the same time, parents let their kids do that because kids learn through touching and picking things up to explore them. Try to understand that EVERY LITTLE THING in this world is brand new to them. They can't discover what things are if we are adults are constantly smacking their hands down. Something as simple as an ant crawling along is fascinating to them because it is so new to them.
2006-11-21 17:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by PisceKween 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Next time why don't you just slap the "nasty dirty" child since you hate it so much? Or better yet, tell the hostess not to invite that family and how "nasty and dirty" you think the child is so that you can embarass the parents. For Christ sakes. Why do women always want to control another person's actions?
2006-11-21 19:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by Peanutbutter 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Please sterilize yourself and never have children. As a mother of four, I know that you can't ALWAYS have your eyes on your child, and if the child is old enough to grab things, sometimes you miss things. Also, I've seen ADULTS do the exact same thing, so it is not all children. Watch adults at parties.. They double-dip, finger things, and will eat off the same fork that they later serve themselves with. If you want a germ-free completely child-free world... Become a hermit and live in a bubble.
2006-11-21 21:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by dancer_shorty 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hate when parents don't actually parent. I would have said to someone, just loud enough for the parents to hear, "You might want to toss that bread out, that little kid just had his hands all over it." Make the parents embarrased. I don't understand how people don't realize that when their kids don't have manners it makes them look bad.
They should teach manners in school, since a lot of parents don't teach them anymore.
2006-11-21 18:06:45 · answer #8 · answered by starsmoak 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some parents just don't know how to discpline their children. My parents would never let me behave like that in public. I know what you mean though...I went to a buffet, and this kid was walking around with out his parents...he licked his finger and dipped it into the chocolate syrup and then ate it and then stuck his fingers in the choclate syrup again. It was disgusting. Parents need to regulate their children's behavior!
2006-11-21 20:23:20 · answer #9 · answered by tangyterp83 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say the parents of these kids aren't concerned with what their kids are doing. If my son started getting into things (dirty fingers or not) he would be reprimanded. Unfortunately, some people don't see the need to be parents all the time. Kids need boundries since they often can't set them for themselves. I would mention it to the parents politely if possible.
2006-11-21 17:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by LotusAngel83 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with all that's been said here, but sometimes parents are told to bring children to inappropriate functions. My sister was always asked to bring her two little ones to 5 star restaurants by her in-laws, where dinner lasted for hours. The kids got hungry and bored waiting. If the one year old began to fuss, they would say "what does the child require and will you please provide it?"
Give me a break, make the invitations say adults only. The parents will thank you.
2006-11-21 17:52:23 · answer #11 · answered by Crash 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋