Posted on 06/01/2010 11:48:38 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Sure she can. My mother did it with the three of us all the time. And on the single occasion I can recall that hushing my brother did not work, all of us left, with Mom apologizing profusely to all in her path.
As long as the parent is actively taking steps to solve the problem, most people are quite tolerant. It’s when the parent is letting the child wail, holler, whine, or otherwise carry on, and is clearly ignoring those bad behaviors, that people like me get snarky and are inspired to post about them on Websites.
You’re not a parent, are you?
Yeah and pompous donkeys are worse than crying kids. Pompous donkeys, go take a flying leap.
The little children are a blessing from the Lord. If I had a fussy little child I sure to heck am not going to shove my hand over his/her mouth to shut him/her up just so the “nice stranger” doesn’t have to hear a little fussing/crying from a baby for crying out loud! It is the nature of kids to cry and babies to fuss. People like this man need Get over it, and themselves.
That’s why they shouldn’t be inflicted on the general public. Children, small dogs, and liberals should be kept at home, where they can’t cause problems.
How are things over on Fantasyland Drive? Sasquatch still run the HOA?
Oh, let me guess, you were never a little kid and YOU never cried. Or no wait, you did cry but mama beat the crap outta you when you did and that’s why you have an intolerant attitude to this day?
One of my favorite restaurants is a place where the owner kicks people out if a kid starts misbehaving and the parents fail to remove the child and allow it to continue. He’s been known to get a round of applause from the other diners when he does this, too.
Exactly! It’s amazing to see ANYONE actually excusing this old man’s behavior. This place is becoming a version of DU.
That’s a little different from some crazy old fart attacking a small child, isn’t it?
Did I equate the two?
Evidently.
Well, this thread isn’t about snorkeling.
While I agree somewhat - that gives no-one the right to manhandle my child - period!
Seriously, how long does an elevator ride take that this guy would become so aggravated as to resort to striking a crying tot? If it's more than a few minutes in a place such as a restaurant, you say something to the parent(s).
On a brief elevator ride? C'mon!
Dollars to donuts, this guy is an entitled lib.
I’ve never had an abortion or cancer, either.
And I’m pretty sure I can speak to the heinousness of both without having to live them.
So seriously, don’t give me that “you don’t know my life” crap. My sister has three, and they’re all very well-behaved. Better than we three were, in fact.
So yes, I am well aware that it can be done. It’s what the parent chooses to do about it that’s the point.
I agree. The issue is with poor parenting that takes fussy kids and trains them to be ‘rats.
You know this happened on an elevator, right? Where should Mom have taken the kids, up the emergency hatch?
Kid’s crying is supposed to be annoying. Otherwise a kid could die from hunger, sickness, or lack of ice cream. It’s just survival mechanism evolved over millions of years. The non-annoying ones died young.
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