Hate kids? You're not alone

New York Daily News ^ | February 27, 2006 | MICHELE INGRASSIA

[RolandBurnam]

I hate kids too. most need a good woopin.

[Personal Responsibility]

I have to wonder, if we but change one word to another word if Ms. Frost would agree with her own logic:

You have every right not to like children muslims who are ill-behaved," says Frost... "Just because they're children muslims doesn't mean that it's okay for them to act the way they do

[Dallas59]

"Of course I like children....especially with ketchup."

W.C. Fields

[orionblamblam]

My own strategy is to glare at the howling little dickens. I'm a goofy lookign goober most of the time, but when I'm angry I scare children. If that doesn't shut 'em up, a good, low growl usually does the trick. My father takes a different approach: direct threats of astonishing physical violence tend to work great on the little monsters kicking his chair at the theater or on the plane.

[Izzy Dunne]

You know, I've noticed that most ill-behaved children have ill-behaved parents.

[TChris]

In fact, the author and comedian would be just as happy if you took every little bugger and muzzled him — on the subway, in stores, in restaurants, churches, parks and, well, everywhere.

Shall we guess what adults thought of this chick when she was a child?

[eastforker]

ivert his attention: Faced with a child who can't stop crying and whining, talk to him — about SpongeBob, about the flowers in the park, about the puppy across the street, about anything but his tantrum. Honig saysit'll distract him from the kvetching. * Massage the meltdown: Freakouts usually mean a tired, overstressed child. "Sometimes, you can say, 'Gee, it's very hard to be with grownups,'" Honig says. In a restaurant, she'll even plop her big, old winter coat on the floor and suggest the weary whiner take a nap...........When mine was young and they did this I used the old phrase"Stop it now or I will give you a reason to do what you are doing".....After a couple of times of enforcing what I had promised all it took was just "the look".

[highimpact]

I don't hate kids, but I really have a problem with bad parents who don't know how to discipline. If you see a kid throwing a tantrum or being a little jerk to the other kids, you can bet the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[caver]

"You know, I've noticed that most ill-behaved children have ill-behaved parents."


That bears repeating!

[weegee]

Anyone want to venture a guess of their stance on abortion?

Someone should have asked them if they sought sterilization to ensure no pregnancies ever occur.

[retrokitten]

This weekend we went out with friends of ours who have 3 year old twin boys. After telling us how any time the kids have to pee they just whip it out and go where ever they feel like it (and no one stops them) they asked if we wanted to come back to their house. Uh, no thanks. I think we'll pass.

[ShadowAce]

I hate kids too. most need a good woopin.

I can honestly say that my kids have never done any of these things. We discipline, talk to them, and spend quality time with them. They know how to act in public, and they complain about other kids also.

Their ages? 11 and 7.

[Al Gator]

I just love it!

A woman after my own heart! Yes, I really do hate your kids.

I would suggest another method of disciplining the little sh**z: threaten to smack the crap out of the parent.

That usually gets mucho attention pronto.

[Publius6961]

Some of the most rewarding events in my life were when people walked across a restaurant to compliment us on our well-behaved child.
I am no longer puzzled as to why that should be possible. Or necessary!

[lovecraft]

You should just take me to jail now, because I'm gonna be knocking my kids out when they act up.

Note: I don't have kids.....yet.

[ExcursionGuy84]

"Foolishness is bound-up in the heart of a child, but the Rod of Correstion will drive it far from him."

--Proverbs 22:15

[yoe]

If this article in spite of the humor, depresses you because of the number of unruly children and stupid parents we meet in public places each day - this will depress you even more - there are in CA alone some 100,000 children in foster homes. Where are those 200,000 parents? You have to wonder how many are not in homes or have a home at all.

I expect a huge percentage of the missing parents vote...now that is depressing!

[passionfruit]

I love it!

[BigCinBigD]

I have often said children should be raised by the state on remote farms and released in to the population at the age of 21. :)