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Obnoxious kids, and the bad parents that drag them around in the public eye.
TxdoHawk
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So as some of you may know by now, I work at a college library.
Yesterday, an older woman came in with 4 loud, screaming, running, noisy kids. I don't know if they were all hers (I hope not) but it quickly became obvious that regardless, she had no control over these little monsters.
Eventually she drags them over to my desk, and asks myself and my co-worker to explain to them why they need to be quiet. I was absolutely stunned. If it wouldn't have potentially gotten me fired, I would have come right out and said "If they're not going to listen to you, they sure won't listen to me. I suggest you re-think your parenting principles." So anyway, my co-worker (equally stunned) half-asses an explanation.
Of course, 5 seconds later the kids are loud again.
The woman eventually drags the little brats out of the library, having had enough.
So why make this topic? It just baffles me how accepted this kind of behavior is, especially in places like theaters and libraries where near-silence is mandated. If either of us had suggested someone bar them from the library, we would get a shrug at best, and a strange look at worst.
But seriously. Not raising your children properly is one thing. Yes, that will have a future impact on the society we live in. But mainly, that just sucks to be the parents, as it should be. Dragging them around and making everyone else deal with them however, is not cool.
Equally uncool is the sentiment that this shit is acceptable. I ask you SE++, what the fuck?
Yesterday, an older woman came in with 4 loud, screaming, running, noisy kids. I don't know if they were all hers (I hope not) but it quickly became obvious that regardless, she had no control over these little monsters.
Eventually she drags them over to my desk, and asks myself and my co-worker to explain to them why they need to be quiet. I was absolutely stunned. If it wouldn't have potentially gotten me fired, I would have come right out and said "If they're not going to listen to you, they sure won't listen to me. I suggest you re-think your parenting principles." So anyway, my co-worker (equally stunned) half-asses an explanation.
Of course, 5 seconds later the kids are loud again.
The woman eventually drags the little brats out of the library, having had enough.
So why make this topic? It just baffles me how accepted this kind of behavior is, especially in places like theaters and libraries where near-silence is mandated. If either of us had suggested someone bar them from the library, we would get a shrug at best, and a strange look at worst.
But seriously. Not raising your children properly is one thing. Yes, that will have a future impact on the society we live in. But mainly, that just sucks to be the parents, as it should be. Dragging them around and making everyone else deal with them however, is not cool.
Equally uncool is the sentiment that this shit is acceptable. I ask you SE++, what the fuck?
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when i worked at a public library, we threw people out
That being said, I don't take my two year old son out to restaurants, libraries, movies, and other places like that. He's two...he won't behave and it's silly of me to think he'll magically be interested in something longer then his 30 seconds to 20min attention span. My son can be loud and annoying, but I love him so it's OK. I don't subject other people to his massive quantities of nervous energy and volume.
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Hence my long-standing opinion that before anyone has children they should have to prove they aren't incompetent douchebags.
I'm probably close to at least half-serious when I state, loudly, much to the horror of libertarians everywhere, that I think that one should have to apply for a license to pro-create.
That's merely one of my opinions on the matter, I have others that are more.... extreme.
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twice i went to see borat in theatres
twice there were seven or eight year olds in the audience
what the fuck
If they were hers, put the fucking dick down or use some contraception. You should know after a couple if you can handle the little shits or not.
If they're not hers, don't bring them, of all fucking places, to a library. And don't expect the employees to try to explain why they should shut their little yapping maws.
See, my wife is a true bleeding heart who went into Psychology to help people, and she's become cynical and bitter like myself. She came to the same conclusion that people should have to prove competence before breeding, or at least to have more then 1 kid. Kind of like a test under fire, but if you fuck up child #1 you really shouldn't bring 2, 3, 4, and 5 into the world.
Honestly, she sums up nearly 80% of her patients as either had way to many kids way to quickly in life or that their parents had way to many kids way to early in life with little idea of what the fuck to do.
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Little kid getting annoying? Make him boot. I mean, little kids puke all the itme anyways, why not use it for a little negative reinforcement?
I have no fucking idea why, but I'm laughing so hard I'm crying right now.
My Little Waterboarding Set.
For when little mouths get mouthy.
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I hate children
I can't believe it when a child bosses around their parent, makes me wanna just sock the kid in the face
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I salute you sir, you are a rare parent that gets it.
Alright, I've guaged the water, I'll try my other theories.
Remember... I don't actually think these would work, but here's a couple things I've thought of and occasionally, when the stimuli is right, consider to be worthwhile and appropriate.
At that point the sterilization is undone.
Now... again... I don't really see this as realistic. I kinda consider it the way I consider Communism or Fetuccine Pescattore, it looks good on the menu, but once it arrives you realize what a mistake it is. But it's fun to fantasize about it.
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this is fantastic
1. Man don't take your toddler to places where it is essential that they behave. That is what babysitters are for.
2. Discipline. Make sure the kids knows that when you drop into your "serious business" voice he better damn well do what you're telling him.
Then chain a goat up in the back yard and tell them it's dinner time.
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That shit doesn't work on dinosaurs. "Life finds a way."
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She took us to the grocery store. Frequently. This is the power of the backhand/belt/flying dinnerplates.
I don't even have to spank my son anymore. When I get the "Dad Voice" going, he instantly drops whatever he's doing, sits down, and will cry. It's kind of awesome and scary at the same time. Then he'll walk on egg shells around me for a while to see if I'm still pissed dad.
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Nah, he brought a sandwich. He's pretty broke until he gets his first paycheck.
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Y'know, I've dated a few women with kids. I lived with one in particular. I learned a valuable lesson in the judicious nature of doling out expressed anger. I never laid a hand on this little girl aside from to give her a hug or to hold her hand or kiss her goodnight (I think I loved her more than the stupid woman I was with, but that's a WHOLE other story).
Her mother would scream at this little girl and nothing would happen, but all I had to do was lower my eyebrows at her and she shut the fuck up and dropped what she was doing. If I spoke she cried.
-Robert E. Howard
Tower of the Elephant
One thing I've learned about having children is you and your spouse will never argue about anything more then how to raise and discipline a child. It's a fucking nightmare.
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It really made me think
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