Other people's kids

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by the chi

I will quite literally APPLAUD a parent that disciplines a child that is acting inappropriately, be it in public or not. There's a difference between disciplining with a smack on the butt and outright child abuse however. I think it's ridiculous that society has reached the point where folks cant discipline a child in public.

As for acting up in public, its great that you take care of the issue, but maybe your kids arent the ones that drive us haters insane.

I think the majority of us are talking about those monsters that shouldnt be allowed out of a cage let alone taken to a nice public place where acting out is not appreciated or appropriate.

Walmart for example. You expect to see kids. You expect to hear them crying, laughing or whining. No big deal. And Im sure most will agree. Does it still get on my nerves, a little, but so do dogs barking incessantly, construction noise, people sharing their life history on their cell phones loudly, coffee cans on ricers, etc. but Im not going to gent bent outta shape about it.

Screaming at the top of their lungs, running and darting in front of adults, tripping folks, being more than 20 feet away from their parents, building castles out of cans in the middle of the aisle...not acceptable.

Well said.