have you ever

samick

been in the grocery store and wanted to trip the kids who are just running up and down the aisle while their parent just ignores them and continues to shop........

know1

samick wrote:

been in the grocery store and wanted to trip the kids who are just running up and down the aisle while their parent just ignores them and continues to shop........

Nope - wanted to trip the parents.

kcherub

the baby and kid bashing here this week?!? Is it the weather, or the let down that all of this crazy touring is almost over...

Sheesh, have a tot and be happy.

eMMI

no. but at work I've often wanted to give the older kids/teenagers that come by a FIRM tap on the forehead.

also, I've on many occasions wanted to tell off ignorant and annoying parents.

eyedclaar

kcherub wrote:

the baby and kid bashing here this week?!? Is it the weather, or the let down that all of this crazy touring is almost over...

Sheesh, have a tot and be happy.

But I was just going to say how much I was enjoying all these baby/children bashing threads...

If by tot you mean tater tot, I'm with you, but otherwise...

Yellow Ledbelly

I've considered kicking them as hard as I possibly could right in the seat of their wild asses and then punching the parents in the face. A wild child is one thing, but when I see a parent who is totally oblivious to the child acting out in public I can't take it.

Also, while we're on the subject of grocery store idiots, the people who congregate in the middle of the fuckin' aisles completely blocking it so nobody can get by all need to be smacked in the head with a baseball bat

kcherub

eyedclaar wrote:

But I was just going to say how much I was enjoying all these baby/children bashing threads...

If by tot you mean tater tot, I'm with you, but otherwise...

LMAO--I didn't think of the content of the thread when I wrote that. Hahahaha.

Yes, I mean a "tater tot", in a bowl.

vduboise

kcherub wrote:

LMAO--I didn't think of the content of the thread when I wrote that. Hahahaha.

Yes, I mean a "tater tot", in a bowl.

I worked in a bookstore a few years ago, and this kid (about 3 or 4) pulls his pants down and started pissing in the store- on the books- the mom let him finish, pulled his pants up and walks out the store. She did not even stop to apologize or let anyone know. I caught the tail end of the piss.

Now that mother, I wanted to tell off- but she ran out pretty quickly. That was embarrassing, a mess to clean up and the loss of several books.

kcherub

vduboise wrote:

I worked in a bookstore a few years ago, and this kid (about 3 or 4) pulls his pants down and started pissing in the store- on the books- the mom let him finish, pulled his pants up and walks out the store. She did not even stop to apologize or let anyone know. I caught the tail end of the piss.

Now that mother, I wanted to tell off- but she ran out pretty quickly. That was embarrassing, a mess to clean up and the loss of several books.

Ugh. Now that is NOT the norm, and is just horrible. While children at his age can't always be counted upon (okay, mostly never) to do the polite, hygenic thing, the mother should have 1) tried to stop him, 2) helped to clean up and 3) used it as a lesson for the little boy about where to NOT pee!

I am willing to bet that he was in the midst of potty-training (boys can take longer to get the "hang" of it), and had been encouraged to go outside if he is outside and needs to really, really go (at home only, hopefully). However, parents who follow that way of thinking should set limits.

Just rude.

yellowled24

samick wrote:

been in the grocery store and wanted to trip the kids who are just running up and down the aisle while their parent just ignores them and continues to shop........

No
Cause usually I AM the parent of those kids, running up and down the aisle...do you know how hard it is to shop with kids???? :eek:

If someone tripped up my kids at the shops, I would probably kick them in the balls/tits, whichever applies

small town beck

vduboise wrote:

I worked in a bookstore a few years ago, and this kid (about 3 or 4) pulls his pants down and started pissing in the store- on the books- the mom let him finish, pulled his pants up and walks out the store. She did not even stop to apologize or let anyone know. I caught the tail end of the piss.

Now that mother, I wanted to tell off- but she ran out pretty quickly. That was embarrassing, a mess to clean up and the loss of several books.

:eek:

I can't stand it when parents let their kids run wild or push those little mini carts. So rude. :mad:

Medicated-Genius

kcherub wrote:

the baby and kid bashing here this week?!? Is it the weather, or the let down that all of this crazy touring is almost over...

Sheesh, have a tot and be happy.

I was just thinking that. By all means, have children, just keep them out of sight till they're 25.

Do people forget being a kid, getting in trouble? Do they forget how much fun it was to run up and down the supermarket aisles and climb all over em and hide?

KosmicJelli

OMG nosy nosy nosy people... I cant believe you have the cajones to tell people what to do with their children!!1 I was told a few times while I was raising my kids... I usually turn around and tell them "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! My Kids are kids... now fack off!"

KosmicJelli

BTW we all just might as well put ritalin in all those little bottles of Danimal water? Whatcha think? Make them into Zombies whom cannot think or feel or be themselves.... grrrrr....

vduboise

KosmicJelli wrote:

OMG nosy nosy nosy people... I cant believe you have the cajones to tell people what to do with their children!!1 I was told a few times while I was raising my kids... I usually turn around and tell them "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! My Kids are kids... now fack off!"

but as a parent- its your responsibility to control your kids in public. Are you going to pay for the damage that they make to the store owner?
For the most part, I see parents who let their kids cause damage, finish their shopping and walk out- with out paying for the damage. The store owner is left with the cost of replacing the item- is that fair?

Not all parents do this- but more often than not

Flannel Shirt

samick wrote:

been in the grocery store and wanted to trip the kids who are just running up and down the aisle while their parent just ignores them and continues to shop........

No, I am not an asshole.

Yellow Ledbelly

One person's rights end where those of another begin, so while parents have the right to raise their kids however the hell they want....everybody else has the right to do their damn grocery shopping or whatever without some brat causing a disturbance. Kids are kids sure and they are hard to control at times, but when a parent obviously doesn't give a damn when their kids become a nuissance in a public place it is enraging!

Medicated-Genius

vduboise wrote:

but as a parent- its your responsibility to control your kids in public. Are you going to pay for the damage that they make to the store owner?
For the most part, I see parents who let their kids cause damage, finish their shopping and walk out- with out paying for the damage. The store owner is left with the cost of replacing the item- is that fair?

Not all parents do this- but more often than not

Weird, I've never seen that happen. Sure I've seen kids running amok, a supermarket is like a giant playground to a little kid. More often than not though, I see parents at least attempting to reign their kids in and at least try to keep things sane. I don't think I've ever seen a kid willfully destroy anything in a supermarket either. My own kids have knocked things down before, reaching for a toy or a sweet, but they've always been made to pick it up and have never broken anything.
You ever notice how things that are very attractive to little kids........... small toys, lollies and chocolates etc........ are ALWAYS at a very child friendly level? In the aisles, at the checkout.......... it's almost like these places are BEGGING for toddler tantrums in their stores.

vduboise

Medicated-Genius wrote:

Weird, I've never seen that happen. Sure I've seen kids running amok, a supermarket is like a giant playground to a little kid. More often than not though, I see parents at least attempting to reign their kids in and at least try to keep things sane. I don't think I've ever seen a kid willfully destroy anything in a supermarket either. My own kids have knocked things down before, reaching for a toy or a sweet, but they've always been made to pick it up and have never broken anything.
You ever notice how things that are very attractive to little kids........... small toys, lollies and chocolates etc........ are ALWAYS at a very child friendly level? In the aisles, at the checkout.......... it's almost like these places are BEGGING for toddler tantrums in their stores.

Not saying willfully destroy- but in the excitement- destroy.

KosmicJelli

OMg if I dont leave now I am going to get deported ... I can feel it coming....

Medicated-Genius

vduboise wrote:

Not saying willfully destroy- but in the excitement- destroy.

Can't say I've seen too much of that either, and I've been doing the weekly shop for 20 odd years. Still, most of the time I am not paying a whole lot of attention to anyone else, just doing my thing and getting out of there.

I agree, if yer kid is running wild, and something gets broken, you should pay for it. Just haven't seen many examples of this. Most parents, when their kids do something wrong, seem to get a little embarrassed and are very apologetic.

Just seems to me there is very little tolerance for anything related to kids these days. They're just little people learning the ropes of what society expects from them, they don't come pre-programmed or anything.