Annoying things parents do with their children
Discussion
DoubleSix said:
I'm normally pretty considerate when out with my offspring.
However given most of the observations in this thread appear to be petty, mean-spirited, small-minded, self centric, tedious nonsense of the highest order I think I'm going to have to make an effort to start raising the blood pressure of you whinging bunch of social rejects.
It's ironic that the Daily Mail is scorned so often on these forums yet so many of it's members appear to fit the profile of the curtain twitching middle England tory who has nothing better to do than b
h about the (more interesting) lives of others.
No wonder the Brits have a such a poor international rep, take a look at yourselves. Sad as fk.
p.s. Kiddo loved standing in the trolley today, not done that one before, thanks!
Indeed, I'm afflicted with well behaved children myself but I really must try to encourage a few more obnoxious outbursts purely to wind up these self entitled, professionally indignant tHowever given most of the observations in this thread appear to be petty, mean-spirited, small-minded, self centric, tedious nonsense of the highest order I think I'm going to have to make an effort to start raising the blood pressure of you whinging bunch of social rejects.
It's ironic that the Daily Mail is scorned so often on these forums yet so many of it's members appear to fit the profile of the curtain twitching middle England tory who has nothing better to do than b
h about the (more interesting) lives of others.No wonder the Brits have a such a poor international rep, take a look at yourselves. Sad as f
k.p.s. Kiddo loved standing in the trolley today, not done that one before, thanks!
ts who were clearly born at the age of 28 and never annoyed anyone, except on the internet 
Also I'm fairly sure most of the scenarios they claim to be annoyed by are made up to crowbar an opinion into a thread cough, Ari, cough
zarjaz1991 said:
At least they're making an effort to get them to behave. Some parents don't bother.
I'm not a parent but sometimes parents really do get to the end of their tether and I can't blame them for trying stuff that they think might work. Maybe it will, even if only once or twice. I don't think it's anything to do with trying to engender respect for authority - I completely lack that and I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing - I think it's more desperate parents, horrified at their child causing mayhem in public, trying anything they can within reason to calm things down. I can understand and respect that entirely. Good on them for trying.
It's not that though is it? It's parents who are desperate to be their Little Champion's bestest ever fwiend and can't bring themselves to be the 'bad guy' and risk Darling Precious not liking them for five minutes. I'm not a parent but sometimes parents really do get to the end of their tether and I can't blame them for trying stuff that they think might work. Maybe it will, even if only once or twice. I don't think it's anything to do with trying to engender respect for authority - I completely lack that and I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing - I think it's more desperate parents, horrified at their child causing mayhem in public, trying anything they can within reason to calm things down. I can understand and respect that entirely. Good on them for trying.
So they vainly attempt (and fail utterly) to discipline by proxy by trying to turn the threat of Police intervention into some kind of bogeyman that the child might be afraid of.
Pathetic and wrong on all sorts of levels.
Try talking to an infant school teacher and they'll tell you tale upon tale of kids from these sorts of parents (often otherwise intelligent middle class types). The kids usually have no boundaries the parents expect the school to instil some sort of discipline into these errant kids!
They're the same type of parents who, if challenged about their child's behaviour will come up with all sorts of crap about how the child is so intelligent that he/she 'gets bored easily and that's why they act up because they are so far ahead of the rest of the class'.
The inevitably bad school reports that give lie to that theory are the fault of the teacher, naturally.
Ari said:
Baby On Board stickers. Yeah, because I was just about to smash my car into yours when I saw the sticker - good job you put it there!
If you ask people why they display them you get this ridiculous urban myth about a baby that got thrown out of a car in a crash and the emergency services apparently saw the sticker and searched for the baby and found it unharmed in a bush or some such (where presumably it was being completely silent).
If you then ask them how a baby strapped into a car seat could possibly exit the car you get a mumbled 'could happen', and when you ask them whether they (and everyone else with one) removes the sticker when motoring childless you get some crap about 'well it can't do any harm'.
It's basically 'look at meeee, I'm so special, I have a child!'
FFS.
Agree 100% - summed up perfectly.If you ask people why they display them you get this ridiculous urban myth about a baby that got thrown out of a car in a crash and the emergency services apparently saw the sticker and searched for the baby and found it unharmed in a bush or some such (where presumably it was being completely silent).
If you then ask them how a baby strapped into a car seat could possibly exit the car you get a mumbled 'could happen', and when you ask them whether they (and everyone else with one) removes the sticker when motoring childless you get some crap about 'well it can't do any harm'.
It's basically 'look at meeee, I'm so special, I have a child!'
FFS.
Quite specific this one as I'm in the motor trade...But, let their kids climb all over the inside of brand new cars in the showroom. They jump around on the seats, climb from front to back over the armrest and from the driver to passenger seat and generally be little s. 9 times out of 10 the parents couldn't give a st that the bd is kicking the fk out of a brand new 40 grand car.
s. 9 times out of 10 the parents couldn't give a st that the bd is kicking the fk out of a brand new 40 grand car.I used to be a mechanic and once got in a customers car. Put my seat cover in, checked the washers, wipers, warning lights etc...drove it into the workshop, reversed up a bit and noticed a small child asleep in a kids seat on the back right. The Mum couldn't understand why it was a problem to leave her kid in the car, asleep, while I carried out a service!
rehab71 said:
Quite specific this one as I'm in the motor trade...But, let their kids climb all over the inside of brand new cars in the showroom. They jump around on the seats, climb from front to back over the armrest and from the driver to passenger seat and generally be little s. 9 times out of 10 the parents couldn't give a st that the bd is kicking the fk out of a brand new 40 grand car.
Appreciate the annoyance, but I know when I was a kid this was bloody good fun.s. 9 times out of 10 the parents couldn't give a st that the bd is kicking the fk out of a brand new 40 grand car.I do remember my parents stopping me whenever it looked remotely like I might damage something.
How do you think you get to know if children are good in a situation or not?
We recently went to an airshow to watch the Vulcan as i'm trying to instill a bit of wonder or passion into my son. So cars, planes, trains etc are all on the agenda, as are dinosaurs and space etc. Am I to train him for hours on end to be a robot and act accordingly in all situations or do I simply do my best to teach him to be good, patient and respectful and take him to these events or places to give him experiences?
At the airshow he was on my shoulders, 1.5 years old and he loved it, I didn't know how much he would love it till he experienced it.
He has been out very late with us, he was asleep or saw relatives, had experiences etc.
I don't use the policeman threat or anything but how is that a bad thing. Have you watched those parents all day and seen what works and what doesn't? Has it been an entire day of hassle from the child for some reason (children can act very differently from day to day) and cannot hit a switch and make them disappear.
Children out past bedtime being wrong, what a silly statement. Aslong as they get the rest they need then they will be fine, only the parent will know what amount that is from experience.
We are very lucky with ours and he is a very well behaved and fun child. We also know friends with children which are incredibly hard work which "Good parenting" doesn't magically fix. By some comments on here they should be locked up till midnight and only be allowed to experience the outside world when everyone else has gone to sleep.
Although....
Safety first parents, your children will hurt themselves, making your house a padded cell is stupid.
Waynetta folk, your car is a deathtrap and your car seat is a floppy mess.
A safe middle ground with regards to safety makes more sense.
Not removing a noisy child, it can be hard but if they are making a silly amount of noise, remove them from the area and calm them down if possible. It's pot luck but sometimes you will just have to miss out on things due to your kids.
Actually engage with them, staring at your phone is not what they need. You are essentially taking a dog for a walk.
Eating food and not cleaning up the mess. The amount of child seats in restaurants we have to clean before putting him in it is shocking. He may make a mess so clean it before we leave, it's not hard you lazy cretins.
Pram parking, some places aren't suited to prams, don't re-arrange the chairs to get one pram in and make it difficult for everyone else, it's stupid.
Like everything in life, there are tw4ts in all aspects of life, some of them just happen to have children.
Dave!
We recently went to an airshow to watch the Vulcan as i'm trying to instill a bit of wonder or passion into my son. So cars, planes, trains etc are all on the agenda, as are dinosaurs and space etc. Am I to train him for hours on end to be a robot and act accordingly in all situations or do I simply do my best to teach him to be good, patient and respectful and take him to these events or places to give him experiences?
At the airshow he was on my shoulders, 1.5 years old and he loved it, I didn't know how much he would love it till he experienced it.
He has been out very late with us, he was asleep or saw relatives, had experiences etc.
I don't use the policeman threat or anything but how is that a bad thing. Have you watched those parents all day and seen what works and what doesn't? Has it been an entire day of hassle from the child for some reason (children can act very differently from day to day) and cannot hit a switch and make them disappear.
Children out past bedtime being wrong, what a silly statement. Aslong as they get the rest they need then they will be fine, only the parent will know what amount that is from experience.
We are very lucky with ours and he is a very well behaved and fun child. We also know friends with children which are incredibly hard work which "Good parenting" doesn't magically fix. By some comments on here they should be locked up till midnight and only be allowed to experience the outside world when everyone else has gone to sleep.
Although....
Safety first parents, your children will hurt themselves, making your house a padded cell is stupid.
Waynetta folk, your car is a deathtrap and your car seat is a floppy mess.
A safe middle ground with regards to safety makes more sense.
Not removing a noisy child, it can be hard but if they are making a silly amount of noise, remove them from the area and calm them down if possible. It's pot luck but sometimes you will just have to miss out on things due to your kids.
Actually engage with them, staring at your phone is not what they need. You are essentially taking a dog for a walk.
Eating food and not cleaning up the mess. The amount of child seats in restaurants we have to clean before putting him in it is shocking. He may make a mess so clean it before we leave, it's not hard you lazy cretins.
Pram parking, some places aren't suited to prams, don't re-arrange the chairs to get one pram in and make it difficult for everyone else, it's stupid.
Like everything in life, there are tw4ts in all aspects of life, some of them just happen to have children.
Dave!
anonymous said:
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I think your constant use of the term "breeders" does you no good at all. It's really quite an offensive term.I'm a committed "non breeder" and I'm the first to moan about badly behaved children, but I wouldn't dream of labelling people "breeders". It's a horrible term and reminds me of the sort of language rabid feminists use to refer to men. It's kind of passive-aggressive really.
zarjaz1991 said:
anonymous said:
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I think your constant use of the term "breeders" does you no good at all. It's really quite an offensive term.I'm a committed "non breeder" and I'm the first to moan about badly behaved children, but I wouldn't dream of labelling people "breeders". It's a horrible term and reminds me of the sort of language rabid feminists use to refer to men. It's kind of passive-aggressive really.
As I said earlier on in the thread, the world is full of children and full of parents too: some people might be selfish and unfriendly, but being parents hasn't necessarily made them so. Indeed, you sound quite selfish and unfriendly too, from what you've said in this thread - certainly resentful towards families. Unless you start realise that it's less stressful and more fulfilling to live and let live, I fear you will end up as an angry and unhappy old woman scowling at people.
Moominator said:
I was talking to my other half yesterday saying I dont want other people to think we have a unruley or wild 5yr old. Her reply was 'why do you care what strangers think'?
I replied because it shows everyone my (potentially) bad parenting skills.
Maybe alot of urban etc people (parents) nowadays think fk it who cares what others think?
It sounds a bit like your other half thinks that way. I replied because it shows everyone my (potentially) bad parenting skills.
Maybe alot of urban etc people (parents) nowadays think f
k it who cares what others think?
Moominator said:
I was talking to my other half yesterday saying I dont want other people to think we have a unruley or wild 5yr old. Her reply was 'why do you care what strangers think'?
I replied because it shows everyone my (potentially) bad parenting skills.
Maybe alot of urban etc people (parents) nowadays think fk it who cares what others think?
Neither is correct imho.I replied because it shows everyone my (potentially) bad parenting skills.
Maybe alot of urban etc people (parents) nowadays think f
k it who cares what others think?You discipline your children for them not for others, but being a useful member of society IS about considering other people. Bit of a paradox if viewed in such a black and white way.
So, if you discipline your "unruly" child because some misguided PHer scowls at you in a restaurant and you're worried how they perceive you parenting skills then I think your motives are out of whack.
However if you believe the childs behaviour serves the child poorly and impacts on others unduly then discipline is to the benefit of the child AND others.
The child's needs come a long way before my own embarrassment in the eyes of others. Often discipline can lead to more unwanted attention and "tutting" from the hard of thinking but those that have children will avert their gaze or shoot you a knowing look of support.
Fresh one from this morning...
Parents who, on a day off from work, insist on coming in with their baby or toddler to "show it round the office". And then cause a distraction in the office for the best part of an hour for no reason.
Seriously, just fk off. We already saw your kid when it was a little pink lump when you brought it in first time, remember? And you had all the women clucking around the place then too.
Just keep your kiddy updates to faecesbook, or even better, just to people that give a rat's ass. You won't have found many of those in the office today..
Parents who, on a day off from work, insist on coming in with their baby or toddler to "show it round the office". And then cause a distraction in the office for the best part of an hour for no reason.
Seriously, just f
k off. We already saw your kid when it was a little pink lump when you brought it in first time, remember? And you had all the women clucking around the place then too.Just keep your kiddy updates to faecesbook, or even better, just to people that give a rat's ass. You won't have found many of those in the office today..
csd19 said:
Fresh one from this morning...
Parents who, on a day off from work, insist on coming in with their baby or toddler to "show it round the office". And then cause a distraction in the office for the best part of an hour for no reason.
Seriously, just fk off. We already saw your kid when it was a little pink lump when you brought it in first time, remember? And you had all the women clucking around the place then too.
Just keep your kiddy updates to faecesbook, or even better, just to people that give a rat's ass. You won't have found many of those in the office today..
I used to hate this when I was office based, especially when they started screaming but the mother still hangs around rather than taking the baby away so people can get on with their work!Parents who, on a day off from work, insist on coming in with their baby or toddler to "show it round the office". And then cause a distraction in the office for the best part of an hour for no reason.
Seriously, just f
k off. We already saw your kid when it was a little pink lump when you brought it in first time, remember? And you had all the women clucking around the place then too.Just keep your kiddy updates to faecesbook, or even better, just to people that give a rat's ass. You won't have found many of those in the office today..
Seriously, what is it with women, they seem desperate to inflict their screaming bloody babies on as many people as possible...
Work isn't a social club. Leave your children at home.
zarjaz1991 said:
anonymous said:
[redacted]
I think your constant use of the term "breeders" does you no good at all. It's really quite an offensive term.I'm a committed "non breeder" and I'm the first to moan about badly behaved children, but I wouldn't dream of labelling people "breeders". It's a horrible term and reminds me of the sort of language rabid feminists use to refer to men. It's kind of passive-aggressive really.
We had a house warming party and said to our friends they could bring their children knowing that it would be easier for people to come if we did so (we don't have kids).
One couple bring their two children and inform us that they have just started potty training their youngest just that morning. The result of that was a child pissing all over my house and my wife having to clean it up.
Could they not have put off the potty training for one more day......really?
One couple bring their two children and inform us that they have just started potty training their youngest just that morning. The result of that was a child pissing all over my house and my wife having to clean it up.
Could they not have put off the potty training for one more day......really?
Nezquick said:
We had a house warming party and said to our friends they could bring their children knowing that it would be easier for people to come if we did so (we don't have kids).
One couple bring their two children and inform us that they have just started potty training their youngest just that morning. The result of that was a child pissing all over my house and my wife having to clean it up.
Could they not have put off the potty training for one more day......really?
Haha, that's awful! One couple bring their two children and inform us that they have just started potty training their youngest just that morning. The result of that was a child pissing all over my house and my wife having to clean it up.
Could they not have put off the potty training for one more day......really?
Nezquick said:
We had a house warming party and said to our friends they could bring their children knowing that it would be easier for people to come if we did so (we don't have kids).
One couple bring their two children and inform us that they have just started potty training their youngest just that morning. The result of that was a child pissing all over my house and my wife having to clean it up.
Could they not have put off the potty training for one more day......really?
Why was your wife the one to clean it up? Surely "Excuse me, your child seems to have urinated on the floor over there, would you mind dealing with it please?" is the correct response?One couple bring their two children and inform us that they have just started potty training their youngest just that morning. The result of that was a child pissing all over my house and my wife having to clean it up.
Could they not have put off the potty training for one more day......really?
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