Annoying things parents do with their children
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zarjaz1991 said:
As regards children at racetracks, and indeed in pubs etc, there's no "age" at which this is ok. It depends on the child primarily, and also the parents. I've known children who are transfixed by cars from the moment they can walk, if not before, and I don't see why they shouldn't be taken as they will love the experience, in their own way. This is markedly different from someone just dragging their child along for the sake of it, which usually ends up in the screaming issues.
I could moan on all day about screaming or badly behaved children in public places, but when you look closely you'll realise it really is a very small minority of bad parents. Look around and you'll see many happy families with well behaved children and the fact is we don't really notice them because they are not making a nuisance of themselves. They really are the majority.
I say this as someone who does not have children and never will, I'm not really a "child" person and never will be, but it really is a small minority who cause problems.
As for the swimming issue that started this thread...I sympathise, but I do think that in normal public swimming sessions the family has as much right to be there as anyone, and perhaps they start similar threads on forums bemoaning people who just want to hog the pool by charging up and down swimming lengths and woe betide anyone who gets in the way....
At last, someone speaks sense.I could moan on all day about screaming or badly behaved children in public places, but when you look closely you'll realise it really is a very small minority of bad parents. Look around and you'll see many happy families with well behaved children and the fact is we don't really notice them because they are not making a nuisance of themselves. They really are the majority.
I say this as someone who does not have children and never will, I'm not really a "child" person and never will be, but it really is a small minority who cause problems.
As for the swimming issue that started this thread...I sympathise, but I do think that in normal public swimming sessions the family has as much right to be there as anyone, and perhaps they start similar threads on forums bemoaning people who just want to hog the pool by charging up and down swimming lengths and woe betide anyone who gets in the way....
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.
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