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Kids Roaming free?!?
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A related subject.......
I had to go in for my last Hep B vaccination earlier this morning and my doctors office is on the third floor. The steps wind around off to the side of the inside of the building and are very wide and have a handrail all the way up. In the waiting area outside of the actual doctors offices there are chairs that sit along the partial wall that overlooks the main lobby downstairs. I noticed that there was a sign posted for the PARENTS that read: "Parents, Please don't your children hang over the balcony or climb on the railing on the steps." I'm thinking....is it REALLY necessary to tell a grown adult to NOT let their children take the risk of falling from three stories up to a concrete floor?
Go figure, it sounds like more of a PARENTING issue to me, because a child doesn't always realize the consequences.
Winter Hawk
I had to go in for my last Hep B vaccination earlier this morning and my doctors office is on the third floor. The steps wind around off to the side of the inside of the building and are very wide and have a handrail all the way up. In the waiting area outside of the actual doctors offices there are chairs that sit along the partial wall that overlooks the main lobby downstairs. I noticed that there was a sign posted for the PARENTS that read: "Parents, Please don't your children hang over the balcony or climb on the railing on the steps." I'm thinking....is it REALLY necessary to tell a grown adult to NOT let their children take the risk of falling from three stories up to a concrete floor?
Go figure, it sounds like more of a PARENTING issue to me, because a child doesn't always realize the consequences.
Winter Hawk
Yes. Stupidity and lack of common sense knows no bounds and that applies itself to parents parents as well.
I really think "More Sperm Than Brain Cells" should be a bumper sticker.
Thank you for causing me to spit coffee all over my monitor LOL
You're welcome!Originally Posted by Arlyn
Thank you for causing me to spit coffee all over my monitor LOL
*hands you a squeegee*
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I'll need the squeegee when she is done with it
Wait, what did you say? I was too preoccupied reading your amazing siggy!
I agree, except the spankings part, having received many beatings as a child when my parents were angry and didn't know when to stop.
It IS important to follow through, and to NOT give in just to shut the kid up - that's a huge mistake I see parents do.
Daughter went through a slamming-door phase when she was angry. We had just gotten her kitten, Sparkle, and I had visions of Sparkle getting in the way of the door... so I went to daughter, with screwdriver in hand, and told her next time she slams her door, I was taking it off and putting it in the basement.
No more door slamming ever happened. I'd have done it, too, and she knows that!
I avoid going out when the supermarket might be full of children and I've been known to walk out of restaurants if they are full of kids. I just don't like them, never have and never will. This might sound bad but I've had my fill of babysitting and spending time with younger siblings to the point that I now have to watch my blood pressure in my advancing years
I'm reminded of that old saying that "Hell is other people" when it should be, ''Hell is other people's children"
My my, you are on form today
I'm reminded of that old saying that "Hell is other people" when it should be, ''Hell is other people's children"
I agree with that sayingOriginally Posted by silentNate
I avoid going out when the supermarket might be full of children and I've been known to walk out of restaurants if they are full of kids. I just don't like them, never have and never will. This might sound bad but I've had my fill of babysitting and spending time with younger siblings to the point that I now have to watch my blood pressure in my advancing years
My my, you are on form today
I'm reminded of that old saying that "Hell is other people" when it should be, ''Hell is other people's children"
That is hilarious and it brought to mind something from years gone by. The hubby & I were at a Wal*Mart in New Orleans some years ago when we lived in that area. We got in the line waiting to pay when we noticed a very loud, obnoxious couple in the line ahead of us. They were all over each other, pawing one another and just being waaaaay too explicit to be in public. The male had a box of condoms to purchase and it was obvious...to everyone...that they were planning a wild evening! The female loudly proclaimed 'do you think one box will be enough??'...and they both laughed out loud as they paid for their purchases and left. As they walked off, the hubby said (pretty loudly himself) ''thank goodness they are using protection...we wouldn't want them to multiply!!'' All the people who were within hearing distance (including some pretty old gals!) just burst out laughing!
Thanks for the stroll down memory lane ReesesPBC!
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*lol* That's great. Did the couple hear him?
They'd just walked away from the register so its possible, they might have!
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Where I work at we have people coming in with kids climbing on our machines and stuff and this is very expensive equipment and the parents never think to tell them to stop. And half the time it is the people out of our office. Too bad you can't spank the parents instead of the kids. I can't stand to see kids running wild in public.
It makes you wish they'd make people take a test before they become parents.
Your 8 year old boy is running through Denny's without any pants on and screaming. Do you:
A) Go retrieve the child, put his pants back on, tell him to behave or he's going to face consequences.
B) Laugh at your son making the scene and say "*LOL* "Just like his father!"
C) Pray that he grows up to be an actor and get a part in Jackass the Movie 7, because he's sure as hell not going to Harvard at this rate.
or
D) Order another Grand Slam Breakfast, screw your diet, and get loaded on pancakes and sausage because lets face it, it's going to be a long 10 years until he can move out.
Your 8 year old boy is running through Denny's without any pants on and screaming. Do you:
A) Go retrieve the child, put his pants back on, tell him to behave or he's going to face consequences.
B) Laugh at your son making the scene and say "*LOL* "Just like his father!"
C) Pray that he grows up to be an actor and get a part in Jackass the Movie 7, because he's sure as hell not going to Harvard at this rate.
or
D) Order another Grand Slam Breakfast, screw your diet, and get loaded on pancakes and sausage because lets face it, it's going to be a long 10 years until he can move out.
I totally agree with you on this. I don't care how old this quote is, I still believe in it "children should be seen and not heard". The worst is when you sit in a restaurant or diner wanting to enjoy a meal being served to you and you wind up sitting near some brats whose parents could care less about it. I have been known to ask to be moved to another table, I don't need to hear screaming and kids running around, that's not my idea of an evening out, if the parents can't control their kids...STAY HOME!!!
I always say that these badly behaved children that are running wild all over the place are the best form of birth control for me
....oh and the screaming ones at Walmart are very effective contraceptives too!
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How about this one: I was on a flight fom Boston to San Diego, and there was a child about 4-5 years old in the seat directly behind me. THe cabin was filled and there were no extra seats available, and in addition, we were delayed at the terminal so the 5 hour flight time turned into 8 hours on the plane.
Through MOST of the flight, the kid behind me kicked my seat. The mother did NOTHING even though I asked a couple of times to please make the child STOP.
After several hours of being thoroughly annoyed, I turned around and plainly said to the parent AND the child, "If your child does NOT stop kicking my seat, I'm going to spank him MYSELF."
This, of course, made the parent angry at ME, but the kicking finally stopped. Go figure.
I agree - in some cases, it is the parent that should be given the spanking.
Through MOST of the flight, the kid behind me kicked my seat. The mother did NOTHING even though I asked a couple of times to please make the child STOP.
After several hours of being thoroughly annoyed, I turned around and plainly said to the parent AND the child, "If your child does NOT stop kicking my seat, I'm going to spank him MYSELF."
This, of course, made the parent angry at ME, but the kicking finally stopped. Go figure.
I agree - in some cases, it is the parent that should be given the spanking.
That's pretty rude that the parent didn't say ANYTHING after you asked the child to stop. If that was my kid, I'd be annoyed that he/she was kicking anything.Originally Posted by GingersMom
How about this one: I was on a flight fom Boston to San Diego, and there was a child about 4-5 years old in the seat directly behind me. THe cabin was filled and there were no extra seats available, and in addition, we were delayed at the terminal so the 5 hour flight time turned into 8 hours on the plane.
Through MOST of the flight, the kid behind me kicked my seat. The mother did NOTHING even though I asked a couple of times to please make the child STOP.
After several hours of being thoroughly annoyed, I turned around and plainly said to the parent AND the child, "If your child does NOT stop kicking my seat, I'm going to spank him MYSELF."
This, of course, made the parent angry at ME, but the kicking finally stopped. Go figure.
I agree - in some cases, it is the parent that should be given the spanking.
The parent's should get in trouble if the kid is acting like a brat. They should have just as many consequences as the kid
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Oh, the parent DID say something, twice, just to appease me, but then didn't manage the child at all after that until I threatened to spank it. As I recall, the parent was more interested in their book or magazine.Originally Posted by ReesesPBC
That's pretty rude that the parent didn't say ANYTHING after you asked the child to stop. If that was my kid, I'd be annoyed that he/she was kicking anything.
The parent's should get in trouble if the kid is acting like a brat. They should have just as many consequences as the kid"Shaddup Kid *whack* Do you job parent! *whack*"
Once the kid fell asleep, though, I was VERY happy.
I am a strong believer in giving children baby tylenol for long trips.
When my own daughter was a little girl well over a decade ago, I used to employ what I called "The Spock." When she started to act up in public, I would quietly give her "the Spock," a pinch on her upper shoulder just above her collarbone. She would stop misbehaving IMMEDIATELY. No spanking necessary. If that didn't work, we would leave wherever we were and she would be sent to her room when we got home, no TV.
I know, I'm SO evil.
You're not evil, I agree fully.Originally Posted by GingersMom
Oh, the parent DID say something, twice, just to appease me, but then didn't manage the child at all after that until I threatened to spank it. As I recall, the parent was more interested in their book or magazine.
Once the kid fell asleep, though, I was VERY happy.
I am a strong believer in giving children baby tylenol for long trips.Then again, I believe in capital punishment - discipline, NOT abuse, and I know there is a fine line between the two.
When my own daughter was a little girl well over a decade ago, I used to employ what I called "The Spock." When she started to act up in public, I would quietly give her "the Spock," a pinch on her upper shoulder just above her collarbone. She would stop misbehaving IMMEDIATELY. No spanking necessary. If that didn't work, we would leave wherever we were and she would be sent to her room when we got home, no TV.
I know, I'm SO evil.
..and I'm not a Trekkie but isn't that maneuver called the Vulcan Neck Pinch or something?
