saying something to other peoples children

[Sparq]

Yep...gotta put the little freaks in their place.

Hmm...I better not have kids or I will end up in prison.

[cheetah256]

Originally posted by Sparq
Yep...gotta put the little freaks in their place.

Hmm...I better not have kids or I will end up in prison.

i think i'm in the same boat as you. i work in a grocery store, so i get lots of little kids running around, screaming, fighting, and generally being annoying. unfortunately, we're not supposed to do anything about it while on the clock. you have no idea how many times i've had to resist tripping some obnoxious 8 year old running around throwing boxes all over the floor.

[graycie]

Originally posted by cheetah256
i work in a grocery store

if your store has those mini shopping carts for kids, i would feel so sorry for you. why people think its cute, i have no freakin clue! all the kids do is ram into people or shelves/displays.

[punkncat]

I have kids myself.If there is one thing about kids that hold true.They WILL show their *** at the MOST inopportune time.And,as has already been mentioned,you will bring down the DFACs for whacking them in public.So as a parent this creates an interesting situation when dealing with your own personal little monsters.
Now I would never let my kids disturb others in that fashion(like at a movie).And I have had a few interesting trips to the grocery or mall.I also see that raising kids is somewhat of a community thing as far as watching out for their safety.But I guarantee that had some other adult had the balls to come out and say something to my children as far as discipline I would nut up! I won't let my friends do it , and I damn sure won't stand for a stranger to do it.They are MY children and surely not the responsibility of some stranger.
ESPECIALLY SOME STRANGER WHO HASN'T GOT KIDS OF HER OWN.

[TigerMan]

I really get peeved when kids come into where I work and there parents don't or can't control them. I work in a tuxedo shop, and there are many mirrors and other glass things in the store, so naturally we clean them daily. When I see kids go running around and putting there entire bodies on the glass and stuff RIGHT after I clean it, nothing me makes me want to slap them and their parents more. Further more it angers me when the parents think it's "cute." I'm almost tempted to hand them the Windex and a rag.

Kids have to be disciplined IMO from an early age so they have some sense of authority. By no means should they be beat senseless, but showing them "Who's Boss" needs to be done. My parents are very reasonable with me with rules and leniancy, but I know who the boss is and what happens if boundaries are crossed. This may just be me, but I see a lot of the kids who are wild and uncontrolable seem to come from families that are wealthy, and it angers me that parents or the kids think they can act a certain way because of it or for whatever reason.

And with middle schoolers, it seems like there all in an army or something. They all were the same predictable clothing (A&F and the college hat for boys), all act and dress the same way, and there all in the same place on Friday nights, the movies. It's a constant.

[WicKeD_WaYz]

Re: saying something to other peoples children

Originally posted by graycie
and if i was going to throw anything at it it would of been the loaf of bread

hahahahahah that made me laugh. I can see you wind up and crack the screaming toddler with a loaf of bread from like point blank....lol!

[Jonno06]

i agree...if my kid ever acts out, im gonna beat the living crap out of them...he will thank me for it later..or ill do it again!

[spacedtedybear]

Guide to disciplining your kids right here: http://maddox.xmission.com/beat.html

[MagMan5446]

The sucker punch. Just ask the question "hey, what's that on your shirt?" and when they look down, bust their lip. You need to do this every now and then to keep them guessing. Don't ever let them off the hook. Just because they're not doing anything wrong doesn't mean that they didn't do something wrong earlier that you weren't aware of.


LOL, ah jeeze. Nice site eh.

[shartley]

Originally posted by punkncat
I have kids myself.If there is one thing about kids that hold true.They WILL show their *** at the MOST inopportune time.And,as has already been mentioned,you will bring down the DFACs for whacking them in public.So as a parent this creates an interesting situation when dealing with your own personal little monsters.

Originally posted by punkncat
But I guarantee that had some other adult had the balls to come out and say something to my children as far as discipline I would nut up! I won't let my friends do it , and I damn sure won't stand for a stranger to do it.They are MY children and surely not the responsibility of some stranger.
ESPECIALLY SOME STRANGER WHO HASN'T GOT KIDS OF HER OWN.

[aaron_mag]

I see what Shartely and the rest of you are saying and I think punkncat agrees with you in spirit. The problem is, however, that some adults are unreasonable. If I'm on a plane with a three year old next to me (and since I travel for business alot it happens) there is a chance that the three year old is going to throw a fit at some point. Its not like they understand that their ears hurt because of pressure changing, etc.

So I think what punkncat is saying is that it has to be a reasonable objection. I three year old is crying for an hour on a plane ride and it is annoying you. The fact is, however, that you are an adult and understand the situation where as the three year old does not. So you are the one who bucks up and makes the best of the situation instead of adding to a parent's stress.

Just my humble opinion....

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

This reminds, what ever happen to STUPIED? I mean back in the day when your kid couldn't sit still or they were obnoxious. They were stuiped and got poped for it, not like beat in the face but just back handed. Now its like if your get disrupts class or in this case resturant/movies. They may just have ADD or something like that. If the doctors would start dignosing (sp) more kids with STUPIED, maybe parents would be more like SHartly. I wish SHartly was my dad

[ShooterJM]

Originally posted by shartley

And that right there folks is exactly how I feel!

If you're not slacking as a parent then I don't have to say anything.

[aaron_mag]

Let me give an example of what I think punkncat is talking about.

You are in the grocery store and the three year old in the grocery cart decides that they want to have some gum. The mother says no and the kid starts freaking out. Wailing and hitting the cart. The mother ignores the kid and focuses on paying for the groceries and letting the kid throw a fit.

To me she has handled the situation fine but for whatever reason there are plenty of busy bodies who suddenly feel the urge to start giving the mother advice. I don't understand why they feel the need to do this when she clearly has it under control. I'm guessing that both Shartely and punkncat feel the same way in spirit if not "technically".

[punkncat]

Hmm , on the spot correction eh?
Well lets see , something along the lines of seeing a child about to seriously injure themselves or another person.I can see using that theory.Otherwise between friends say at a bday party or something , I could see a friend of the parents keeping a child from getting involved in a dangerous situation or hurting themselves.
However , when it comes to discipline, there is only one person who can and should dispense it.The parents.
It is a shame to see a child acting out in public , especially when the parents appear to be doing nothing about it.But really we don't know the relationship between the parent and their child.
And if it comes time that something should be said , NEVER EVER should it be said to the child.It would show much better form to confront the parent about the situation...."excuse me , could you take your child out of the theater?" , not what was it "shut up NOW!" or somesuch!
I am lucky that my children are good for the most part , but there come times in every growing childs development that they feel they have to push the limit and see how far they can get away with something.And there come times when the "hard look" gets ignored.It happens and how the child is dealt with is ultimately the PARENTS decision to make.