Reply #5: Oh, I agree with you on that - and it's why I'm not breeding, either!! [View All]

[politicat]

If the kid for any reason can't be in the place - too tired, too sick, too young, too noisy, too cranky, too wild - the parents should leave. Pronto.

My ex and I had that rule with my step daughter. If she got out of line, one of us had to take her to the car and wait for the other to hurriedly check out (like with groceries) or we had to leave immediately, all purchases abandoned. And we hired sitters for things like grownup dinners out and concerts (tho we did take her to see Weird Al and They Might Be Giants.).

I utterly despise and have no compassion for parents who don't understand that their obnoxious brat may be annoying, infecting, harassing, or otherwise disturbing others, and who make no effort to control their child.

After all, the only way a child is going to learn to behave properly in the store, on the plane, during the bus ride, while eating, etc is to have those good behaviors reinforced and the bad ones frowned upon.

My step daughter was 9 when we got her, and fairly well behaved. But even she had her moments of car time. I can't imagine someone being so selfish as to drag a sick child out late at night . Actually, I can... and that's what bothers me.

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