Some Rants About Annoying Children

While Dining
This woman had a baby that just kept on screaming. And she just kind of sat there and did nothing. Just because you're not annoyed by the shrieking of your child and your child ruins your breakfast, doesn't mean that my meal should be ruined too. Here's a hint, if you child is screaming and yelling for more than a minute, take your child out of the restaurant and control him or just don't go out to eat. Not all of us find a screaming child a pleasant dining experience.
So for all you parents out there, if you can't control your kids, don't take them out. Or if you have to take them out, just because your time is ruined doesn't give you the right to ruin my time too.

Nitwit Parents
Parents have taken to PC parenting, which includes downplaying or ignoring problems for the immediate satisfaction of feeling you've done your job as a parent correctly and your children are delightful to the world at large. Therefore choosing complete denial or ignorant bliss when your child makes excess noise, can't sit still, disturbs or destroys their immediate vicinity, or harasses passersby.

If you have a younger child and you participate in group public activities like dining out and going to movies, then you are responsible for monitoring, disciplining, and addressing your child's behavior. Kids cry, act up and throw fits only to get a reaction from their parents or to get their way. They test you and push your buttons. And if by the age of 2 they don't know who's boss and are still throwing fits when they don't get a toy at the store...well, who's to blame there?

The supermarket that I go to seems to have an abundance of screaming kids whose parents pretty much ignore them. No one wants to hear, under ANY circumstances, a high-pitched squeal that would drown out most fire sirens. Teach your damn kids some manners BEFORE they are beyond having it sink in!

Gah!