Some Parental Input... (Soap Box RANT)

[Mac]

Mind you I'm not married or have any kids... At least that I know about. I was in Toy's R us looking for gift for my little cousin. While in the store there was this kid crying at the top of his lungs about getting a toy. All the while the parents are yelling back and forth at each other and what not about hushing up the kid. This went on for at least 20 mins. Near the time I finally found something the parents came walking around the corner and I over heard them say, what a little xxxx, and some other few choice words. I usually don't say anything but, I had a few comments in my head so I let it go.
So I'm on line and sure enough here comes the family with the screaming kid. I looked at them while standing in this long line, praying for the line to go faster before I hit someone. The woman looks at me and says, We told him we were only going to come in here to look and not spend money. So I am thinking to myself so why is there a screaming kid on line and why are you buying something?

First off, Why in gods name would you take a kid into a toy store and not get him something? That's WORSE then teasing a lion with raw meat and not giving it to him. Its one thing if the child is bad or whatever but, to know before hand and get him something anyway...

OK.... my venting... I said something under my breathe like shut that kid the hell up before I do.
The husband and wife looked at me and then said, Is that how you treat your kids? I laughed and said No I have much better control then you by locking them in the basement with only bread and water. They always listen and aren't spoiled like your little bastard.

The woman looks and me and didn't know what to say, I did hear the person in front of me snicker a little bit. Seemed to take the edge off everyone. Just as I saw something heated coming up, they opened a new line up, I moved over to the other line and quickly got my cash out to pay and go before something else happened. I get out the door and not two mins after as I get into the truck I see these two parent dragging the kid out with No Toy after all that..

Please tell me these people need to be shot. Cause I considered running them over with my truck and keeping the kid for myself.

What I find most interesting is I can't wait to see child protection services come to my door and find out I have no kids..

I guess some people just have no business breeding..

[{OF}Blong]

lol

they were yelling at each other to shut the kid up? I woulda just taken the kid out of the store right to my van and beat him right there lol.

[{OF}MillerTime]

You're right Mac. ANY kid is gonna want something from toyland. Been there, done that...as a kid and parent.

I usually broke down and got them something. Or one of us would stay in the car with the kids and/or drive around, knowing the horror that would be unleashed in the store.

[xprime]

Rule #118 subsection B:
Avoid Toys R Us to retain sanity.

Perhaps there was something else going on between the parents that may have materialized earlier in the day.

When I was growing up if we did something like that to our parents, it would have been physically handled right then and there.
Thanks to laws passed by some committee that thinks they know what is best for your kid it is not legal anymore.
Result: Less mentally anguished children? More brats.

[Capt. Insane]

That's funny Mac. Good for you telling off those parents. Kids these days get away with too damn much. I know my parents wouldn't have tolerated if I did something like that; other parents need to learn to to be so *****-whipped by their kids

[{OF}Malicious Assault]

I tell people off when I see stuff like that. If you go to look then dont take the kid with you. If your there and they act up then you leave and take care of it in the car where the busy bodies of the world cant interfare. There are occasions when you have to take your kid to buy a gift for someone else. My kids were always good in the store, because they knew the consiquences. Yes I took my kids to just look, so they could make Xmas or birthday lists and I never had to buy them something just because we went to the store.

I like what you did, that was funny. But I am more blunt.

[{OF}Flying_Dutchman]

I'm with MA. YOu should be able to take your kid to a toy store to look around without buying anything. And they better behave or there will be consequences. Trouble starts if you buy them something every time you go, then it becomes an expectation and the first time you don't all hell breaks loose.

[MoonLilli]

Originally Posted by {OF}Blong

lol

they were yelling at each other to shut the kid up? I woulda just taken the kid out of the store right to my van and beat him right there lol.

DITTO !!!

[{OF}RKT]

I was with my sister and little nephew (he is 2) and is usually a well mannered child. Well I witnessed his first melt down in a store. He kept touching things after his mom told him not to. The temptation was to great so he kept at it. She picked him up and put him in his stroller. My nephew then had a melt down cyring and screaming I want to play, I want to play. She calmly explained that he was not using good manner and if it didn't stop, they were going to leave. He decided to challenge his mom, and she looks at me and says lets go.

She took him back to the car, all the while, he is screaming like he is being murdered, while people in the parking lot were just staring. She just kept whispering, ignore him. We get him in the car, he is still screaming and says I want to play, I want to play. She calmly looked at him and said, because you didn't show good manners, we have to go home now. He screamed some more and we just ignored him.

This was a couple of months ago and from I have been told, he has not done this again.

The moral of the story is: being consistent with your child, stick to your guns and stay calm. It can be hard, but getting emotional, swearing just adds fuel to the fire.

I am proud of my kid sister, she handled it very well, didn't have to get physical nor verbally aggressive.

btw: She is a big fan of the Super Nanny. She and her husband attribute alot of their child development actions for what they have learned on that show.

[{OF}Malicious Assault]

You got it LLAma Boy, be consistant. She took him out of the situation and he didn't get his way. But he just wanted to play with the LLama