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maleficent · 12-13-2004, 10:40 AM

I'm not a parent. I have no desire to be one because I have absolutely zero patience. However, I have common sense, an attribute that seems to be missing in a lot of parents these days.

I cannot tell you how many flights I am on in the course of a year (i travel 45 + weeks a year) at least 1/2 those flights I'm seated in front of a child (not a baby) that is so poorly behaved, I want to use the emergency exit. If my seat isn't being kicked, then the tray table is being played with, or they are fussing over something. Yes, I have no patience, and I understand that being trapped in a seat for 3 hours is the suckage. It's not the kids fault. It's the parents fault for not taking along enough stuff to keep said child entertained. Most recently, the flight attendent asked the parent of a squirmy whiney child if it wanted an activity book, the mother flat out said no, the kid was fine as it proceeded to kick my chair over and over and over again.

There was a hotel I was in recently, who I guess mom and dad wanted some alone time. So they sent the kids (2 of them, under the age of 7) out into the hallway to play. This was about 9pm, and these hellions were running up and down the hallway yelling and screaming. Kids aren't at fault, it's the parents fault.

Ihave a beautiful blonde haired, blue eyed, angelic looking niece (I think she's 7) I know she's demon spawn. This child has thrown temper tantrums in the mall, my sister and her family have been asked to leave a family restaurant and never return because of this child, they have been asked to leave an ice cream place and never return because of this child. Demon spawn is spoiled rotten and knows she can get her own way by throwing a tantrum, why -- because my sister gets embarassed at DS's episodes and will do anything to shut them up.

Last year, my parents were babysitting for DS and her siblings, I was over assisting, I was playing chess with my young nephew when DS throws a tantrum over something. Laying on the floor, kicking screaming, fake crying, no one came to her rescue. At one point she stops gets up, walks over to wehre her brother and I were, and asks Isn't anyone paying attention to me? Her brother said No, and continued playing the game, and looked at me and said she really is a pest isn't she. I said nothing cause I was gonna start laughing.

12-13-2004, 10:40 AM	#69 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	I'm not a parent. I have no desire to be one because I have absolutely zero patience. However, I have common sense, an attribute that seems to be missing in a lot of parents these days. I cannot tell you how many flights I am on in the course of a year (i travel 45 + weeks a year) at least 1/2 those flights I'm seated in front of a child (not a baby) that is so poorly behaved, I want to use the emergency exit. If my seat isn't being kicked, then the tray table is being played with, or they are fussing over something. Yes, I have no patience, and I understand that being trapped in a seat for 3 hours is the suckage. It's not the kids fault. It's the parents fault for not taking along enough stuff to keep said child entertained. Most recently, the flight attendent asked the parent of a squirmy whiney child if it wanted an activity book, the mother flat out said no, the kid was fine as it proceeded to kick my chair over and over and over again. There was a hotel I was in recently, who I guess mom and dad wanted some alone time. So they sent the kids (2 of them, under the age of 7) out into the hallway to play. This was about 9pm, and these hellions were running up and down the hallway yelling and screaming. Kids aren't at fault, it's the parents fault. Ihave a beautiful blonde haired, blue eyed, angelic looking niece (I think she's 7) I know she's demon spawn. This child has thrown temper tantrums in the mall, my sister and her family have been asked to leave a family restaurant and never return because of this child, they have been asked to leave an ice cream place and never return because of this child. Demon spawn is spoiled rotten and knows she can get her own way by throwing a tantrum, why -- because my sister gets embarassed at DS's episodes and will do anything to shut them up. Last year, my parents were babysitting for DS and her siblings, I was over assisting, I was playing chess with my young nephew when DS throws a tantrum over something. Laying on the floor, kicking screaming, fake crying, no one came to her rescue. At one point she stops gets up, walks over to wehre her brother and I were, and asks Isn't anyone paying attention to me? Her brother said No, and continued playing the game, and looked at me and said she really is a pest isn't she. I said nothing cause I was gonna start laughing. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.