i remember once when I was in best buy.. some little girl was having a temper tantrum, and she got mad and just laid down on the floor, to prove she wasn't going anywhere.. mind you she wasn't staying all that quiet. The mother was mad and said FINE! YOU JUST STAY THERE! and let her stay there. That pissed me off. Her husband was smart and got his daughter and brought her outside.. only to have his wife give him that evil glare. Yes, she was a smart one, "Lets just let the kid stay here and make an Ass out of my parenting skills.. If I have any.."
Sure this is a part of life, but so are the parents, they should do soemthing about it. I don't mind a crying child, if the parent cant get them to quiet down... well darn, as long as they are trying. I understand that youcan't always bring them outside... but when they cry and the parent just sits there with the, "Just cry then!" look... oh man, I wanna hurt somone..
Oh.. you can raise them so they aren't just brats... Its tough but it works. My half sister appeared in my life only but a few years ago.... Well her kids didn't see me as anyone, and her son always would just piss me off, and when I asked him to stop, he wouldn't, when I'd get angry, he'd just laugh. That annoyed me for a long time, but eventually I was able to get him to not be so annoying. Sure he can still be a brat... So can I
The difference is that he isn't always one. When one method doesn't work, try another.
Besides if they are gonna be brats, that just means lots of timeout without any electronics in the room.. heh.
Side Rant: Why do parents send children to THEIR room. "Go to you room where your X-Box, PS2, Nintendo, computer, and toys are! And you BETTER BE IN THERE IN THREE SECONDS!!" Wow, They're in trouble if they don't go where all there toys are.. thats some rough punishment. Personally If I had a son and a daughter, I think it'd be punishment if you sent them to each other's rooms, and then took away privledges and such for anything out of order..
