O my goodness, I am losing by tolerance for brats in the stores. Are kids just always screaming in the stores?
475230
Parents can try and teach their young children how to behave but because kids that young don't have the brain development to understand WHY they need to be quiet the only way to insure obedience would be to physically punish them and even that might not work. Children and their parents shouldn't be penalized because the learning experience is rocky sometimes. Try and be a little more patient, especially because some children have disabilities like Autism which are not immediately apparent to the layperson and which may cause behavior that would look like they were "being a brat". As the mother of an Autistic three year old I can tell you that the dirty looks when my son is having trouble do not make this disorder easier to live with. I spend a lot of time teaching my son how to behave in public but he is just a little boy. Give us stressed out parents a break, huh?
646204
yes i feel what you are saying.\nthis is getting  to be something like a life line,\ntheir are some sad people out their, and alot of lonely people.\nsome poor young child is asking for help.\nand some smart ass will answer with nothing but f**g shitt just some stinking looser.\ni wished i could also put my hands through the comp to these young kiddies and hug them. and the smart assses hands through the comp screen and choke them.
53267
Hey, the kid is from my own 'material', why not? I take it a step further even...if we are somewhere and the kids got a runny nose, if nothing else is available, they'll have to use my shirt! It's on the inside, so noone has to look at it, and I usually wear long shirts, so it doesn't have to touch me...but that's when they are little, when they get older that's just gross!
323661
I must add that she probably needs more attention from the family. Little kids that act really bratty, take things, throw things, make a scene actually need more quality attention. They do all that because it's the only way they know how to get attention, even though it's the wrong kind.
570989
I agree.  I'm not talking about a little slip either.  Kids who walk along cussing up a storm.  They think it makes them look and sound adult/cool.  Little do they know adults think of them as immature children.  One of these days, I think I'll start walking beside them and cuss up a storm of my own to let them know just how cool it really is....better not, they'll probably just beat me up.  Let me think about it for a while.
884938
Isn't it awful?  We could be accused of stereotyping and tarring people with the same brush, but it is very difficult not to feel intimidated when faced with these youngsters.  They appear to hunt in packs and it's just downright scary!
366170
Like any intolerant one!! Try to open your mind... if children like it let them play... it isn't harmful at all... but well just remember nobody likes some one who says "when I was a child we used to..."
775560
I have witnessed the same thing happen not in a restaurant, but in someone's dining room. Kids aren't taught any manners today because the parents are too busy with their own selfish pursuits. It makes me sick. Think about who will be running this country 30 years from now. Frightening.
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well martha, i believe that it is completely up to you if you want to take small children away from things such as gamecube and nudie magazines, and throw them in sweat shops, hell if i had one of those facilities, i would do the same damn thing, f those little bastards!! right in the forehead!!!
666385
Don't be offended, but have you thought about taking anger management? Or maybe even a career as a collections agent? You seem to have a hair trigger, throwing things at somebody just because you don't like them? That is beyond rude, why not ignore them instead, because it sounds like you might end up in several fights once you're in the adult world, or at least very alone. Does the word *bully* ever get thrown your way? By-the-way, the teachers see how you treat people and that is why they can't stand you. I would say that maybe a reality check is or should be at the top of your to-do list. Good luck w/ your attitude adjustment.\nBrandy\n *added comment*\nI think you don't have a mom, because any mom would knock you to your a$$ for acting like that. TIME FOR BRAT CAMP IN THE MOST REMOTE CORNER OF THIS PLANET where nobody is subjected to being in the same state or country with you!
235577
as a Christmas photographer for Sears....low pay,screaming children and even worse, their parents.  Did I mention the spit-up....To this day I start to shake when I pass a minivan.  Worse because of the nightmares.\nWhat do I do now?....okay so I'm still there...highly medicated but still there.
567903
Look at all the crap on TV, music, and in cartoons. I saw a Bratz Doll commercial where the girl couldn't have been older then 11 or 12, and she was getting ready for a date, wearing tons of makeup, a micro miniskirt and high heeled boots...oh and her date pops in her window while she's putting on her gigantic earrings. I also saw a Barbie My Scene cartoon that came in the box with the doll, and the My Scene characters are all 14-15 years old and obsessing over "does he like me??", who has the hottest boyfriend, and chasing boys. It's a sad thing, young girls start to think that's what life is all about. \n\nAlot of the girls that post those kinda questions are pre-teens and teenagers and barely decided to put away the Barbies in favor of chasing boys.
610461
No it is not acceptable and u can press charges for being offended by it.  When I am grocery shopping or whatever i have no desire for me and my kids to listen to that crap.  They are disrupting my peace.
1058672
I spanked all my kids, and I have three.  You have to instill fear into a child otherwise they run wild without fear of being punished.  I know, all you non-spankers are bit*hin, shut up.
261759
I made a little hamster feeder for the kids. It keeps pouring more food out for them constantly. That way I don't have to worry about conflicts such as yours. If you're going to be lax....you've gotta work at it man!
769987
Yes i have to admit that i have gotten to a fight over a tickle me elmo,,, I had been there before anybody got there to the walmart that year and yes i did get one of the tickle me elmo in my cart but this lady took it out of my cart and me and her went at it on the floor fist fighting,,, lets just say i got my elmo back LMAO!!! I have to admit that i really get injoyment on that day just to see what deals i can get and to see all the fights,,,, I wouldnt miss it for the world now this year my husband is going with me and he hasnt ever went so its going to be interesting to watch how he reacts cause he is the type of person that doesnt like to be around other people,,,, Happy thanksgiving and good luck on your shopping
850388
I was totally irritated by the fact that there were more teens in casual clothing with supermarket bags trick or treating than little kids in costumes. Maybe this is why there were less houses offering treats than in years past, my kids had to stay out a little longer and wlk a little further and still weren't able to fill their bags.