Children Crying and Screaming in Public

I'm sure everyone has encountered a screaming child while shopping or eating at a restaurant...I just don't understand why the parents won't leave or at least take the child outside until it quiets down! I was meeting my Daddy for lunch the other day and there was a kid in the restaurant with who I assume was his mother. This child would not stop screaming, crying, and getting out of the high chair, but his mother did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! My Daddy was running late so I sat there listening to this for 15 minutes! The manager even went over to speak to her about it and she had the nerve to get angry! While I was there several people cancelled their orders and left. When my Daddy got there we left too and went somewhere else to eat. I guess this woman didn't care that her unruly child cost the servers at the restaurant a lot of money! No customers means no tips. Parents...if your child starts screaming/crying in a store, restaurant, movie, etc and it continues for more than a few minutes, take them out of there!! It is beyond rude to make others suffer through your kids temper tantrum or whatever. Or better yet, leave them at home with a babysitter!!

Could not agree with you more..you go girl!

Apparently you don't have kids! You can't be too old to be saying daddy!! You won't understand until you have a kid. From the sound of it you don't want kids! Sounds like you hate kids! Really... Go complain else where! You was that little kid once!

Really wrote:

Apparently you don't have kids! You can't be too old to be saying daddy!! You won't understand until you have a kid. From the sound of it you don't want kids! Sounds like you hate kids! Really... Go complain else where! You was that little kid once!

I am 20 years old, but no matter how old I am I will always call my father "Daddy". I guess it's a southern daddy's girl thing. Anyways no I do not have children. I'm not married. But I assure you when I do have kids if they start acting up in public and will not stop I will take them outside so other people are not forced to listen to their carrying on. I'll do that because I was raised to have good manners! Again it is beyond rude to inflict a screaming, unruly child on strangers. I was NEVER that little kid because my Mama would have NEVER put up with that type of behaivor from us. Who do you think taught me proper manners?! Kids need discipline and letting them scream and throw fits isn't teaching them anything except how to be a brat. By the way, I love kids! I volunteer at the Boys & Girls club so I'm sorry but you are wrong about that.

You are a real bitch that I pray will never have kids. Also love the fact you call a child "It" Your "daddy" must be real proud. Now go make me lunch and stop your bitching.

FinleyRae13 wrote:

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I am 20 years old, but no matter how old I am I will always call my father "Daddy". I guess it's a southern daddy's girl thing. Anyways no I do not have children. I'm not married. But I assure you when I do have kids if they start acting up in public and will not stop I will take them outside so other people are not forced to listen to their carrying on. I'll do that because I was raised to have good manners! Again it is beyond rude to inflict a screaming, unruly child on strangers. I was NEVER that little kid because my Mama would have NEVER put up with that type of behaivor from us. Who do you think taught me proper manners?! Kids need discipline and letting them scream and throw fits isn't teaching them anything except how to be a brat. By the way, I love kids! I volunteer at the Boys & Girls club so I'm sorry but you are wrong about that.

The child could have an ear infection or other illness or be overly tired.My kids are raised now but I see this type of issue almost everywhere I go.It does'nt mean a child should be disaplined because they're a toddler.Someday it may be your child and daddy meeting you at a restaraunt,so,if you were to up and leave the manager may make you or daddy pay the bill anyway.The child was in a highchair,it must have been young.Try to be a little more tolerant or use a drive-thru and eat in peace with daddy in the car.I'm sure the manager wanted to know if there's anything to help.

FinleyRae13 wrote:

I'm sure everyone has encountered a screaming child while shopping or eating at a restaurant...I just don't understand why the parents won't leave or at least take the child outside until it quiets down! I was meeting my Daddy for lunch the other day and there was a kid in the restaurant with who I assume was his mother. This child would not stop screaming, crying, and getting out of the high chair, but his mother did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! My Daddy was running late so I sat there listening to this for 15 minutes! The manager even went over to speak to her about it and she had the nerve to get angry! While I was there several people cancelled their orders and left. When my Daddy got there we left too and went somewhere else to eat. I guess this woman didn't care that her unruly child cost the servers at the restaurant a lot of money! No customers means no tips. Parents...if your child starts screaming/crying in a store, restaurant, movie, etc and it continues for more than a few minutes, take them out of there!! It is beyond rude to make others suffer through your kids temper tantrum or whatever. Or better yet, leave them at home with a babysitter!!

Dear Ms. Not So Dumb Blonde,

Kids are kids, and it is VERY difficult to calm down or reason with a screaming two year old. Your only hope as a parent is to stay inside the resteraunt and attempt to teach the child the proper way to behave or you can take your screaming child outside and let them aggravate the people outside; which in addition usually reinforces the childs bad behavior and ensures that the child will continue to throw fits in places they are expected to behave. I will say that if a child screams longer than 15 minutes then there is usually something more wrong than a tantrum.

I know it is unpleasant and something that no person enjoys and everyone has experienced every now and then. You do understand that you are not the only person in the world, don't you? And that kids are people too. In addition, we live in a COMMUNITY, and kids are a vital part of this community....you know procreation of species and all.

So, little Ms Not So Dumb Blond....if you ever deciede to have children, I can promise that you will eat every word you wrote. Next time you experience a screaming child in public, you should try a little compassion, maybe a smile or a kind word would remedy the situation.

FinleyRae13 wrote:

I'm sure everyone has encountered a screaming child while shopping or eating at a restaurant...I just don't understand why the parents won't leave or at least take the child outside until it quiets down! I was meeting my Daddy for lunch the other day and there was a kid in the restaurant with who I assume was his mother. This child would not stop screaming, crying, and getting out of the high chair, but his mother did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! My Daddy was running late so I sat there listening to this for 15 minutes! The manager even went over to speak to her about it and she had the nerve to get angry! While I was there several people cancelled their orders and left. When my Daddy got there we left too and went somewhere else to eat. I guess this woman didn't care that her unruly child cost the servers at the restaurant a lot of money! No customers means no tips. Parents...if your child starts screaming/crying in a store, restaurant, movie, etc and it continues for more than a few minutes, take them out of there!! It is beyond rude to make others suffer through your kids temper tantrum or whatever. Or better yet, leave them at home with a babysitter!!

it sounds like your the brat talking shit about others why dont you and daddy learn to respect others.you must be one of those high class bitches

I know wrote:

<quoted text>The child could have an ear infection or other illness or be overly tired.My kids are raised now but I see this type of issue almost everywhere I go.It does'nt mean a child should be disaplined because they're a toddler.Someday it may be your child and daddy meeting you at a restaraunt,so,if you were to up and leave the manager may make you or daddy pay the bill anyway.The child was in a highchair,it must have been young.Try to be a little more tolerant or use a drive-thru and eat in peace with daddy in the car.I'm sure the manager wanted to know if there's anything to help.

If a child is sick why in the world would a mother have them out in a restaurant? I didn't say that the parent should give the kid a whack upside the head...I just said the child should be removed until he/she has calmed down and can behave appropriately. It is totally selfish to let your kid scream and cry in a store, restaurant, etc for an extended period of time! If thinking that makes me a *itch so be it. What does it make the mother who wouldn't take her child out of the restaurant and cost the servers money? I'm sure many of them have children to support! Oh, I did pay for the iced tea I ordered while waiting for my Daddy. And the manager actually asked the woman to take control of her child or take him outside because people were complaining. She said she didn't care!!

Ok Finley Rae 13 your parents didn't teach you your manners very well because iv seen you on this website talking about and running your mouth to people plenty of times.

Pleaz wrote:

Ok Finley Rae 13 your parents didn't teach you your manners very well because iv seen you on this website talking about and running your mouth to people plenty of times.

i agree with you she dont have nothing better to do her life must really suck lol

Hey "Not so dumb blonde", don't let these people get you down. I wish that more parents would have common courtesy and remove their screaming children! I am a mother of a 2 1/2 year old. I am fortunate that he rarely acts up in public, but I try very hard to avoid the tantrums in the first place. For one, I wouldn't take him out if he was sick (unless it was necessary), and I make sure he has things to keep him entertained, for example, when we are waiting for our meal to come at a restaurant. It's not rocket science. Sometimes he does throw a tantrum though, no matter what I do. Just the other day, he went into an awful tantrum in the child section of the library. I told him that if he didn't stop we would leave. He didn't, so we left. He got over it. You can't always take them outside, but I think everyone understands that kids are unruly sometimes and don't care when the parent is trying to deal with the situation.

Let me tell you something Dumb blonde....I am a mother of 3 lil boys...one of which has autism.with other special needs. One down fall to this illness is that He does not have social interaction skills. Which for me is really hard to deal with, considering my job is very in depth with dealing with the public. However as much as I would love to get up and leave from a dinner appt or something b/c of his outburst, well I simply won't. He has an illness, I am a paying customer the same as you. I have every right to be there. My child also needs to learn how to deal with the public and the overwhelming issues...we won't resolve the matter however, but it might make him more comfortable.

> So PPL have every right the same as you to have thier children out while having an outburst. That is why it is called a PUBLIC PLACE. If you do not like it go get you a high class fancy private membership somewhere.
> How dare you single out a child and nontheless the the child"it".
>sounds like you were raised very snotty...daddy didn't do such a good job....
>if it was me and my children you we're staring at then I probably would have said something to you and educated you on his illness like I do everyone else...
>and no I am not a $itch, I am known very well to pay for alot of ppl meals if my child is having an outburst, kinda like ok here is my child, sry he is this way, I can't help it...but enjoy your dinner on us! Sry for the inconvience type of thing. B?C simply MY CHILD CAN NOT HELP IT AND I CAN NOT HELP IT AS HIS PARENT>>>believe me I wish and pray everynight and day they find a cure....

I agree with the Intelligent blonde. Kids are so rude and spoiled while most of their PARENTS are too lazy to teach them there is a difference between an eating establishment and a playground.I was never tought to be a misbehaving brat and I won't tolerate my kids nor anyone else's. That is what is wrong with Amurika... spoiled ,lazy and expect someone else to tend to their kids. I like what my buddy once said to a waiter, " Please give me the chain smoking non children section" I can't believe people are too worthless to teach their offspring what is acceptable behaviour. I hope you have fun visiting them in the detention school or prison......The ones giving her a hard time are just plain ignorant.......

I don't mean the children with special needs.I mean the lazy parental units that are malfunctioning that need the attention.... I feel for the ones with the children that need more attention, not the ones that are too lazy to show them how to behave in public. There is a BIG difference......
I mean the spoiled little brats that don't mind because they have the control... not the so called parent.....

Let me rephrase my my reasoning,b/c I am not speaking for all of the children who act out in public. Just My children and others with special needds.
> One: There is a difference and why times it is hard to know if the child is special needs or not, is where the thin line comes in. I have been in Walmart and other places and someone will smart off and say can you not get your child in control...Well 9x out of 10 I will be very polite and try to explain. Until one day this women told me my child was the spawn of statan b/c he was a special needs child. So Yes I try to educate the public.
> Two: I am not saying the way my child acts in public is acceptable to most ppl, but his interactions with the public makes it a lil tolerable down the road.
>Three: Yes there are children out there that you just know that the parents need to have parenting classes LOL....For example: Go to the grocery store on the first of the month.....Lets talk about unruly disrespectful for children and parents....Those arre the ones you need to critize.....the ones that think that they own the store b/c they got there foodstamps that day....
>Fourth: All I am saying is that there are differences out there......Some really truly can not help it.
>Fifth: Like I said b4 I will most likely pay for others food if my child gets really upset while we are out to eat...I don't ignore his outburst or condone them....we work through them.

It's called common courtesy people!! I guess it's become very uncommon though. I realize I am not the only person in the world, but do y'all realize it too? While you are "trying to teach" your children how to behave in public you are disrupting a lot of people! I guess y'all think it doesn't matter how others feel, it's all about you!! Who cares if you are ruining other people's good time, your child has a right to scream and have a fit anywhere he/she wants to! Now y'all can say anything you want to about me...it doesn't bother me at all...but DO NOT say a thing about my parents! My Mama was a wonderful mother who raised us to be polite and to be good people. She was killed less than a year ago by a worthless pillhead who thought driving while high was a great idea! As far as special needs children go, my nephew has cerebral palsy and when my sister and brother-in-law take him out to dinner or wherever if he starts acting out disturbing others they leave. Most of the time he is an angel, but he does have his moments.

I would like to know who I said something bad about on here. Stating my opinion about prostitutes and drug addicts does not mean I have poor manners!! My parents also taught me to speak my mind.

Whineyasskids wrote:

I don't mean the children with special needs.I mean the lazy parental units that are malfunctioning that need the attention.... I feel for the ones with the children that need more attention, not the ones that are too lazy to show them how to behave in public. There is a BIG difference......
I mean the spoiled little brats that don't mind because they have the control... not the so called parent.....

Thank you!

Whineyasskids wrote:

I agree with the Intelligent blonde. Kids are so rude and spoiled while most of their PARENTS are too lazy to teach them there is a difference between an eating establishment and a playground.I was never tought to be a misbehaving brat and I won't tolerate my kids nor anyone else's. That is what is wrong with Amurika... spoiled ,lazy and expect someone else to tend to their kids. I like what my buddy once said to a waiter, " Please give me the chain smoking non children section" I can't believe people are too worthless to teach their offspring what is acceptable behaviour. I hope you have fun visiting them in the detention school or prison......The ones giving her a hard time are just plain ignorant.......

Please please keep your ignorant, pessimistic, close-minded a$$ in the chain smoking section of the resturants!! Or better yet why don't YOU go outside and quit polluting all of our lungs!!! I would much rather listen to kids scream than breathe in that filth.

Whineyasskids wrote:

I don't mean the children with special needs.I mean the lazy parental units that are malfunctioning that need the attention.... I feel for the ones with the children that need more attention, not the ones that are too lazy to show them how to behave in public. There is a BIG difference......
I mean the spoiled little brats that don't mind because they have the control... not the so called parent.....

i have 4 kids 2 of them has adhd and it is very hard to control them .i keep on them but they dont listen and i dont know why people are runnin there mouth over stupid shit like this i am proud of my kids even if they are brats