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It is tough to take when you reach a certain age. What is tough to take? KIDS WHO GO INTO STORES AND SCREAM ABOUT THIS AND THAT.
It is my pet peeve. And yet to be fair, I know the parents of these noisy tots are wishing they would shut up, too.

I am super sensitive to sound. Hopefully, I can get past this so some peoples children do not drive me insane.

parents of these noisy tots are wishing they would shut up, too.

Part of the problem, ...wishing is not a good replacement for actual parenting.

I am super sensitive to sound. Hopefully, I can get past this so some peoples children do not drive me insane.

You have a choice to simply walk away, they have not.
Maybe look at why you are 'super sensitive' to sound, work out your own issues before applying your negativity to a child who is still learning, and onto stressed out parents who really do not need a *tutting* closed minded person, to aggravate the situation..

Ahhh....cranky old women! That is what we can allow ourselves to be like...or...we can engage the kid for a minute or two of distraction so that mommy can have a couple minutes to get her thoughts together.
I make funny faces at the child....I show them something quick to look at....I talk to them gently and they look up in surprise....or I will make a funny noise.
But first...I always make sure that mommy is aware and that she is feeling OK with it.
I get more thankful and appreciative feedback and it also makes me feel good.

Belle Lass wrote:Ahhh....cranky old women! That is what we can allow ourselves to be like...or...we can engage the kid for a minute or two of distraction so that mommy can have a couple minutes to get her thoughts together.
I make funny faces at the child....I show them something quick to look at....I talk to them gently and they look up in surprise....or I will make a funny noise.
But first...I always make sure that mommy is aware and that she is feeling OK with it.
I get more thankful and appreciative feedback and it also makes me feel good.

I LOVE that you do that, Belle! Me too! Even though its makes for a "bus driver's holiday" for me
I wouldn't have it any other way. Kids are magic and little machines that just respond predictably.
If they are bored or frustrated they are going to make it known.
I love to engage them and "click" enjoy the magic reversal that happens for everyone, including me,
in that situation. ALWAYS makes my day.

Sometimes all the training in the world( and I am a very assertive conservative leader to children)
cannot curb the frustration of shopping with or doing anything with, for too long, people who have no
clue how uninteresting what they are doing is to little ones. Especially when you are at hip height and
can't see what's going on let alone be included in the interaction.

Strange you would bring this up. I rarely eat at the fast food places but I stopped by today. A little boy was on the floor having a tantrum & he started kicking me on the leg, his mom just ignored him. I said in a silly voice, "ouch ouch, you are hurting me & I'm going to cry" & made a goofy face. He looked up at me & said eat eat eat, so I grabbed a handfull of fries from a tray & gave them to him. He sat on the floor completely content. His mom was oblivious to the whole thing! It's sad how some parents are really clueless to their kids needs.

Funny subject. Annoying parents of bratts is listed as one of my interests on my profile on "that other" site.
I will tell people just how I feel about their kids too.
I am a customer as well.

I have a pet peeve about kids and eating out. When my husband and I would go to a fine dinner and hire a BABYSITTER and there we are with someone else's children standing at our table, just being a bit annoying and what not.

So this one time I had to have the server tell the parents to keep their child with them ... why would we get a sitter for 4 kids and have to eat with someone else's.

I do not blame the kids but wow ... talk about RUDE parents. Careless and feel that since they are out fir a nice dinner someone else in the restaurant can watch their kids for them.

You should have seen the looks we got for having the parents look after their own kids, while we enjoyed our private intimate dinner.

I'm kinda of the opinion that children don't belong in fine dining establishments..they can't appreciate the food or the ambience..and it really is meant to be an adult entertainment /escape...they get bored, and make noises or run around etc...

As for anywhere else...I don't know, I don't have children...but, as a child I was taught how to behave in public...and running around , and screaming, and anything destructive was not permitted..and there were consequences..