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I Hate Noise

Somebody brought a kid to our office today. He’s running around yelling. One of the other adults here is encouraging this. I wish I could smack both the child and the adult.

This is a workplace. If the kid needs to yell and run, take him to a park!

I remember as a child being taught that there were times and places where I was supposed to keep still and be quiet. I know it’s unreasonable to expect this to happen 100% of the time (or really, any more than 50% of the time.) But where is the balance, the moderation, the happy medium?

Maybe I should go to that person’s house at a time when they’ve just gotten the kid to sleep and are about to enjoy some adult time, and crank up some loud music and make a huge racket.

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SW-User

parenting today is much more hands off. "Absentee parenting". "Free range kids". This might be effective in raising chickens, and the meat will be healthier and more tasty, but I don't think these parents intend to eat their children, so how about penning them back up, teaching them some manners, and stop them from shitting in the neighbors yard for a change? O.k...I'm getting my feathers ruffled, but seriously, I agree with you. I don't think children need to be seen and not heard. I'm not sure we need to see them all the time .lol lol jk I love my kids, but I also want other people not to hate my kids, so I have done my best to raise them to respect other people and their space. There is a time and place, and if you want your kids to run like a pack of wild fowl, take them to your nearest Hardcore right wing Pro-life politician's house and let them stomp and poop all over their lawn.

SmartKat · 56-60, F

@SW-User I was more mad at the adults in this situation than I was at the kid.

SW-User

@SmartKat I understood that. I rarely blame the child as well.

SmartKat · 56-60, F

@SW-User This kid looked about seven or eight years old. Old enough to know better, IMHO. But I still think it’s because of parents who don’t teach kids there’s a time and a place for everything.

SW-User

@SmartKat I couldn't agree more. My girls were never allowed to behave like that . I believe in kids being kids, but part of being a kid is learning eight from wrong, and that should start at home.