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Wednesday April 18, 07
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11:45 AM - Unruly boys……Must be taken in hand
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Ok I’m the first to admit that I shouldn’t necessarily have an opinion on this subject as I have no children of my own nor am I planning to. But….people that do have children have a responsibility to teach their children proper etiquette when they are out in public.
Recently for some reason 3 little boys perhaps 8-10yrs of age have been taking the public transit instead of the yellow school bus home and have become a real pain in my ass. They are loud, obnoxious and just downright rude. Yesterday for an example as I was walking from the train platform towards the downward stairs one of them was hanging over the ledge spitting down trying to hit the other 2. This had me yelling “Hey there are people walking under there!” Some lady looked at me and it startled the boy and he did stop.
Then they meander out to the bus stop where myself, a lady in a wheelchair, an elderly gentleman and various others were waiting. The bus shows up and the majority of us stood back to let the wheelchair lady on first but not those 3 little bas%@&ds. They run up to the front one almost getting his foot run over by the wheelchair, which frightened the lady in the chair. The elderly guy said “Hey let the lady on first”. They of course didn’t and jumped on the bus then stood in the way taking off their backpacks, pushing each other and doing everything but taking their seats. Finally the driver noticed the wheelchair and told them to move as he was unable to lower the ramp for the lady.
Another beef I have is when people take their little darlings shopping when they should have stayed home with a babysitter. The first episode happened a few months ago when mother and I were grocery shopping, we kept hearing the most horrible coughing coming from somewhere. As we turned the corner into another aisle here was a family – man, woman and small child and it was the small child with this grown up smokers cough. They didn’t have a cart to put him in, the guy had 2 baskets, one in each hand and the woman was dragging this poor child around. It seemed no matter where mother and I went they seemed to follow or be there ahead of us. I finally had enough when I seen the child, who was now in the woman’s arms, hacking over the exposed vegetables. I asked if one of them could take the child to the car as he’s exposing everyone in the store to his cold. The guy calls me a fat bitch and told me to mind my own business. I said well at least have the decency to show the child how to cover his cough to eliminate as much as possible the spread of his mucus on the food products and that it was selfish of them to be dragging him around like that when he’s sick.
Just recently again while shopping with mother we could hear this child screaming so loudly in the next aisle that we couldn’t carry on a conversation. We then end up in the next line beside them where this child is screaming at the top of it’s lungs Bye Bye, Bye Bye. I just instinctually turned and put my finger to my mouth and went ssshhhhhhh. Where the mother than gave me a dirty look. I looked back and said maybe it’s time she was taught about inside and outside voices. The child continued with its loud Bye Byes while the mother just smiled and giggled. Her cashier must have said something to her as well as she then started putting her hand over the child’s mouth.
What your children do may seem cute to you however, most often it is an irritant to others.
I was brought up where unruly behavior was curbed by a quick swat to the mouth, not that I’m condoning such behavior but heck it worked for me. Now I know this is frowned upon these days and kids even have a help line to report abuse but at what consequence will this be to the general public once they grow up. And who will be to blame? The child? No it should be the parents who didn’t give their children the proper skills of common courtesy to others.
We have a homicide case in our Courts system right now where an 18yr old driving his mother’s car fires 3 gunshots out the drivers window hitting another 18yr old girl in the face and killing her. His defense – I wasn’t aiming at anyone I thought I was shooting over theirs heads just trying to scare them.
Ok you have an 18yr old, driving your car at 2am and shooting at people from your car, do you think perhaps you maybe slightly to blame?
Granted he did turn himself in before they found him but an interesting twist to this case – the mother’s car has yet to be found. I can’t help but wonder if she helped get rid of it before he turned himself in.
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My mother was also one to help me.. A good hard pull of the hair is what I got! haha..
You know Where I work we have one of the most wonderful little communities.. Its Called Heritage Park.. Many couples starting off with there little ones..
I am very fortunate to see so many mommies and daddys walking through the day Intertainings their children....
This I am sure is the way Mom and Daddy must do work together and try and make it work out...
See, There has to be a little more complience aswell of the parents Both Dad and Mom..
For the sake of their children.. Child care is so very expensive But we must work for what is needed..
See There is a Kid's Depot Across from where I work.. and I see what wonderful teachers they have.. It is a Daycare that teaches while they are being watched...
I think there are more of these needed in such cases..
I see the mommies running into the shop giving me their orders Grabbing a Madaline for their children and run...
and The Children are so smart and learn aswell.many I have seen through the years.... Even little babies.. Anyhow there has been terrible talk about Daycares.. But you really must keep an eye now..
Oh I like this place here aswell Because they have Internet going in all the rooms.. this way parents can look into there children..:)
and like I say I know all the teachers from this Kid Depot.I think they are all great...
Its Possible!
Just Love them teach them and Let them make their own dicisions as they get older.. And Hope and Try for the Best!
Thank you I enjoyed reading your journal...:).