Babies and kids crying!! !!>:(

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When it's a baby that young, that's not exactly a "tantrum", IMO. Babies have absolutely NO other way of expressing that they need something, RIGHT NOW.



I consider this every time I hear/see some little kid losing it at Walmart (where I work part-time). Simply put, when they leave, I will no longer have to hear the screaming (and neither will the other customers), but she will. Kids will do stuff like that.

And that's right, the kid is NOT having a good time either.

And yes--how many of us have had uncontrollable meltdowns, also? I figure that tantrum-throwing kids (at least some of them) are probably feeling the same way.

I work in a fast food place where parents bring their kids all the time. Every once in a while we'll get one screaming at the top of his lungs, and our restaurant isn't that big so you can hear it no matter where you are. Noise like that hurts so much it actually makes me sick sometimes. I know it's not really the kid's fault, I just get really mad that parents don't do anything about it, or at least take them outside until they stop screaming, because it's not just me they're bothering, it's all the other customers as well.

Sometimes the parents can't do anything about it and thats their one chance to stop and get something to eat in a very full day. Also, sometimes getting food in the kid will make them feel better and calm down. I've been the parent in that situation a few times, luckily not too often, and sometimes it's easier said than done to just leave with them.

I'm not saying that parents should just let their kids scream all over the place in public and not worry about it, but overall, it really doesn't last that long. It's hard enough on the kid and the parent too without having to deal with others disapproval. Also, what if the kid is autistic and having a meltdown? Does that change your view of the situation? How about if you were the one having the meltdown in public and couldn't control it?

So my mother was wrong about the "tantrum" then?

She was wrong to refer to it as such.

This noise can just destroy me, if it is close by. Perhaps if I had children of my own, it would be different. Or maybe not..
At work, I am always afraid a kid will go off closer than about 100 feet. I then come unglued. Not good, considering I used to work for freaking Wal*Mart! You could always count on some kid doing this, but fortunately my store was also freaking huge so I could avoid close range. Well about 70-80% of the time. I try to avoid the local Wal*Mart here in town, because it is the worst place outside a Day Care I can imagine to be. Never linger or loiter, that is for certain.
Unfortunately, I cannot retreat at my current job & the kid/infant may get very close before he shrieks. That usually sours my mood for the rest of a shift..

Sincerely,
Matthew

PS.

I am not saying ANYTHING about parenting ( my Mom usually points out in pride at how "good" I was. Meaning I did not respond much. AT ALL. Not exactly good, Mom!).
Just that the noise kids make have an adverse effect on me. QAlso, their energy level on older children starts of as entertaining, but quickly wears me out. Of course, any parent who has endured a kid's question of "why?" already knows this one, so I am not alone!

Matt

I'd rather that a baby be alive and crying, than aborted.

Babies crying drives me up the wall I can't stand it.

I can't stand stupid babies and children crying and screaming. It literally hurts my ears and one thing I hate about crowded restaurants means they scream and makes me scream myself. I have a cute bird who screams but is overly cute and has no brain. A birdbrain to be exact. He is my therapy bird. My brother is very annoying but I love him. Huggable as well.

True.

I would get a job and your own apartment ASAP.
The kids will never change.. not for years, anyway.
Then you'll have other problems with them on your hands.

When I dislike a living situation, I try to deal by thinking of a perk...
"Like, AHH, these kids are LOUD.... but, I am living here free, and this situation isn't forever... so, I'll live." Repeat to oneself.

Yes, this is the reason I hate children.