Children are little s***s!

[XemaSab]

The other day I was in the fabric store looking for a pattern for my halloween costume. There was a girl of maybe 7 in there with her mom. Her mom was looking for a pattern to MAKE her a costume, and everything the mom suggested, the girl was like "Eww! NO!"

I wanted to tell the girl that when *I* was that age, my mom handed me a sheet and told me I was going as a ghost, end of argument.

Yesterday I was in the safeway and there was a mom with a few kids, and she'd gotten a small candy bar for one of the girls and the girl was like "IT ISN'T FAIR!!!!" 'cause she wanted a BIGGER candy bar.

I couldn't believe it. Appalling.

[Bunny]

1. My mom would not have even bought us a candy bar, much less

listen to us whine about getting the small one! Ooh, the backhand would have been flying then!

[XemaSab]

3. My mom didn't hit

But it would have been back on the shelf....

[Bunny]

5. Well, I was sort of exaggerating. My mom didn't smack us over

stuff like that, although we did get an occasional swat on the ass for bad behavior!

[Shell Beau]

2. Kids are kids.

It is the parents that create the brats. But I personally love kids.


On edit, this may turn into a flame war. :shrug:

[Midlodemocrat]

4. Not all children are little s***s.

Most of them are quite sweet, actually. I volunteer daily at an elementary school and most are pretty darned cute.

[XemaSab]

10. It's true...

the thing is that when you're out in public, it's the screamers that get noticed...

[WeRQ4U]

6. No offense, but...............take a deep breath.... count to ten....

There just being kids. I whined when I was little. I complained when I didn't get something. I also threw tantrums when I was little. GASP!

I know adults that need a good swift kick in the ass for behavoir that's ten times worse. But unless kids do something MUCH worse than what you've described, I cut them some slack.

[imperialismispasse]

7. Geez

One little girl was being a brat not, all kids everywhere. Dont you think your overreacting a little?

[RedCloud]

8. Kids pull those stunts when they think they can get away with it.

My guys are okay with me and don't even try, because I got the edge on 'em.

e.g. the trip

"Hey kids. Don't doze off on me. I really don't know where that place is! Are we there yet kids? Did I miss the turn?"

But with their mom, they climb like monkeys, howl like monkeys and if they could throw poop at each other, they would. She spoils 'em.

on Edit: "Stuints" not stunts. pardon my typo.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. My kids are people.

Who experience the full range of emotions that I as an adult do. They just say what they want when they want, while I "as an adult" *try* to keep my mouth shut.