Comments | polychrome_baby: Ranty rant rant.

polychrome_baby

Ranty rant rant.

Jul 05, 2011 14:10

O, hai there judgmental asshat. It seems you're up to the same tired shit again.

I'm not going to sum up his bullshit neat and tidy, I'll just respond to it:

First things first. You don't know what the fuck you're seeing, dude. You have decided you do know, that you can "tell" by the lack or presence of a fear inducing "look" that a parent ( Read more... )

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n3m3sis42 July 5 2011, 18:47:41 UTC

The part that bugs me is where he's talking about crying babies on planes. Yes, the reason my 5 month old is crying is because I need to tell him he's not the center of the universe, fuckface. BABIES FUCKING CRY.

pinkminx July 5 2011, 18:53:45 UTC

That part always gets to me, too (not that the other shit doesn't, UGH) and in large part because of this assumption that, idk, the baby's crying matters only to the snotty shithead listening. NO ONE likes hearing babies cry, including said babies themselves. But that's something that will happen anyway, so good luck dealing with humanity in all of its messiness, eh?

n3m3sis42 July 5 2011, 18:53:49 UTC

Oh yeah, and the grocery store thing pissed me off, too.

Restaurants? Okay, I can at least see where he is coming from. People don't HAVE to go to restaurants.

But grocery stores? What if your kid misses his nap or is teething or whatever and you don't have a partner or your partner has to work or something? Are you just supposed to not buy groceries that week because oh noes, your kid might disturb some overly sensitive asshole's grocery shopping experience?

cathrynapple July 5 2011, 19:09:08 UTC

Right, and of course his answer would probably be that parents with babies who cry should choose other means of transportation. Because that's totally feasible.

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pinkminx July 5 2011, 18:54:39 UTC

YES YES YES GRRRRR.

I didn't have to read the original article to know this person isn't contributing anything I'd be even marginally interested in hearing, because this type of "telling it like it is" ageist BS is everywhere.

cathrynapple July 5 2011, 19:00:46 UTC

I was discussing this article earlier. His whole article is filled with disturbing statements, I agree! If parents spanked, there'd be fewer children making noise in stores and crap? TEACHERS should be spanking, too? I know that many people choose to spank responsibly, but the more I read the more I felt like he really thinks spanking IS the cure, though he claims not to.

sapphyres July 5 2011, 19:21:30 UTC

I HAVE "the look." I discipline, at home and in public. My children are four. They act like they're four, including getting over excited and forgetting themselves. I can't just leave them home...cuz, you know, they're FOUR...and the law strongly suggests that I am required to feed them. I don't take them to nice restaurants, or ballet or wine tastings or orgies, which are some of the venues I consider to be adult only.

Folk are just gonna have to deal with it elsewhere, like I deal with them having reunions in the middle of the mall and leaving shopping carts in the exact middle of the aisle.

idemandjustice July 5 2011, 19:27:34 UTC

Oops, that's me leaving my shopping cart in the middle of the aisle. You see, my 2 year old will grab all the shit off of the shelves if I leave him within reach. I try to watch for people and move it out of their way when necessary. :)

sapphyres July 5 2011, 19:30:02 UTC

You know, here it's single people. They're trundling along in front of me, then suddenly stop and wander off. Sometimes to look at Snuggies. Snuggies make it way more offensive.

idemandjustice July 5 2011, 19:38:39 UTC

Ah, yeah. They're probably related to the people that walk every place two-or-three-abreast, very slowly, occasionally stopping with no warning.

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idemandjustice July 5 2011, 19:22:38 UTC

I just read this article. This is a great response to it. It really bugs me when I see this stereotype that any parent who doesn't spank must not discipline their kids in any way. I'm not saying spanking is evil, but that it's NOT the only way to discipline a child.

I noticed in this piece he included the mention of the airline banning infants from first class. I'd really like to know how he expects parents to discipline their infants. These aren't kids running around, out of control being brats. Their infants, dammit. Their parents do the best they can, I'm sure. But having gone through an evening witching hour for Charlotte's first three months of life, sometimes there's not a damn thing you can do, and it's unfortunate. And sometimes parents need to travel. I'm not even a fan of the existence of a first class section at all. I just hate this attitude against parents for things that may be beyond their control ( ... )