Anyone else just SICK of children???

[phillybri]

I don't mean to sound like an ogre here, but in my office people constantly bring their kids in and let the run amok!:grr:

Why do parents let their kids be so obnoxious in public???:grr::nuke:

[bluestateguy]

1. reply

Bringing kids in is fine, as long as they are kept under their parents supervision and they are asked to behave themselves.

[jtb33]

2. Clarify...

Are you sick of CHILDREN

or

Are you sick of the ACTIONS of some children

?


:)

[phillybri]

4. The actions...

Although, it seems like every damn kid I've seen over the last week has done something really annoying...

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

3. Why would someone bring their kids to an office ?

Its a place of work not a daycare . I could understand if you are coming there for a couple of minutes but don't let them run amok . Its very distracting I think .

[nicolemrw]

28. babysitting arrangments fall through sometimes.

but bringing the kid to work should only be a last resort, and the kid should be kept under control!

[mrboba1]

5. oh, stop your damn whining...

and go run amok with them!!!

:P

:hi:

[dave123williams]

6. Problems with children:

1. They don't understand veiled threats, sarcasm, or sardonic humor.
2. They look positively ill in evening wear.

[mrboba1]

7. my kids (young) get sarcasm very well

must be 'cause they receive it all the time!

:shrug:

[SarahB]

Mine too.

My 9 year old son dishes it out better than most adults.

[mrboba1]

21. ha! so does mine (8 yr old)

I can't figure out whether thats good or bad though.....

:D

[Phillycat]

8. No, I just got news that a coworker had a new baby.

Right now I'm thinking of teensy little baby fingers and toes and pink receiving blankets (they had a girl) and the smell of a new baby. *swoon*

But I know what you mean. Sometimes I don't understand parents. But it's almost never the kid's fault, you know?

[redqueen]

9. Don't blame the children.

You should be sick of parents with no consdieration of their co-workers' needs.

[Deja Q]

10. They can't afford babysitters. Just about 99% of the problems in society

point straight back at the businesses who exploit and abuse us because 99% of society's problems revolve around money.

It's as simple as that.

[MuseRider]

11. Be sick of the parents.

They are the reason you have to put up with this. If they were actually parenting the running amok would be stopped and the children removed. Sorry, it is not easy to be a parent but way too many parents don't even try.

[lapislzi]

12. Yes, let's have something else for dinner tonight.

[NanBo]

15. Spewed my coffee

LOLOL Thank you much. :)

[VOX]

23. Ohh, you're bad!!!!!

:thumbsup: :bounce:

[slutticus]

13. I hate kids.

Even when they behave

[Book Lover]

14. Do you have an HR person of some sort?

Someone has to be in charge of personnel issues in your office. Complain to them if you feel you can't to the parents.

[Nadienne]

16. I'm sick of kids getting sick.

How can I take a day to play hookey when other people in this office are constantly home taking care of their sick kids?

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[ProdigalJunkMail]

19. your ire should be directed elsewhere...

the parents are to blame...the kids are just doing what kids do. The parent a) should not have brought them to work and b) should reign in the munchkins if they DO bring them to work!

theProdigal

[Carson]

25. Most definitely blame the parents.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when parents allow their children to run willy-nilly in restaurants.

Listen up, parents, you may think every action of your child is precious and adorable, but many strangers do not.

I am a parent and never was my child allowed to get up from his seat in a restaurant (even McDonald's) and wander around, annoying other patrons.

[nicolemrw]

27. amen

never let mine act out of control in public either. whats wrong with some parents anyway? :shrug:

[Dukkha]

29. I can't STAND screaming brats in public

I always involuntarily ball up a fist eagerly wanting to "silence" them. It's usually the white trash ghetto families too dragging their rug rats with them totally undisciplined.

The children are our future
but the present is MINE!

[Pithlet]

30. How nice and classist of you

Man, DU is a miserable place to be today.

[realisticphish]

37. it most certainly is

stupid wednesday :grr:


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[blindpig]

31. not as long as I got some fresh habanero sauce! mmmmm

[Debi]

32. I'm just sick of 'other people's' children....

My child is perfect :evilgrin:

[JVS]

33. Damn things should be deported

[Debi]

35. Or put to work so we can relax!

eom

[2Design]

36. Sometimes I wish I had an ignore button for kids and parents -

- like when the parents let them run inside of roped off display areas at christmas time
- or parents put them on their shoulders right in front of you and now you can't see
- or when parents bring them into the college computer labs
- or when parents let them scream and cry in the stores and it is midnight
- or when parents let them scream or cry in a restaurant
- or when parents think every thing they do is cute while they are crawling on you
- or when they bite

but other times I like running amuck with them

parenting is a tough job - and once you sign up - you have them for life

[Blue-Jay]

38. I wish I had clicked on this link earlier.

I'm sure I would have enjoyed the "deleted message" exchange! :D

At work, we used to have what we called a "baby stampede". You could hear it from miles away. Someone would bring in their new baby, and half of the staff would run recklessly to the vicinity of the baby just to coo at him/her. I wasn't annoyed as much as I was amused.

[rene moon]

39. I'm always sick of kids

Except my niece. Otherwise I find them and their parents annoying.
Flame away!

[Skittles]

40. I'M TIRED OF UNDISCIPLINED LITTLE BRATS, YES

ABSOLUTELY

[KG]

41. not me, they taste great with fava beans and a nice chianti

:)

[Blue-Jay]

42. fftpfftpfftpfttpfttp!

[GOPisEvil]

43. See those deleted messages above?

Yours better get deleted too, dammit! :P

[KG]

45. jeez, are the thought police getting that bad in the lounge?

:eyes:

[Meshuga]

44. I love my son for obvious reasons but I hate all other

children! I never bring my kid to work even when people ask because he is just going to be a pain in the ass and I know people are going to be in WTF mode. :-)

[mitchum]

46. Yes

[dolo amber]

47. Oh yeah

Now gaze upon the enormous visage of my darling 4 yr old, complete with scabs from taking a header in the driveway off her bike. :7

(phillybri met my chillins and can verify their non-obnoxiousness. ;))