Last weekend I went for a haircut and this kid was throwin a damn fit through his entire cut. I'm not talking just crying, I'm talkin top-of-your-lung bloodcurdling screaming, arm wavin' and kicking. So much so that I asked the girl (I was her next haircut) if she popped a tranquilizer when she went to the back in between cuts. Now I know some kids are like that and get scared of a haircut, but this kid carried on even long after, throwing himself on the floor and such, proving that, well, he was just pretty much an asshole.

All I kept thinking was, why don't they have haircut palces that specialize in kids, or at the very least, a sectioned off area for kid haircuts.

But this applies to pretty much anything public. Restaurants should have no-kid sections (just like there used to be non-smoking sections). I much rather take my chances with a bit of second hand smoke than risk accidentally stabbing a screaming child with my fork. Why should I have my dinner experience ruined by the oh-so-darling fruit of your loin??

And when I travel, it always annoys me when they call people with children first, along with folk who need special assistance. Well, they're sick or disabled, they most likely did not choose to be, so I understand why they get on first. But you decided to spawn, how or why does that get you special privilage? They should just be like "OK, who here is traveling without children? Raise of hands. " then let those folk in and sit all the screamin brats up front in their own section. Better yet, do let them board first, but seat them all at the back of the plane so that the rest of us can get off swiftly and without having to wait for Mommy and Daddy to get lil' Shitty and Caca's crap together.

Just a thougth.

This is something that annoys me, when I've waited until I could to to the mall KID-FREE, so as to have some peace and quiet, only to have other people's screaming sprog all over the shop

I know though, what it's like to be cooped up with the kids and sometimes you just HAVE to get out, or there goes your sanity so I don't really begrudge people. Some people just don't have the support network and if their kids aren't in daycare or school yet, well they have no choice but to bring them - I've been in that situation myself - for 10 years

Cartoon Cuts. It's a kids haircut place.

I agree about restaurants though.

Say I'm doing it big, taking a chick to the Olive Garden real romantic-like...Then some screaming ass kid gets seated behind me. Thanks Olive Garden. And thank you, little bratty ass cock-blocker, for crying over your crayons.

ZombieKitten said:

This is something that annoys me, when I've waited until I could to to the mall KID-FREE, so as to have some peace and quiet, only to have other people's screaming sprog all over the shop

I know though, what it's like to be cooped up with the kids and sometimes you just HAVE to get out, or there goes your sanity so I don't really begrudge people. Some people just don't have the support network and if their kids aren't in daycare or school yet, well they have no choice but to bring them - I've been in that situation myself - for 10 years

Oh I don't begrudge people with kids going out. It's not like I think they should all stay in.

When we had Cody, who was special needs, there were times where I was like LAWD LEMME JUST PUT THIS CHILD HERE AND WALK IN THE OTHER ROOM FOR 2 MINUTES...Juuuuuust 2 Minutes.

I think places should be better equipped to make everyone's experience a pleasant one.

FauxReal said:

Cartoon Cuts. It's a kids haircut place.

I agree about restaurants though.

Say I'm doing it big, taking a chick to the Olive Garden real romantic-like...Then some screaming ass kid gets seated behind me. Thanks Olive Garden. And thank you, little bratty ass cock-blocker, for crying over your crayons.

That's why slapping a strange child with a breadstick should be legalized.

about on planes, if you put all the screaming babies together, none will ever get to sleep, you kind of need to spread them out, so they don't keep setting each other off. Same as in the maternity ward, single rooms should be MANDATORY

ZombieKitten said:

about on planes, if you put all the screaming babies together, none will ever get to sleep, you kind of need to spread them out, so they don't keep setting each other off. Same as in the maternity ward, single rooms should be MANDATORY

Well if they can't go together they should go neatly stowed under the seat in front of Mommy.

johnart said:

FauxReal said:

Cartoon Cuts. It's a kids haircut place.

I agree about restaurants though.

Say I'm doing it big, taking a chick to the Olive Garden real romantic-like...Then some screaming ass kid gets seated behind me. Thanks Olive Garden. And thank you, little bratty ass cock-blocker, for crying over your crayons.

That's why slapping a strange child with a breadstick should be legalized.

And taking a girl to Olive Garden should be illegalized.

johnart said:

ZombieKitten said:

about on planes, if you put all the screaming babies together, none will ever get to sleep, you kind of need to spread them out, so they don't keep setting each other off. Same as in the maternity ward, single rooms should be MANDATORY

Well if they can't go together they should go neatly stowed under the seat in front of Mommy.

They can fit into the overhead bin pretty easily. I think that's where they belong.

Efan said:

johnart said:

That's why slapping a strange child with a breadstick should be legalized.

And taking a girl to Olive Garden should be illegalized.

I was joking. I take them to McDonald's til I know what we have is real.

Efan said:

johnart said:

Well if they can't go together they should go neatly stowed under the seat in front of Mommy.

They can fit into the overhead bin pretty easily. I think that's where they belong.

Just wrap em in a blanket and put a helmet on em as contents may shift during the flight.

FauxReal said:

Efan said:

And taking a girl to Olive Garden should be illegalized.

I was joking. I take them to McDonald's til I know what we have is real.

Any girl who can't be happy with the dollar menu is a golddigger.

FauxReal said:

Efan said:

And taking a girl to Olive Garden should be illegalized.

I was joking. I take them to McDonald's til I know what we have is real.

Since Alej isn't here I'm gonna say it...That's hot.

johnart said:

Efan said:

They can fit into the overhead bin pretty easily. I think that's where they belong.

Just wrap em in a blanket and put a helmet on em as contents may shift during the flight.

Why can't they be stashed with the Yorkies and Shih-Tzus? You never hear those yappy little shits.

FauxReal said:

johnart said:

Just wrap em in a blanket and put a helmet on em as contents may shift during the flight.

Why can't they be stashed with the Yorkies and Shih-Tzus? You never hear those yappy little shits.

How much money would it take to start up our own NO-KIDS airline?

I've got like 10 bucks in my wallet. Are you in?

If we all chip in we could call it Org Airways

Org Airways

Leave the fuckin kids at home!

[Edited 1/28/11 17:26pm]

johnart said:

Efan said:

They can fit into the overhead bin pretty easily. I think that's where they belong.

Just wrap em in a blanket and put a helmet on em as contents may shift during the flight.

"Please be careful when opening the overhead bins, as your progeny may have shifted during the flight."

I think it's survival of the fittest.

Children throwing temper tantrums is unacceptable. If parents do not know how to train their offspring to act civil in public establishments and they do not have sense enough to take that drama outside, management should ask them to leave. Children learn very young what they can and cannot get away with. No one to blame here but the parents. You need a license to own a dog, but any idiot can have kids.

johnart said:

FauxReal said:

Why can't they be stashed with the Yorkies and Shih-Tzus? You never hear those yappy little shits.

How much money would it take to start up our own NO-KIDS airline?

I've got like 10 bucks in my wallet. Are you in?

If we all chip in we could call it Org Airways

Org Airways

Leave the fuckin kids at home!

[Edited 1/28/11 17:26pm]

I'm in. R-rated movies in-flight?? I haven't been this excited since I entered the Home Invasion thread!

FauxReal said:

johnart said:

How much money would it take to start up our own NO-KIDS airline?

I've got like 10 bucks in my wallet. Are you in?

If we all chip in we could call it Org Airways

Org Airways

Leave the fuckin kids at home!

[Edited 1/28/11 17:26pm]

I'm in. R-rated movies in-flight?? I haven't been this excited since I entered the Home Invasion thread!

And no smoke detector devices to tamper with in the bathroom. We realize some of our clientele might like to get a lil "happy" mid-flight.

therevolutionwillnotbe said:

Children throwing temper tantrums is unacceptable. If parents do not know how to train their offspring to act civil in public establishments and they do not have sense enough to take that drama outside, management should ask them to leave. Children learn very young what they can and cannot get away with. No one to blame here but the parents. You need a license to own a dog, but any idiot can have kids.

Better question: "Why is it that parents cannot keep control of their children?"

or: "why can't all kids be made the same without any intellectual and/or behavioural and/or
other challenges?"

so unfair we can't treat them all the same and they all turn out just as expected!!

and so unfair when we make the decision to be parents that we can't pick and choose what our kids' temperaments are going to be like I would have picked:

quiet

obliging

conformist

grateful

appreciative

understanding

attractive

I guess it's asking too much of a 2-6 year child, I mean most adults don't even tick all of those boxes.

ZombieKitten said:

or: "why can't all kids be made the same without any intellectual and/or behavioural and/or
other challenges?"

so unfair we can't treat them all the same and they all turn out just as expected!!

and so unfair when we make the decision to be parents that we can't pick and choose what our kids' temperaments are going to be like I would have picked:

quiet

obliging

conformist

grateful

appreciative

understanding

attractive

I guess it's asking too much of a 2-6 year child, I mean most adults don't even tick all of those boxes.

johnart said:

FauxReal said:

Cartoon Cuts. It's a kids haircut place.

I agree about restaurants though.

Say I'm doing it big, taking a chick to the Olive Garden real romantic-like...Then some screaming ass kid gets seated behind me. Thanks Olive Garden. And thank you, little bratty ass cock-blocker, for crying over your crayons.

That's why slapping a strange child with a breadstick should be legalized.

I slapped all 4 of my strange kids with breadsticks ! Then threatened to slit their throats with the bread knife if they uttered another peep

Mach said:

johnart said:

That's why slapping a strange child with a breadstick should be legalized.

I slapped all 4 of my strange kids with breadsticks ! Then threatened to slit their throats with the bread knife if they uttered another peep

That's my kind of parenting!

I love my nephew Golf, so quiet, caring, kind, well-behaved and polite. He's perfect in that sense, a real joy to look after, and helpful with our other nephew New too, almost like having another adult around. But New's different. He's the cutest, funniest kid, but can really throw a fit in public sometimes, and be rude and dismissive to ppl (while lovely to others. He must have a system ) but if I'm really honest I actually kinda like how badass he is. I think I just want to help raise him as a real original, a free-thinking one-off and if it means he has some attitude and goes against the grain here in Thailand then so be it.

Acrylic said:

Mach said:

I slapped all 4 of my strange kids with breadsticks ! Then threatened to slit their throats with the bread knife if they uttered another peep

That's my kind of parenting!

my mum used to threaten us in another language in a lovely tone of voice "do that again, and I will cut your ears off with a butter knife" in public. Which made us thrill with danger and excitement LOL

Acrylic said:

Mach said:

I slapped all 4 of my strange kids with breadsticks ! Then threatened to slit their throats with the bread knife if they uttered another peep

That's my kind of parenting!

Most people think i'm kidding

I almost killed a strangers child in the resturant this eve ... but then realized that the child was just mimicking it's parents ~ so I asked to be moved

.

[Edited 1/28/11 18:45pm]

Fauxie said:

I love my nephew Golf, so quiet, caring, kind, well-behaved and polite. He's perfect in that sense, a real joy to look after, and helpful with our other nephew New too, almost like having another adult around. But New's different. He's the cutest, funniest kid, but can really throw a fit in public sometimes, and be rude and dismissive to ppl (while lovely to others. He must have a system ) but if I'm really honest I actually kinda like how badass he is. I think I just want to help raise him as a real original, a free-thinking one-off and if it means he has some attitude and goes against the grain here in Thailand then so be it.

As in... he loves me, he's fun with me, protective of me, affectionate, funny and cool, so it's all good. Do I give a shit if you, a stranger, come up and try to play with him and he says 'no', waves his hand and shakes his head, and dismisses you like you're a tiny, insignificant annoyance? It's his right, no? If you're with us and he sees it's cool he'll be different, but I wouldn't want some random stranger coming up to me to pinch my cheeks or poke my belly just because I'm cute either. He's made his decision about you. Jog on!

Fauxie said:

Fauxie said:

I love my nephew Golf, so quiet, caring, kind, well-behaved and polite. He's perfect in that sense, a real joy to look after, and helpful with our other nephew New too, almost like having another adult around. But New's different. He's the cutest, funniest kid, but can really throw a fit in public sometimes, and be rude and dismissive to ppl (while lovely to others. He must have a system ) but if I'm really honest I actually kinda like how badass he is. I think I just want to help raise him as a real original, a free-thinking one-off and if it means he has some attitude and goes against the grain here in Thailand then so be it.

As in... he loves me, he's fun with me, protective of me, affectionate, funny and cool, so it's all good. Do I give a shit if you, a stranger, come up and try to play with him and he says 'no', waves his hand and shakes his head, and dismisses you like you're a tiny, insignificant annoyance? It's his right, no? If you're with us and he sees it's cool he'll be different, but I wouldn't want some random stranger coming up to me to pinch my cheeks or poke my belly just because I'm cute either. He's made his decision about you. Jog on!

poke my belly and I will swing my handbag up in your face and you better be hoping today it doesn't have a brick in it (you know, for situations such as this one)