Parents who let their kids use screens in public without headphones

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Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with people is that some of them think the world revolves around their uncontrolled child.

Don't want to listen to Lil Jon screaming cuss words? That's exactly how I feel about listening to even 1 second of Baby Shark.

Take. Your. Kid. Outside.

Uh no. I have zero problems whipping out my phone and playing a video for my kid in a pinch. My kid has as much of a right to be in a waiting room as you. Don’t like it? You leave. Kids exist in the same spaces as you. Get used to it. And your Lil John initimidation tactics are hilariously stupid. I almost have more respect for the person who suggested the pornography.

What would be the major problem with using headphones, though? Nobody cares what your kid is watching, they just don't want to hear it. Seriously, you can get volume limited toddler headphones for like $12 from every Wal-Mart/Target everywhere. Stick them in your bag and when your kid 'needs' a video, pull them out.

Better yet, learn to parent your child like the multitudes of generations that came before you. Don't be such a lazy, entitled, ass.

If we are in a waiting room- whether my kid is watching a screen or I am reading him a book or my kid is being fussy... I DO NOT care about you. Not at all. If you cannot handle a noise in a public environment like that, you are the one with the problem. I would never take my kid outside unless there they were being a serious disruption.

Wow. I wish every annoyance and hardship upon you, that possibly could befall you. Your attitude is absolutely horrific. I’m embarrassed for you.

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with people is that some of them think the world revolves around their uncontrolled child.

Don't want to listen to Lil Jon screaming cuss words? That's exactly how I feel about listening to even 1 second of Baby Shark.

Take. Your. Kid. Outside.

Uh no. I have zero problems whipping out my phone and playing a video for my kid in a pinch. My kid has as much of a right to be in a waiting room as you. Don’t like it? You leave. Kids exist in the same spaces as you. Get used to it. And your Lil John initimidation tactics are hilariously stupid. I almost have more respect for the person who suggested the pornography.

What would be the major problem with using headphones, though? Nobody cares what your kid is watching, they just don't want to hear it. Seriously, you can get volume limited toddler headphones for like $12 from every Wal-Mart/Target everywhere. Stick them in your bag and when your kid 'needs' a video, pull them out.

Better yet, learn to parent your child like the multitudes of generations that came before you. Don't be such a lazy, entitled, ass.

If we are in a waiting room- whether my kid is watching a screen or I am reading him a book or my kid is being fussy... I DO NOT care about you. Not at all. If you cannot handle a noise in a public environment like that, you are the one with the problem. I would never take my kid outside unless there they were being a serious disruption.

A toddler throwing a fit and needing to watch a video/play a game at full volume is a serious disruption. It will get you escorted out of a decent number of places.

Did I say “throwing a fit”? “Full volume”? That’s just hyperbole. Is anyone really watching videos with the volume up to 10? Really? You use hyperbole because you need to exaggerate normal situations to justify your inability to deal with basic life scenarios.

Seriously. Somehow we went from a parent reading a child a book in a doctors waiting room to blaring videos at full volume in the middle of a nice restaurant.

Nope. This thread started with tablets and phones without headphones and a bunch of entitled parents want to make all kinds of arguments about why they just can't take little Johhny out without his videos, but somehow it is impossible to also bring headphones. No books anywhere.

Several people said they find reading a book out loud just as obnoxious as watching a video. The poster above said “watching a screen or reading a book.” People just want to hate on parents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with people is that some of them think the world revolves around their uncontrolled child.

Don't want to listen to Lil Jon screaming cuss words? That's exactly how I feel about listening to even 1 second of Baby Shark.

Take. Your. Kid. Outside.

Uh no. I have zero problems whipping out my phone and playing a video for my kid in a pinch. My kid has as much of a right to be in a waiting room as you. Don’t like it? You leave. Kids exist in the same spaces as you. Get used to it. And your Lil John initimidation tactics are hilariously stupid. I almost have more respect for the person who suggested the pornography.

What would be the major problem with using headphones, though? Nobody cares what your kid is watching, they just don't want to hear it. Seriously, you can get volume limited toddler headphones for like $12 from every Wal-Mart/Target everywhere. Stick them in your bag and when your kid 'needs' a video, pull them out.

Better yet, learn to parent your child like the multitudes of generations that came before you. Don't be such a lazy, entitled, ass.

If we are in a waiting room- whether my kid is watching a screen or I am reading him a book or my kid is being fussy... I DO NOT care about you. Not at all. If you cannot handle a noise in a public environment like that, you are the one with the problem. I would never take my kid outside unless there they were being a serious disruption.

A toddler throwing a fit and needing to watch a video/play a game at full volume is a serious disruption. It will get you escorted out of a decent number of places.

Did I say “throwing a fit”? “Full volume”? That’s just hyperbole. Is anyone really watching videos with the volume up to 10? Really? You use hyperbole because you need to exaggerate normal situations to justify your inability to deal with basic life scenarios.

Seriously. Somehow we went from a parent reading a child a book in a doctors waiting room to blaring videos at full volume in the middle of a nice restaurant.

Nope. This thread started with tablets and phones without headphones and a bunch of entitled parents want to make all kinds of arguments about why they just can't take little Johhny out without his videos, but somehow it is impossible to also bring headphones. No books anywhere.

Several people said they find reading a book out loud just as obnoxious as watching a video. The poster above said “watching a screen or reading a book.” People just want to hate on lazy, bad parents.

ftfy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with people is that some of them think the world revolves around their uncontrolled child.

Don't want to listen to Lil Jon screaming cuss words? That's exactly how I feel about listening to even 1 second of Baby Shark.

Take. Your. Kid. Outside.

Uh no. I have zero problems whipping out my phone and playing a video for my kid in a pinch. My kid has as much of a right to be in a waiting room as you. Don’t like it? You leave. Kids exist in the same spaces as you. Get used to it. And your Lil John initimidation tactics are hilariously stupid. I almost have more respect for the person who suggested the pornography.

What would be the major problem with using headphones, though? Nobody cares what your kid is watching, they just don't want to hear it. Seriously, you can get volume limited toddler headphones for like $12 from every Wal-Mart/Target everywhere. Stick them in your bag and when your kid 'needs' a video, pull them out.

Better yet, learn to parent your child like the multitudes of generations that came before you. Don't be such a lazy, entitled, ass.

If we are in a waiting room- whether my kid is watching a screen or I am reading him a book or my kid is being fussy... I DO NOT care about you. Not at all. If you cannot handle a noise in a public environment like that, you are the one with the problem. I would never take my kid outside unless there they were being a serious disruption.

Wow. I wish every annoyance and hardship upon you, that possibly could befall you. Your attitude is absolutely horrific. I’m embarrassed for you.

+1

It’s breathtaking to hear such raw selfishness and arrogance from some of these posters. I tend to bristle at elitist comments, but I’m starting to believe some people were just simply raised better than other people. Guess what lady-you are not the only parent in the world with children. Plenty of us manage to interact with the world and simultaneously instill positive behaviors into our children, like common courtesy and civil public interactions. Just because you’re too lazy to do the same with your kids doesn’t mean others are not. People like the PP are 100% part of the uncivilized hordes that seem to be increasing by the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

Nailed it.

Even from a purely selfish standpoint, it’s not in your best interest to raise brats... because well... you have to live with them! They will annoy society when they are little, but that negative karma will come back tenfold to you when they’re older - and at that point it’s usually too late to change course.

Good luck to you.

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine letting my kid use her iPad at full volume without headphones. We don't let her watch videos when we're out in public, with the exception of airplanes, and since she's only 2, she doesn't really tolerate headphones. As a result, we put it at the lowest possible volume, so only she can hear it. Even then I was paranoid about bothering people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

+1,000,000

Please. No one, including the op, is talking about “full volume”. So chill out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No headphones, no tablet for DD, no exceptions. People can't escape on a plane or a train, and who on Earth wants to watch 10 episodes of Doc McStuffins? (Besides my kid, obviously.)

If your child also wants to watch it, isn’t it better if the other child is watching without headphones?

What I meant was that no other random person wants to watch DD's shows.

For two kids? Buy a splitter for $5. Plug in both sets of headphones. Problem solved. DH and I do this on long plane trips to watch movies together.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No headphones, no tablet for DD, no exceptions. People can't escape on a plane or a train, and who on Earth wants to watch 10 episodes of Doc McStuffins? (Besides my kid, obviously.)

If your child also wants to watch it, isn’t it better if the other child is watching without headphones?

What I meant was that no other random person wants to watch DD's shows.

For two kids? Buy a splitter for $5. Plug in both sets of headphones. Problem solved. DH and I do this on long plane trips to watch movies together.

I guess I let my kids play, color, sing songs, sleep, tell stories. I really don’t think I am obligated to put my kids in front of screens with headphones on and keep them in complete silence when we are in public.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

+1,000,000

Please. No one, including the op, is talking about “full volume”. So chill out.

Even less than full volume is still annoying and very audible to those around you. You can hear it very clearly even on a lower volume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

+1,000,000

Please. No one, including the op, is talking about “full volume”. So chill out.

Even less than full volume is still annoying and very audible to those around you. You can hear it very clearly even on a lower volume.

Oh no! You can still HEAR IT? Does it hurt? Does it make you afraid? So what if you can hear something besides complete silence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

As a high school teacher, I encounter these parents periodically as we meet in teams to try to figure out a plan to "support" their spoiled, entitled child who can't work with others or respect deadlines, rules, etc. And no, the parents never ask where they went wrong: it is all about which classmates, teachers, admin, etc. do not properly understand or "support" their brat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks all of these "I don't care about anyone else but my child, I can be rude if I want" parents are going to be on here in a few years with kids that have behavioral problems and then eventually end up entitled, self-centered teenagers? They're going to be all like, "Where did I go wrong?" Spoiler alert: Here is where you went wrong. Right here.

This thread is crazy though, I can't believe how many people think listening to something on a tablet at full volume in public without earphones is ok. Before I became a mom I always thought that 50% of parents were rude and entitled and now that I am a parent, I know I was right. Honestly.

As a high school teacher, I encounter these parents periodically as we meet in teams to try to figure out a plan to "support" their spoiled, entitled child who can't work with others or respect deadlines, rules, etc. And no, the parents never ask where they went wrong: it is all about which classmates, teachers, admin, etc. do not properly understand or "support" their brat.

You mean...IEP teams for children with special needs? Wow. You are a horrible person and a horrible teacher.