Parents who let their kids use screens in public without headphones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do this and I don’t care. It’s not that big of a deal.

I always wait until a loud sound comes on, then I “accidentally” spill coffee on the offending phone or iPad saying “I’m SO sorry! You startled me.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm getting my MS and another student brought her five year old and let her watch a cartoon for the duration of our class. Which only meets once a month and is otherwise online, and the professor is difficult to reach. No one said anything.

That is truly awful. I hope it was a one time thing .

[Anonymous]

sure you do

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do this and I don’t care. It’s not that big of a deal.

I always wait until a loud sound comes on, then I “accidentally” spill coffee on the offending phone or iPad saying “I’m SO sorry! You startled me.”

[Anonymous]

Took our 19 month old to Europe and happily let her watch some short videos on the iPad without headphones on the plane. The white noise of the plane helped to drown it out and I am CERTAIN our row mates would rather hear a little Winnie the Pooh than hear a whiny child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Took our 19 month old to Europe and happily let her watch some short videos on the iPad without headphones on the plane. The white noise of the plane helped to drown it out and I am CERTAIN our row mates would rather hear a little Winnie the Pooh than hear a whiny child.

Um, no. I had to listen to a toddler watching Elmo on an hour flight to Boston and I wanted to poke out my own eardrums. I could hear it even with my own headphones on. What is the point of not having her wear headphones? To prove some point to yourself that somehow watching a video without headphones is better than with headphones? Or that it doesn't really count or something? You're totally selfish and I'm sure your row mates hated you but didn't want to start something with a potentially crazy person on a plane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Took our 19 month old to Europe and happily let her watch some short videos on the iPad without headphones on the plane. The white noise of the plane helped to drown it out and I am CERTAIN our row mates would rather hear a little Winnie the Pooh than hear a whiny child.

I am CERTAIN they would prefer to hear neither! Use some damn headphones! Its unbelievable to me how people justify this kind of obnoxious, thoughtless behavior.

[Anonymous]

Yes, this topic has been posted on DCUM many times. Usually there are 3 general opinions on the topic.

1. Usually around 75% of posters express that parents who permit this behavior are selfish, rude, and discourteous.

2. Around 5% express that parents who permit this behavior are unfit parents and should probably be arrested on the spot and have their children removed from their custody for unfit parenting.

3. The other 20% express that they do this all the time, what is the big deal?

Personally I fall in group 2.

[Anonymous]

Doing this and refusing to use the headphones was the start of an incident we witnessed that ended with a family of 4 being kick off a flight a few weeks ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, what is your thought process? That the other adults in the waiting room are delighted to sit through your child’s episode of Paw Patrol? That we want to hear audio for Frozen again?

I don’t give a crap if your kid uses screens. But put some damn headphones on them.

(And it’s slways little kids. School age kids either wear headphones or play games with the sound off).

These parents don't have a "thought process", they're just self absorbed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do this and I don’t care. I'm just that big of a dick.

ftfy

[Anonymous]

My special needs child wouldn’t wear them as a youngster. He is more important than you. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My special needs child wouldn’t wear them as a youngster. He is more important than you. Get over yourself.

My SN child wouldn't wear them either when he was little. He either used the tablet with no sound or not at all. You need to get over yourself and your SN child by virtue of SN does not get entitled to special privileges and if you set him up to think he does, you are going to have a host of issues later on.

[Anonymous]

I rarely give my toddler the phone. But if she's melting down and crying, it's a last resort. Sorry to the doctor who had to listen to baby shark yesterday. I had an ear infection. But it took an hour long than I'd planned.

Toddler headphones are huge. Is everyone carrying these around constantly? Obviously if I'm going on a plane I have them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no thought process. They're so use to the noise in the background that they don't realize it's a nuisance. Even my sister has let her DD use her phone with the sound on in our place of worship. Sure other people are chatting during the sermon but that doesn't excuse you!

It’s this. We don’t let the kids use devices when we are out and about, so this doesn’t really apply, but I do know that I get used to the noises the kids make (talking, singing, fighting, telling jokes), and I forget how annoying it is to other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rarely give my toddler the phone. But if she's melting down and crying, it's a last resort. Sorry to the doctor who had to listen to baby shark yesterday. I had an ear infection. But it took an hour long than I'd planned.

Toddler headphones are huge. Is everyone carrying these around constantly? Obviously if I'm going on a plane I have them.

You didn't plan.