Question for parents who let kids use electronics with sound in public places without headphones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you all say to parents when you see this? I too have toddlers but am not rude like this. My kids are also upset they don’t get iPads at doctors office waiting rooms and dinners and they see other kids listening to theirs without headphones. I’d like something to say so that other parents are aware that what they’re doing is incredibly annoying and that headphones are mandatory

You have no right to speak to others about their parenting. Just MYOB.

Playing a video or game above a whisper =/= parenting. If you would have the right to speak to them about their own lack of headphones, you'd have the right to speak to them about their children's lack of headphones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH doesn't mind if my kid does this- it drives me nuts. He's from a different country where culturally, this wouldn't really be viewed as rude.

Please tell me what county that is—I need to not go to that hellhole bc I’ll murder someone.

And your husband is a douche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I let my kids use my phone without headphones. I try to remember for things like a flight, but if I forget, I can promise that you would rather hear Frozen at a low volume than listen to my kids 801930842 questions and signing the songs from Frozen.

No, don’t try to rationalize. It’s just plain rude and I would ask the flight attendant to advise you to mute the device.

Yes, and have everybody instead be forced to listen to screaming/crying. You’d surely be considered a hero for your no nonsense approach to child rearing.

Ok, so no worries from you if I decide to sit next to your kid and watch loud porn on my iPad? Free country and MYOB, amiright?

Also, if your kids scream and cry when they have to do without an iPad, you are a really shitty parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I let my kids use my phone without headphones. I try to remember for things like a flight, but if I forget, I can promise that you would rather hear Frozen at a low volume than listen to my kids 801930842 questions and signing the songs from Frozen.

No, don’t try to rationalize. It’s just plain rude and I would ask the flight attendant to advise you to mute the device.

Yes, and have everybody instead be forced to listen to screaming/crying. You’d surely be considered a hero for your no nonsense approach to child rearing.

Ok, so no worries from you if I decide to sit next to your kid and watch loud porn on my iPad? Free country and MYOB, amiright?

Also, if your kids scream and cry when they have to do without an iPad, you are a really shitty parent.

You seem really intelligent. Please tell me more about the sameness of pornography and toddler videos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DH doesn't mind if my kid does this- it drives me nuts. He's from a different country where culturally, this wouldn't really be viewed as rude.

Please tell me what county that is—I need to not go to that hellhole bc I’ll murder someone.

And your husband is a douche.

You need to ask your doc to up your meds.

[Anonymous]

I've found that I have just as many experiences with ADULTS doing this, as with kids.

I also just got back from a weekend trip. It happened twice; once with an adult couple at a slightly upscale restaurant, and once with a young kid.

[Anonymous]

I suppose I shouldn’t be shocked at how inconsiderate and selfish some people are, but it’s still pretty surprising to me that people are defending their appalling behavior here. There are decent ways to behave in public. Listening to a television show or video or game in a public place like a restaurant or public transportation is incredibly rude and inconsiderate. It’s laughable that someone even tried to say she was allowing Frozen songs for our consideration. Yes, I would much rather hear live humans around me conversing, not some annoying song or sound effects. It’s just that you’re too lazy to put in the effort to make conversation with your child.

FWIW, I’m a parent of a 6 year old and have literally never allowed him to use my phone in public without headphones. I’ve only ever allo rd him to use it, period, in a few unusual circumstances, like once when we were stuck at the airport for an inspected layover. We were packed at the boarding gate, people sitting on the floor all around us, everyone stressed, and my then 4-year old was getting whiny and antsy. So I let him use my phone. On MUTE, because I didn’t have headphones, and I wasn’t about to worsen other peope’s Stress by inflicting Blippi or Daniel Tiger on them.

[Anonymous]

I wish my life was so simple that hearing a kids tablet made the list of my life stressors. So much so that I even found it “appalling”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suppose I shouldn’t be shocked at how inconsiderate and selfish some people are, but it’s still pretty surprising to me that people are defending their appalling behavior here. There are decent ways to behave in public. Listening to a television show or video or game in a public place like a restaurant or public transportation is incredibly rude and inconsiderate. It’s laughable that someone even tried to say she was allowing Frozen songs for our consideration. Yes, I would much rather hear live humans around me conversing, not some annoying song or sound effects. It’s just that you’re too lazy to put in the effort to make conversation with your child.

FWIW, I’m a parent of a 6 year old and have literally never allowed him to use my phone in public without headphones. I’ve only ever allo rd him to use it, period, in a few unusual circumstances, like once when we were stuck at the airport for an inspected layover. We were packed at the boarding gate, people sitting on the floor all around us, everyone stressed, and my then 4-year old was getting whiny and antsy. So I let him use my phone. On MUTE, because I didn’t have headphones, and I wasn’t about to worsen other peope’s Stress by inflicting Blippi or Daniel Tiger on them.

Having that one kid must really be tough. Thank god you’re such a good parent!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t leave home without earplugs is my advice !

Don't leave home with the level of entitlement shown by parents who do this is even better advice!

[Anonymous]

It’s not entitlement so much as desperation. If the choice is to avoid a meltdown vs having a little volume on my phone playing spongebob.... oh well you are gonna hear spongebob in your oh so peaceful airport concourse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not entitlement so much as desperation. If the choice is to avoid a meltdown vs having a little volume on my phone playing spongebob.... oh well you are gonna hear spongebob in your oh so peaceful airport concourse.

Sounds like entitlement!

-DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not entitlement so much as desperation. If the choice is to avoid a meltdown vs having a little volume on my phone playing spongebob.... oh well you are gonna hear spongebob in your oh so peaceful airport concourse.

You don't need a phone to handle a meltdown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've found that I have just as many experiences with ADULTS doing this, as with kids.

I also just got back from a weekend trip. It happened twice; once with an adult couple at a slightly upscale restaurant, and once with a young kid.

Well it always goes back to the adults really. The kids aren't out buying the phones themselves, their adult parents are the ones giving in to this rude behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I let my kids use my phone without headphones. I try to remember for things like a flight, but if I forget, I can promise that you would rather hear Frozen at a low volume than listen to my kids 801930842 questions and signing the songs from Frozen.

No, don’t try to rationalize. It’s just plain rude and I would ask the flight attendant to advise you to mute the device.

Yes, and have everybody instead be forced to listen to screaming/crying. You’d surely be considered a hero for your no nonsense approach to child rearing.

Ok, so no worries from you if I decide to sit next to your kid and watch loud porn on my iPad? Free country and MYOB, amiright?

Also, if your kids scream and cry when they have to do without an iPad, you are a really shitty parent.

You seem really intelligent. Please tell me more about the sameness of pornography and toddler videos.

I'd rather hear the porn