Was I out of line at the grocery store with a shrieking toddler?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

You’re a lousy parent. Take your shrieking kid outside until they are calm enough to return. Since you can’t figure that much out and also are confounded by the idea that other people around you matter too, there is very little hope that you have any idea how to parent.

[Anonymous]

If you did this to my kid, it would not bother me. But I’m not crazy and never would have encouraged my kids to shriek in public or anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Would I have said anything? No because I'm good at tuning out nuisance and annoying noises.

Do I think OP should have said something? Not really but it's not a big deal that she did.

But some of these responses are wild. Saying she could be accused of child abuse for talking to a child? What in the world?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

You’re a lousy parent. Take your shrieking kid outside until they are calm enough to return. Since you can’t figure that much out and also are confounded by the idea that other people around you matter too, there is very little hope that you have any idea how to parent.

You need a hobby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree that the OP was out of line speaking to a very young child without the parent's permission.

OP, you could be accused of engaging in child abuse whether or not it is justified. If you cannot tolerate normal distractions of everyday life, then schedule your visits to the grocery store late at night when very young kids are at home sleeping.

Oh, please call CPS! Please call the police! I cannot wait to hear what they have to say about this GRIEVOUS child abuse.

/s

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

You’re a lousy parent. Take your shrieking kid outside until they are calm enough to return. Since you can’t figure that much out and also are confounded by the idea that other people around you matter too, there is very little hope that you have any idea how to parent.

You need a hobby.

You need birth control.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

You’re a lousy parent. Take your shrieking kid outside until they are calm enough to return. Since you can’t figure that much out and also are confounded by the idea that other people around you matter too, there is very little hope that you have any idea how to parent.

You need a hobby.

You need birth control.

I’m a great parent and if your parents were half as good as I am, you would not be trolling the internet for kicks. Please get help. You deserve better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

You’re a lousy parent. Take your shrieking kid outside until they are calm enough to return. Since you can’t figure that much out and also are confounded by the idea that other people around you matter too, there is very little hope that you have any idea how to parent.

You need a hobby.

You need birth control.

I’m a great parent and if your parents were half as good as I am, you would not be trolling the internet for kicks. Please get help. You deserve better.

Nothing about letting your kids scream their heads off suggests you’re a good parent. Get your tubes tied.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

You’re a lousy parent. Take your shrieking kid outside until they are calm enough to return. Since you can’t figure that much out and also are confounded by the idea that other people around you matter too, there is very little hope that you have any idea how to parent.

You need a hobby.

You need birth control.

I’m a great parent and if your parents were half as good as I am, you would not be trolling the internet for kicks. Please get help. You deserve better.

Nothing about letting your kids scream their heads off suggests you’re a good parent. Get your tubes tied.

You should scream more often. It might let out some of your pent up rage and need for attention.

[Anonymous]

Case in point. Mother letting her kid scream in public. It’s awful! https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/s/r5tKPV9iBZ

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

So, no, you don’t care at all about the people around. You want the benefit of living in a society without doing your part.

You’re insane.

You’re a lousy parent. Take your shrieking kid outside until they are calm enough to return. Since you can’t figure that much out and also are confounded by the idea that other people around you matter too, there is very little hope that you have any idea how to parent.

You need a hobby.

You need birth control.

I’m a great parent and if your parents were half as good as I am, you would not be trolling the internet for kicks. Please get help. You deserve better.

Yes she’s almost as insane as OP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 year old went through a short phase where she did this. Nothing would stop it so I decided ignoring it was best. I got dirty looks which is fine, but I would have had a MAJOR problem with you talking to my kid directly.

So what? Did you care that shoppers had a major problem with your kid shrieking? You would just seethe in silence and the kid would stop shrieking.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying.

Nothing I did stopped it. We share the world with babies and children who are still learning and growing. As an adult, you should be mature enough to deal with it.

NP. Ideally, you would avoid taking the child into stores, etc during this phase (send spouse, order groceries, whatever) or take the child outside whenever she shrieked. Or it was absolutely unavoidable, minimizing your time in public with the kid is the next best thing if you really can’t get her to stop.