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How would you react to a stranger shooshing your child at a restaurant?
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Anonymous
| at the expense OF their child's well being. |
Anonymous
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23:03
Your attitude is exactly the reason why kids feel so self entitled to do whatever they want and then when they get in trouble, their parents blame everyone else but the kid and their behavior. Good behavior cant be taught when a child is 18. it starts when they are young and need boundaries. When your kid has some fun stealing the car or wrecking your house, then tell us that is for your child's well being. |
Anonymous
| This, this, this. |
Anonymous
| Did they actually say Shoosh, or did the just go Shhhh loudly? I am curious cause I never heard someone say Shoosh before. |
Anonymous
| my wife asked a toddler to say please today, and probably because of this asinine thread I wondered if his mom would be offended ... |
Anonymous
Not to change the subject, but I really hate it when someone offers my child something (he is 2) and then ask them to say please. I think that if you offer a child something you should not expect them to say please. If they do automatically fine, but don't hold off on giving it to them because you need to hear please. I think thank you is definitely in order after the child accepts the item. I don't know if this is what your wife did, but it irritates me. |
Anonymous
Not her place to do that. I wouldn't be offended. I'd just think she didn't know anything about kids. |
Anonymous
well, she knows manners. and our child says please and thank you. |
Anonymous
I'm sure they do. But it's impolite to tell someone else to say please, even if it is a child, unless it's your own child. And since toddlers don't learn anything immediately, it's not worth the etiquette breach for a non-parent/teacher in their life to require them to do so. |
Anonymous
| well, i disagree. if someone is grabbing something from me, adult or child, my child or not, i can decide on what terms i give up the possession. that is not impolite, it is bargaining |