Parents who let their kids use screens in public without headphones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Just drive. You can listen to whatever you want to. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If someone’s child was watching something without using headphones, and the parents refused to turn the sound off after a polite request, I would simply begin watching hardcore pornography on my tablet, angling the screen so the child could see. I would, however, use headphones. Because I’m thoughtful like that.

So, I am pretty sure that you will get the police called

Nope. You can watch porn in a library and on a plane. It’s an object lesson to these parents that what we watch/listen to affects other people. If they want me to stop watching it, they can put headphones on their child so I don’t have to listen to their crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If someone’s child was watching something without using headphones, and the parents refused to turn the sound off after a polite request, I would simply begin watching hardcore pornography on my tablet, angling the screen so the child could see. I would, however, use headphones. Because I’m thoughtful like that.

So, I am pretty sure that you will get the police called

Nope. You can watch porn in a library and on a plane. It’s an object lesson to these parents that what we watch/listen to affects other people. If they want me to stop watching it, they can put headphones on their child so I don’t have to listen to their crap.

Yeah, dude. Stop coming onto mommy websites to talk about showing porn to their children. Find another outlet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Just drive. You can listen to whatever you want to. Problem solved.

Drive? to Europe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

I’d love to hear the details.

[Anonymous]

As long as the volume isn’t on unreasonably loud, I don’t really see why this is more annoying than a conversation. So, if I’m somewhere a conversation would be appropriate, I don’t really think twice about it. (FWIW, I’ve probably done it once or twice with my phone in some circumstance where a wait took much longer than expected. On a plane or at a table in a restaurant, I’d always have headphones.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I’d love to hear the details.

I just witnessed something like this too. The parents plopped the kids down and turned on the iPads for the kids without headsets. The flight attendant told them they had to have headsets or turn off the volume about 5 times while walking by as people were sitting down. Finally the mother said the kids (like 2 and 4) wouldn't wear headsets. The flight attendant told them then they would have to turn the volume down. They did and the kids pitched a fit. The flight attendant told them that if the kids couldn't fly without a headset or the volume off they would have to get off the plane. Then a verbal spat started and then the flight manager or someone came on and spoke to the parents who were still pissy and saying that everyone would wear headsets so what is the big deal. Then the Captain came back. Then the parents decided to take a different flight so they had time to buy headsets for the kids and everyone cheered as they deplaned.

[Anonymous]

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

It is that big of a deal. For the record, you're self-absored, entitled, and a $h!t parent for constantly letting your little snowflake watch your screens. Not to mention lazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as the volume isn’t on unreasonably loud, I don’t really see why this is more annoying than a conversation. So, if I’m somewhere a conversation would be appropriate, I don’t really think twice about it. (FWIW, I’ve probably done it once or twice with my phone in some circumstance where a wait took much longer than expected. On a plane or at a table in a restaurant, I’d always have headphones.)

Because it's never the same volume as a conversation, and whatever garbage Larla is watching or playing is infinitely more annoying than the conversation some random person is having. Why is everyone too lazy parent their kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Just drive. You can listen to whatever you want to. Problem solved.

To Europe? You're too stupid to be allowed to have children. God help us.

[Anonymous]

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

No, he's really not, and nobody gives a damn about your special little snowflake. Never has and never will.

[Anonymous]

Did everyone forget that GENERATIONS survived without constant screentime? This isn't exactly like not wearing seatbelts or not having penicillin. Your kids don't need it. Teach them some other method of occupying themselves, or god forbid, you entertain them. This is all just so you can spend more time on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

No, he's really not, and nobody gives a damn about your special little snowflake. Never has and never will.

He wears headphones now. He's delightfully popular, too, as a high schooler. No headphones was a short term phase.

The world is not obligated to be silent for you, snowflake.

[Anonymous]

That is super annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If someone’s child was watching something without using headphones, and the parents refused to turn the sound off after a polite request, I would simply begin watching hardcore pornography on my tablet, angling the screen so the child could see. I would, however, use headphones. Because I’m thoughtful like that.

So, I am pretty sure that you will get the police called

Nope. You can watch porn in a library and on a plane. It’s an object lesson to these parents that what we watch/listen to affects other people. If they want me to stop watching it, they can put headphones on their child so I don’t have to listen to their crap.

No, you really can't show porn to a child. You actually think that's legal, you twisted idiot?