I know my name is FabGrandma, and grandma’s should like little kids, but I have to tell you, the one I was in close proximity to this morning was a monster child!
FabGrandpa and I don’t go out to eat very often, because we don’t go to town very often, but we were at a buffet style place for breakfast this morning. The place was packed, as it was right off of I-15. There were several families there with small children, and I would have been glad to sit by any of the other families, instead of the one two tables over from us.
Just after we were seated, this family came in. Before they could even sit down, the child, who was about 5 years old, started SCREAMING at the top of his lungs. Awful, earsplitting screams. Because he wanted juice. They hadn’t even been there two minutes yet. And what did the father of this child do? He DEMANDED to see the manager, because the server had not brought juice as soon as the child started screaming for it. I could not believe my ears!!!
As my breakfast wore on and my stomach tied in knots from the continued shrills from this child, the mother got up and said to the father, “I’m taking him to the car to straighten him out.” I didn’t mean to hear her say it, but she was so close I couldn’t help it. When she got up, the child got up too, and started running around the table, trying to get away from her, screaming all the while. And the father laughed!!!
So, by this time I was finished choking down my meal, and FabGrandpa and I were leaving. I had to go to the restroom, and when I came out of the restroom, guess what I saw? There was Mom and Godzilla Jr, in the game room, with him playing games!!! No wonder he rules their world.
Cateepoo says
I have often wondered why parents let their kids act this way. Is it because they are afraid to hurt their feelings? Because they don’t want them to experience anger from their parents? I don’t get it. From my experience as a parent of two, I have found that my kids rely on me to lead them in a positive direction that is going to help them learn to be a positive member of society.
Lynn Barry says
You are exactly right they created their monster…take TUMS with you next time you venture out…HEHE HUGS
witchypoo says
Don’t hurt me, I’ve tagged you for a meme.
Brandon says
I too have a hard time figuring out why parents allow their kids to run their lives. I work in a movie theatre, where all day long I hear kids demand popcorn or demand candy and the parents try to reason and then eventually cave just to get the child to stop nagging. Its no wonder kids grow up thinking the world owes them something.
Alicia says
Children like that annoy me to no end. Well, children and their parents. Sometimes, mostly the parents. So if ever you come across a mama who is hunched over a 5-yr-old or 6-yr-old whispering death threats through clenched teeth while the child has utter terror reflected in his/her eyes–that’s me b/c this mama don’t put up with such antics.