Why arent babies gagged/sedated in public?

dark crystal · 30-12-2010 9:44pm

minidazzler wrote: »

TBH, my biggest gripe is with the parents.

Aah, then why laugh in triumph at a childs death?

There is reasonable debate and then there's views so utterly vile, all reasonable debate goes out the window.

Your mother may have kept you quiet as a child, but you've grown into an extremely angry and intolerant adult, judging by those comments.

Ann22 · 30-12-2010 9:53pm

I hate when I'm shopping and a woman with a screaming baby is beside me..I don't mind if the woman looks as if she's trying to calm the child but I can't bear to see a sobbing baby being ignored. The worst case I've seen was on a bus last year. A woman...who likely was the child's granny was sitting there while a baby of about a year was in a buggy screaming its little head off. The woman totally ignored the poor wee thing. The wee lad eventually vomited all over the place with the stress of it. I was nearly in tears by the time I got off at my stop.

minidazzler · 30-12-2010 9:59pm

dark crystal wrote: »

Aah, then why laugh in triumph at a childs death?

There is reasonable debate and then there's views so utterly vile, all reasonable debate goes out the window.

Your mother may have kept you quiet as a child, but you've grown into an extremely angry and intolerant adult, judging by those comments.

Welcome to the internet.

And laugh in triumph because I am a horribly maladjusted young man. :rolleyes:

stovelid · 30-12-2010 10:02pm

minidazzler wrote: »

And laugh in triumph because I am a horribly maladjusted young man. :rolleyes:

Notwithstanding, whacking a small child is rarely going to stop them screaming: more the opposite.

minidazzler · 30-12-2010 10:03pm

stovelid wrote: »

Notwithstanding, whacking a small child is rarely going to stop them screaming: more the opposite.

Whacking and a clip around the ear are two totally different things.

Wolfe Tone · 30-12-2010 10:06pm

I bloody hate babies, little crying bastards. Why take them to a bloody resteraunt, then ignore them when they cry?

Last time I was out for a meal with the family a baby was crying for the fist ten mins of the meal, everyone was starting to get pissed, so I went over to the parents and asked them to do something to stop the child wrecking everyones evening, she shut the kid up.

stovelid · 30-12-2010 10:10pm

minidazzler wrote: »

Whacking and a clip around the ear are two totally different things.

Well if it's soft enough not to actually qualify as a blow, how would it have the instant disciplinary effect you suggest?

Not against gentle smacking myself, but it's hardly useful if you want to stop a child crying in public as soon as possible. From my experience you have to just let a tantrum take its course. The people that advocate placating and giving in to tantrums can hardly be suggesting that giving kids what they want because they're throwing a public wobbly are being 'good parents'?

Namlub · 30-12-2010 10:12pm

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

Where possible, I believe people - parents, minders, teenagers, senior citizens, students, etc. - should try to make things as pleasant as possible for others.

What constitutes 'others' exactly? I wasn't aware that there was a certain group of people who can be lesd mindful of those around them in their behaviour

wes · 30-12-2010 10:52pm

amdublin wrote: »

But it goes through my head??

Well, that sucks, but how often do you run into noisy babies? I can't imagine its very often. Babies crying is just one of those things we have to deal with. Having said that, I have rarely encountered many crying babies, and can't imagine many people do all that often. As I said before, as long as a parent is making an effort to console, the child, then I have no issues with it.

wes · 30-12-2010 11:06pm

stovelid wrote: »

wtf?

Its an insult for people who have children. Ironic in a thread where people are complaining about babies, and to a lesser extent children. I would consider hurling such insults are being pretty childish imho.

Star Bingo · 30-12-2010 11:15pm

smack babies

minidazzler · 30-12-2010 11:16pm

Star Bingo wrote: »

smack babies

crack babies are cooler.

Star Bingo · 30-12-2010 11:20pm

minidazzler wrote: »

crack babies are cooler.

fine. you crack em i'll smack em :pac: ..no.

stovelid · 31-12-2010 7:08pm

wes wrote: »

Its an insult for people who have children. .

I know what it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeder_%28slang%29

Would similar epithets such as faggot or homo be as tolerated on here, I wonder?

amdublin · 31-12-2010 7:25pm

stovelid wrote: »

I know what it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeder_%28slang%29

Oh :eek:

stovelid · 31-12-2010 7:30pm

amdublin wrote: »

Oh :eek:

Don't bother reporting it as I did yesterday and it was ignored.

TheMilkyPirate · 31-12-2010 7:30pm

If i had have read this thread two years ago before my young fella came along i'd be agreeing with the anti-baby brigade big time, I'ts not your fault but you people have no idea how much your perspective changes when you have a baby of your own you'll understand alot more what its like to be the parent of that screaming baby. Spoiled brats i cant stand fair enough thats one thing my child will never become but babys cant talk and tell you whats wrong they cry end of.

macquarie · 31-12-2010 7:34pm

baraca wrote: »

If i had have read this thread two years ago before my young fella came along i'd be agreeing with the anti-baby brigade big time, I'ts not your fault but you people have no idea how much your perspective changes when you have a baby of your own you'll understand alot more what its like to be the parent of that screaming baby. Spoiled brats i cant stand fair enough thats one thing my child will never become but babys cant talk and tell you whats wrong they cry end of.

Yes but it's unfair to subject random members of the public to that crying and ruin their meal/flight/trip/etc end of.

TheMilkyPirate · 31-12-2010 7:52pm

macquarie wrote: »

Yes but it's unfair to subject random members of the public to that crying and ruin their meal/flight/trip/etc end of.

Sher i have to listen to idiots bull****t!n on about the great night they just had or their work christmas party or some other sh!t don't i? it's a public place full of the public which unfortunately for your poor soul includes babies, and they cry. Alot.

There's alot more important things in the world to be getting worked up over. You were that screaming baby one day as well.

fonecrusher1 · 31-12-2010 7:52pm

Im completely removing myself from this discussion because the pro- very small babies shouldn't be in restaurants (which i agree with) contribution has turned a bit nasty/derogatory.

Breeders? Thats a bit rough. If folks want to have kids theres nothing wrong with that. Thats nature. As long as their able to be half decent parents. That means if your a penniless scummer with no intention of ever working or unable to even look after yourself because your essentially a big child, you shouldn't have kids.

Also the talk of smacking & gagging babies is fcuking stupid.

Why arent babies gagged/sedated in public?

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