My dd2 was called a BRAT today @Walmart:(

[Jennasis]

This is the thread that never eeeeeends... (sing along!)

yes it goes on and on my frieeeeeends!

Some people staaarted posting here not knowing what it was...

And they'll continue posting here forever just because...

(deep breath...)

THIS IS THE THREAD THAT NEVEEEEEER EEEEENDS...

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Oh, my GOD people. For the 10,000th time - the OP was NOT having a "tough time". Her kid was NOT fussy. Her kid was NOT having a meltdown. She said herself the child was screeching to hear herself screech. That's what has everyone who is chastising the OP is in a snit over..... The child was misbehaving and the mother was allowing it. This had absolutely nothing to do with typical 2 year old behavior. The kid was being annoying, probably knew she was being annoying, the mother found it annoying, and chose to do nothing.

Damn.

No, no. . . you must have missed the memo. (Which is okay, because I must have also.) We are apparently supposed to ignore what the OP actually said and just blindly post our outrage on behalf of overwhelmed parents everywhere. It doesn't matter that the OP wasn't one; we have to pretend that she was. And don't forget, the fact that the woman called her a name immediately negates anything that the OP was doing wrong. You can't think they were both wrong - it's an either/or decision! And remember to disregard what the other posters on this thread are saying - just accuse them of saying whatever you'd like to be disagreeing with, whether they really said it or not.

And it's a tie for winning posts!

 

[lovemygoofy]

I'm pretty sure the child in question everyone is discussing is a senior in high school as long as this thread has been going on.

 

[taximomfor4]

I'm pretty sure the child in question everyone is discussing is a senior in high school as long as this thread has been going on.

...and will she SCREEEEEEEEECH each time one of her friends is called up to get their diploma at commencement?

 

[ols386]

Oh, my GOD people. For the 10,000th time - the OP was NOT having a "tough time". Her kid was NOT fussy. Her kid was NOT having a meltdown. She said herself the child was screeching to hear herself screech. That's what has everyone who is chastising the OP is in a snit over..... The child was misbehaving and the mother was allowing it. This had absolutely nothing to do with typical 2 year old behavior. The kid was being annoying, probably knew she was being annoying, the mother found it annoying, and chose to do nothing.

Damn.

Doesn't matter......even if the child is out of control, and the parent is not doing anything to try to control the situation, you don't go up to a complete stranger in a store and tell them to control their child. If it bothers you, then you go to someone who works there, tell them about it, and let them handle it.

 

[just4today]

Raise your hand if you think Walmart employees would do anything about a screeching child in the store.

 

[luvmy3]

I don't believe I ever said that. I'm sorry that you misunderstood my comments. I suggested an easy way to diffuse (sorry, not dissolve, my bad) the situation. Whether the older woman was confrontational to start with or just conversational. I don't think either handled the situation particularly well.

In fact, this is what I said earlier, "Having said all that, I agree with the, 'neither was 100% right in this situation'. "

I brought up the point that the OP was condescending since I think it gets to my opinion of how she handled (or could have handled the situation). I think to complain about someone using an ECV does not correlate to a screeching child.

We don't know the details of the situation... only what the OP tells us (or doesn't tell us). She doesn't tell us that she attempted to quiet the child or diffuse the situation. Instead, she came back and complained about the other woman's ECV. And that affects the situation or your behavior, how?

Sorry, I didn't mean to accuse you personally. I was only using you examples to point out some of what I saw in this thread.

Oh, my GOD people. For the 10,000th time - the OP was NOT having a "tough time". Her kid was NOT fussy. Her kid was NOT having a meltdown. She said herself the child was screeching to hear herself screech. That's what has everyone who is chastising the OP is in a snit over..... The child was misbehaving and the mother was allowing it. This had absolutely nothing to do with typical 2 year old behavior. The kid was being annoying, probably knew she was being annoying, the mother found it annoying, and chose to do nothing.

Damn.

First of all, I never said that the mother was having a tough time, you quoted a post that was in response to someone elses and you took it out of context.

As far as the toddler not doing somethng that is typical of a 2 year old, they don't call it the terrible two's for nothing

 

[belle&sebastiansmom]

Beat on the brat. Beat on the brat. Beat on the brat with a baseball bat. Oh yeah. Yeah. O-O-O.

 

[teacups]

yawn

 

[EMom]

Raise your hand if you think Walmart employees would do anything about a screeching child in the store.

You barely beat me to it. "Ugh.....What do you want me to do about it?" Actually, to be fair, all you'd really get is the shrug. As if a Walmart employee is really going to go up to Mama Screecher and try to get her to quiet that kid down.

Yeah, right.

 

[DVC Sadie]

Raise your hand if you think Walmart employees would do anything about a screeching child in the store.

I raised my thumb.

I think that the Wal Mart employees have to hear enough screeching throughout their shift that they would welcome any assistance they could possibly receive.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Doesn't matter......even if the child is out of control, and the parent is not doing anything to try to control the situation, you don't go up to a complete stranger in a store and tell them to control their child. If it bothers you, then you go to someone who works there, tell them about it, and let them handle it.

Oh yeah, I am sure the workers at walmart will be fawning all over themselves to help you!You can't even get them to help you when you need something in the store that they actually sell!

 

[MushyMushy]

Raise your hand if you think Walmart employees would do anything about a screeching child in the store.

Not the same thing, but my son (18 y.o.) recently started working in Walmart and came across some kids playing on scooters, riding hellbent down the aisles. He looked around for the parents and nobody was in sight, so he said "Knock it off!" in a gruff voice. They scattered.

What's funny to me is that HE would have been the kid riding the scooter in the store if he'd had the chance and I reminded him of that.

 

[just4today]

Most of the Walmart employees I've seen are just holding on for dear life. If they can't be bothered to stop children running amok, riding bikes up and down the aisles, etc., I'm guessing they might laugh if I tried to enlist their help in quieting a screeching child.

Maybe I'll enlist some friends and try this as an experiment.

 

[ols386]

Oh yeah, I am sure the workers at walmart will be fawning all over themselves to help you!You can't even get them to help you when you need something in the store that they actually sell!

The point I'm trying to make is that I would NEVER approach anyone in a public place and tell them to control their child. You can take your lmao back, because it wasn't funny, in my opinion.

Actually, I've found most employees at the Walmart in my area, to be quite helpful whenever I've asked for help in finding an item, or whatever.

 

[C.Ann]

The point I'm trying to make is that I would NEVER approach anyone in a public place and tell them to control their child. You can take your lmao back, because it wasn't funny, in my opinion.

Actually, I've found most employees at the Walmart in my area, to be quite helpful whenever I've asked for help in finding an item, or whatever.

I can't believe that this thread is still going full steam ahead - LOL..

I agree with your thoughts on this matter and even if this woman felt she absolutely, positively had to say something, it didn't have to be done in such a rude manner..

I don't see this as an issue of people controlling their children's behavior in public places - because most people do (and we all have our own little tricks as to how we accomplish that) - it's a matter of someone taking matters into their own hands when they had no business doing so..

Now - back to beating this subject to death..

 

[Scurvy]

I can't believe that this thread is still going full steam ahead - LOL..

I agree with your thoughts on this matter and even if this woman felt she absolutely, positively had to say something, it didn't have to be done in such a rude manner..

I don't see this as an issue of people controlling their children's behavior in public places - because most people do (and we all have our own little tricks as to how we accomplish that) - it's a matter of someone taking matters into their own hands when they had no business doing so..

Now - back to beating this subject to death..

Well as long as we're still beating this horse. . . You're right that most people do control their children in public places. The OP did not. Since the thread isn't about most people, but is about the OP's situation, I do see it as an issue of people controlling their children in public. Or rather, not controlling their children in public.

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

The point I'm trying to make is that I would NEVER approach anyone in a public place and tell them to control their child. You can take your lmao back, because it wasn't funny, in my opinion.
Actually, I've found most employees at the Walmart in my area, to be quite helpful whenever I've asked for help in finding an item, or whatever.

It made me laugh. Does that mean she gets to reinstate her 'lmao'? What are the rules on this?

I do agree with you. I'm not a mother; yes, screeching children annoy me. But I would never be bold enough (is bold the right word?) to approach anyone about their child's behavior.

And yes, I can actually picture one of the employees at my local Walmart laughing in my face if I asked them to handle a situation that is "bothering" me.

 

[just4today]

For those who complain that we're beating a dead horse (and really...what else is there to talk about around here lately??)

Why do YOU keep coming back to read?

 

[Christine]

Most of the Walmart employees I've seen are just holding on for dear life. If they can't be bothered to stop children running amok, riding bikes up and down the aisles, etc., I'm guessing they might laugh if I tried to enlist their help in quieting a screeching child.

Maybe I'll enlist some friends and try this as an experiment.

Well, there was that thread a few months ago where the DIS member's kids were playing with the folded towels and the Wal-Mart employee got mad at them and said something and DIS member threw the towels on the floor. So, the Wal-Mart employees do try...