This parent was wrong

[crisi]

I just am surprised that you would want it that quiet and peaceful. Mass is to celebrate life (at least in part to me) - and what kind of life is it without the little ones?

Mass is (or was, I'm no longer Catholic) a time for quiet contemplation and prayer. When I was Catholic, I found Mass to be restoring, meditative, it was a chance to give up heavy concerns to God. I'm happy you are celebrating life, but its difficult to reconcile children being children with a person who is praying for their mother's recovery from cancer.

It would be one thing if the church in question didn't have a nursery, crying room, or broadcast to the basement. But this one did.

 

[Hope73]

I consider Disney a very nice place and no matter where we sit I try to make y kids behave. This wea terrible and so rude of the parent sto let happen. I would have been so shocked I most likely would not have said anytihg. I agfee the staff should have noticed and said sometihg.

 

[Tinker53]

I would just like to add, Table manners are taught first at home. My boys sit at the table to eat. don't get up and run around at home or play with toys. If they are made to do this at home then its a lot easier to get them to do it in public. My DH and I would never let our boys run around a restaurant, play under tables or stand in booths. And they don't bother other people either. They sit and eat! that is why we are there. We have had to take them outside during fits and such and when they calm down and understand what is expected of them they may come back to the table. But in no way do they just do whatever they want in public or at home. Now that they are older we no longer have this issue and I am happy to say I can take my boys out and be proud of them

As others have said it is hard work, but for my boys to grow up and be respectful adults, we need to teach them first....

 

[momrek06]

Mass is (or was, I'm no longer Catholic) a time for quiet contemplation and prayer. When I was Catholic, I found Mass to be restoring, meditative, it was a chance to give up heavy concerns to God. I'm happy you are celebrating life, but its difficult to reconcile children being children with a person who is praying for their mother's recovery from cancer.

It would be one thing if the church in question didn't have a nursery, crying room, or broadcast to the basement. But this one did.

ITA! The latest situation at our church is that Father, despite all his thoughts and ideas on the plasma screen tv to view Mass...has decided to have a "story-hour" during Mass in the church hall. He is looking for Volunteer Parents (switch off different weeks) to take ALL the toddlers and youngster attending the 11AM Mass down to the church hall and they can read, color, sing, eat snacks all while watching the Mass on the tv while their parents are UP at Mass (in peace). It sounds like a fabulous idea. Because despite what many have said on this Thread at my church these families with the unruly kids always tend to sit UP FRONT subjecting all or most of the parishoners to their child's behavior situations.

It appears to me that the parents (moms) who have posted on here regarding Mass and their child's behavior at Mass are parents that are very aware and very concerned when their child is not behaving properly and speaks to them and/or removes them from Mass if they just cannot settle down. You parents I am NOT addressing, it is those parents that just thinks this disruptive behavior at Mass is not and never will be an issue.
Those are the parents I cannot quite understand.

Yes, Mass is a CELEBRATION but a quiet celebration.

 

[mom_of_5]

ITA! The latest situation at our church is that Father, despite all his thoughts and ideas on the plasma screen tv to view Mass...has decided to have a "story-hour" during Mass in the church hall. He is looking for Volunteer Parents (switch off different weeks) to take ALL the toddlers and youngster attending the 11AM Mass down to the church hall and they can read, color, sing, eat snacks all while watching the Mass on the tv while their parents are UP at Mass (in peace). It sounds like a fabulous idea. Because despite what many have said on this Thread at my church these families with the unruly kids always tend to sit UP FRONT subjecting all or most of the parishoners to their child's behavior situations.

It appears to me that the parents (moms) who have posted on here regarding Mass and their child's behavior at Mass are parents that are very aware and very concerned when their child is not behaving properly and speaks to them and/or removes them from Mass if they just cannot settle down. You parents I am NOT addressing, it is those parents that just thinks this disruptive behavior at Mass is not and never will be an issue.
Those are the parents I cannot quite understand.

Yes, Mass is a CELEBRATION but a quiet celebration.

Gotcha!