It irks me when a group of children swarm an area and consistently keep bumping into me and hitting me and hitting my chair. Parents and guardians should instruct their children of the proper behavior when in a public venue. I'm not saying they have to act like their in the presence of royalty, but I'm saying to just please have some decorum. Parents, just please control your children.
It makes no sense for children to be allowed to run rampant. What spurred this topic? I went out to dinner this Sunday and I was just sitting there minding my own business, enjoying the company of my mother and grandmother, when I see a group of rambunctious children running towards my section of the restaurant. When they reached their table, I thought to myself, "Oh my God, are they seriously sitting behind me? I mean, like directly behind me!!"
It makes no sense for children to be allowed to run rampant. What spurred this topic? I went out to dinner this Sunday and I was just sitting there minding my own business, enjoying the company of my mother and grandmother, when I see a group of rambunctious children running towards my section of the restaurant. When they reached their table, I thought to myself, "Oh my God, are they seriously sitting behind me? I mean, like directly behind me!!"
This A Restaurant, Not a Zoo
These children were unaware of their surroundings. How do I know? They kept bumping into people. They kept accidentally hitting people. They kept kicking and hitting my chair. They were completely oblivious to the type of environment they were in. The parents weren't even paying attention to what their children were doing and how their children were acting. I don't get it. It was four adults total with this party and yet, no one said anything to any of the children. I was like, "This is a restaurant, not a zoo."
Now, while I hate to compare any child to an animal, sometimes if the shoe fits (then where it). Animal is defined as: an inhuman person; brutish or beast like person. If a child is choosing to act like a brutish or beast like person, then there's obviously a whole in the parenting methods. I mean, no offense no anyone because no one likes their parenting skills tested or questioned, but at the same time people should think about things like that before they decide to go out in public and allow their children to put on a display of craziness. What a child does and how a child acts so heavily reflects upon the type and quality of parenting that they are receiving.Of course, some parents and guardians just really don't care and feel like that no one should say anything to them about their children no matter how much or in what way their rambunctious children affect others lives and surroundings. I can respect it, but I don't have to agree with it one way or the other, so to each their own.
Now, while I hate to compare any child to an animal, sometimes if the shoe fits (then where it). Animal is defined as: an inhuman person; brutish or beast like person. If a child is choosing to act like a brutish or beast like person, then there's obviously a whole in the parenting methods. I mean, no offense no anyone because no one likes their parenting skills tested or questioned, but at the same time people should think about things like that before they decide to go out in public and allow their children to put on a display of craziness. What a child does and how a child acts so heavily reflects upon the type and quality of parenting that they are receiving.Of course, some parents and guardians just really don't care and feel like that no one should say anything to them about their children no matter how much or in what way their rambunctious children affect others lives and surroundings. I can respect it, but I don't have to agree with it one way or the other, so to each their own.
Realization
I know children will be children, but children are called children for a reason, and they need guidance from their parents/guardians. Some children just don't know or realize what's going on or they get so excited and wrapped up in the moment that they, yeah, act a little crazy and uncontrolled. Nevertheless, that type of behavior is not always acceptable, especially in such a public venue, like a restaurant. A child is defined as a person between birth and full growth, therefore I would presume that a person between infantry and adulthood would be in mountainous need of strong guidance and positive avenues of development.
Apologies
Once, again my intent is not to offend anyone, and if I did then I do apologize and ask for your forgiveness. You know yourself and you know the type of person and parent/guardian you are, and if this doesn't apply to you, then it just doesn't apply to you. You, my dear, can disregard this article. In other cases, please, improve your children. Today's incident just really irked me. I was heavily irritated and I just needed to purge. God Bless You.
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