They let their kids do whatever they want but will get onto someone else's kids for doing the same thing.  

Oh, that one gets to a lot of people!  I know what you mean.  

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Lisa said ...
They let their kids do whatever they want but will get onto someone else's kids for doing the same thing.  

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I saw a mother screaming at the top of her lungs at a little girl, who looked to be about four, because she tried to step on the cart and ride it. She grabbed the girls arm HARD and pulled her off. I wanted to cry. 

I hate seeing parents over react to stupid things. I figure that just because a parent isn't disciplining in public doesn't mean they aren't disciplining - they just might want to do it in a more private setting. Even so, I'd rather see lackadaisical parents than borderline abusive any day. 

Agree. I saw a mother also scream at her son for putting on his shoes while stepping on the back heel & squishing it. Way over the top.I also have a friend who taught me to look at moms different. Her son is autistic & a little energetic in the store. People look at her like how she should handle her son in the store. I now think that its not always a bad kid or bad mom, but maybe something else.

What bothers me is when a child talks disrespectfully to a parent or any adult. Especially in public. I think children are like my cats. They try to make me do what they want by doing something bad. If I react to it, they win. If I don't they will learn not to do it anymore.

I can make a child mind me just by looking a certain way at him or her. One child that came over here quite a bit was horribly bad when he was with his father. But I'd give him the eye, and he'd back down every time. Didn't have to say a word or anything else. 

It infuriates me when parents scream at their children or grab them by the arm and spank them way too hard. It just shows how out of control the parent is, not the child.

Yup.  I would do that with my kids.  One look from across the room and they would instantly stop.

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katlupe said ...
I can make a child mind me just by looking a certain way at him or her. One child that came over here quite a bit was horribly bad when he was with his father. But I'd give him the eye, and he'd back down every time. Didn't have to say a word or anything else. 

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I don't agree fully.  Sometimes, the parent has just had enough.  I don't judge parents unless it's abuse.  I never screamed at my kids or hit them but I have gotten annoyed and stern in public and have gotten a look here and there.  Most times I'd ignore it but one lady just annoyed the hell out of me.  I turned and stared her in the eye willing her to comment.  She quickly looked away, grabbed her stuff and left. LOL  

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RedheadRiter said ...
It infuriates me when parents scream at their children or grab them by the arm and spank them way to hard. It just shows how out of control the parent is, not the child.

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Parents who don't know how to be parents ~ We need that to be part of school curriculum ~