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To think this is lazy and bad parenting?

52 replies

Carlie97 · 05/04/2026 14:20

A woman got on the bus with her two young boys. She was playing something loud on the phone and one or both of the boys were. There was very little conversation between.

Aibu to think this is lazy parenting and setting a bad example to the kids that it's ok to be antisocial?

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DaveGroh · 05/04/2026 14:23

You don’t know if that’s her only chance to relax from the children and switch off for 10 mins. Stop looking down your nose at people.

Edited to add the volume shouldn’t have been loud as that not fair to others around.

PoppinjayPolly · 05/04/2026 14:22

Did you offer some parenting wisdom?
do you know what else is going on for them? Maybe she’s broken by stress and just wanted a short break from everything lost in her phone?