I know a being a mum must be hard...BUT

[bananasinpjamas]

Is it really fair on other passengers to take your little Nikkita, Tyler, Chantelle, Charli and Dwayne whilst you start bellowing at them "f*cking shutttup alrite n sit down you little sht innit" because they are now screaming, intimidating other passengers and fighting with eachother you haven't taught them to behave properly on public transport. PLEASE if you need to give them a multi pack of fruit shoots and jammy dodgers to be quiet, please go ahead you have my full permission, ARRRGH,

m'kay. What about when I have taught my kid proper manners but he's a little bollox anyway on public transport. Can I go places then?

I know being a crashing snob dripping with unpleasant stereotypes must be hard ...BUT

But then we would be judged for feeding them biscuits and foot shoots aka poison.

You spelt Charli wrong too. There is an 'e' on the end.

I agree with the OP. Though, it happens with Tarquins and Emilys too - with a bit more anunciation from the parent of course, but equally annoying.

My 2 dc have been taught to behave properly on public transport.
However DS1 can and has had a meltdown during in such times, and I have been known quite a few years ago to say "for gods sake shut up will you" on a bus.
DS2 hates buses as well and often when tired gets whingy and whiny.

Maybe OP you would like to teach them to "behave" although at 12 almost 13 you will have a big problem with DS1. And DS2 won't listen to you as he will be too busy hating the bus.

F**king shutttup...please.

livingindc, thanks :)

I thought all other parents were shit and I was brilliant. Then I actually had a kid...

You spelt Charli'e' wrong

Ban them all I say

The cheek of the chavs to catch the bus

I suppose your little Ethel and Cuthbert are always beautifully behaved when slumming it on the bus

And where the hell do you live? for a parent to call their child little shits, and telling them to fucking shut-up

Children misbehave, especially on buses/trains etc, boredom

My 20mo DD, hates the supermarkets, and 9/10 always causes a scene, sometimes ive been reduced to tears, with embarrassment, people looking at me, and screaming child
I also have a 7yo, and 12yo, who never behaved like the baby, so im still learning about this behaviour myself
Its can be annoying I agree, from personal experience, spare a thought for the mum

Tondelay I though similar. My dc were never, ever going to play up in cafes. If they did we would walk out and leave the food we had paid for because that would learn them

I'd also never inconvenience other shoppers by dragging them and their buggy out during busy shopping hours. I'd get a babysitter instead, because of course they are all lining up to offer free childcare on a Saturday afternoon

Don't think the OP is a mum - why doesn't s/he just stick to taxis or his/her own car - no need to mix with the great unwashed then.

Dooin, the things we believe before we have children

op. .

Pretty can I have a packet of them to go with my coffee please? DS2 just devoured my digestives

"And where the hell do you live? for a parent to call their child little shits, and telling them to fucking shut-up"

Probably the same place where I live Around here swear words are part of everyday vocabulary of both adults and children

Thelady - here you are, what would you like, I can offer gingernuts, bourbons or custard creams - help yourself - OP seeing as you are so fond of Jammy Dodgers, you are welcome to mine!

Unfortunatly what bananas says of some parent speaking to their kids is true.

I sometimes have to phone young people up aged about 11 - 17 .
I know one that I ring up regularly to make arrangements with her 12 year old son about where the group is meeting, what time and so on.

On more than loads of occasions that I can think of the conversation will go like this.

'Oh Hi Upahill, yeah I'll get him for you know, the little git is on his x box'
(phone put away from mouth piece as mum bellows up the stairs 'Oi shit head, hurry up, Upahill wants you) after a bit of waiting more shouting 'For fucks sake don't keep upahill waiting you stupid fucker, for fucks sake!!!

'Hi Upahill he won't be long, You know what he's like!!'

Yes I have challenged her and her life is pretty damm grim (one of the kids father is in prison, another belts her, another takes money off her and so on)

Banana is not wrong about 'Charli' either. I had one on my register spelt like that last summer.

Oh I also deal with a lot of great parents who have to do a lot in difficult circumstances but they don't talk to their kids like that (to the best of my knowledge)

Pretty, Bourbons will do nicely thanks!!

Chaotic, its pretty normal for many of the children round here, I was called a "fucking old cunt" the other week by a child in the park - they were all of ohhhh 7yrs old. I only asked them to stop kicking the ball at 3yr old DS2s back.

DS1 doesn't swear and doesn't get sworn at
DS2 atm has taken to calling me "stinky pete" since when did I look like an old miner with a beard and was 10" tall and make believe!!!! (toys story charachter)

Charlies behave very well OP you've got it all wrong

If I experienced what you described I would be outraged at the mother's languge and feel really sorry for the kids.

Tle my kids call each other "stinky pete" .... but only if im in the room .I suspect the teenagers swear at each other when im not. .