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To think the person who brought their baby to Wimbledon should be ashamed

335 replies

StunningCunt · 03/08/2012 16:41

Crying in the middle of the point, 17-16 in the final set of the semifinal, do people have no sense???

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NoComet · 04/08/2012 13:37

We are all parents, there are some very smug unsupportive comments on this thread.

ilovesooty · 04/08/2012 13:37

If i had a ticket i would take my 6 month old

There are always selfish and entitled people who spoil things for other spectators, I suppose.

Floggingmolly · 04/08/2012 13:48

Yes, Starballbunny. We are all parents.
And 99.9% of people on this thread would not do this. Maybe that's why they're being "unsupportive" of the entitled mare lady in question who thought it was fine to do it.

marquesas · 04/08/2012 13:50

starballbunny - my reading of the thread is that the majority view is that babies shouldn't be taken to events at which quietness is very important if not essential.

I don't see how that can be construed as being smug or unsupportive. Do you expect everyone to sympathise with thoughtlessness on this scale?

vess · 04/08/2012 13:54

I think its people who complain about babies who ought to be ashamed. Talk about selfish and enitled!
The baby cried for how long, a minute? Can't you just ignore it? Get over yourselves!

SDTGisAnOlympicWolefGenius · 04/08/2012 13:59

GoldenBear - what Rhubarb did was OK because her baby stayed quiet and didn't distract either the competitors or spectators - that, for me, is the difference between what she did, and what the parent of the screaming baby at Wimbledon did.

Starball and GoldenBear - these competitors have parents too. Imagine your child has worked and sacrificed in order to reach the Olympics (and you probably have too, in order to support them and get them to training and competitions), and their dream is shattered because of a baby screaming at a crucial point - would you be as willing to argue that spectators don't have to keep their children (or phones/other distractions) quiet?

crashdoll · 04/08/2012 14:05

This is one of the most ridiculous threads I've seen.

I have taken note for when I become a parent that if I don't take my small infant to a tennis match, then it means I don't like them.

ilovesooty · 04/08/2012 14:11

I think its people who complain about babies who ought to be ashamed. Talk about selfish and enitled!The baby cried for how long, a minute? Can't you just ignore it? Get over yourselves!

The baby cried at a crucial point for the competitors. It's selfish and entitled of a parent to think that their desire to take a baby to an event like this is more important than the competitors' concentration and other spectators' enjoyment.

vess · 04/08/2012 14:19

I lovesooty, the competitors most probably didn't even notice, let alone mind. Do you really think an a sportsman at that level would be bothered by a bit of random noise from the crowd? Surely they'd be used to much worse.

janey68 · 04/08/2012 14:21

Crashdoll- and what I'm taking from this thread is that if my father develops a passion for tennis and then dies, it's imperative that I do take a crying baby along to an Olympic semi final- its a tribute to him apparently Grin

Goldenbear · 04/08/2012 14:21

SDTG you're putting words into my mouth I never said a parent should let a child scream- never!

I've actually only said about the ethos of the Olympics and again crashdoll I never said that taking a child or not to a Tennis match indicates your live for them as a parent. I said some parents love their children more than others and enjoy their company more than others- it is a fact, parents do not all live their children equally. to be frank you don't need to be a parent to be aware of that.

Olympia2012 · 04/08/2012 14:21

Do you not notice the calls for 'silence please' from the umpire?Confused

Goldenbear · 04/08/2012 14:22

Love not 'live'.

Olympia2012 · 04/08/2012 14:23

Well those parent dragged a small baby to a what? 4 or 5 hour match..... Poor baby!!

janey68 · 04/08/2012 14:24

Some parents feed their children a better diet than others. Fact. (just thought id throw in another random one which has absolutely no connection with whether they should be at a tennis match )

Goldenbear · 04/08/2012 14:26

Janey, you're a very literal person aren't you? It was an example, made up, not true, I'm unsure why this woman did this awful act but she's never going to be allowed to forget it is she?

janey68 · 04/08/2012 14:28

Ah progress! Goldenbear has admitted it was an awful act.
No I hope the offending parent doesn't forget it... But frankly they're either so entitled or so lacking in common sense that I wouldn't bet on it

crashdoll · 04/08/2012 14:28

I said some parents love their children more than others and enjoy their company more than others- it is a fact, parents do not all live their children equally. to be frank you don't need to be a parent to be aware of that.

Of course not always parents love/like their children equally but I don't think whether you'd take them to an Olympic tennis match or not is a good measure of love.

crashdoll · 04/08/2012 14:30

Exactly, Oylmpia2012 Babies don't understand 'silence please', the baby should have been taken out then.

Goldenbear · 04/08/2012 14:33

This is painful Janey, I was being sarcastic.....I don't think it was really an awful act, not akin to torturing political prisoners in Syria for instance!

Anyway, I'm off to the cinema with my Toddler!

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StunningCunt · 04/08/2012 14:34

If you look on youtube theres a video of David Ferrer hitting a ball into the crowd because of a baby crying for much less time than here. It is NOT for them to put up with it. The entitled moron with the baby should not have been there, that's all there is to it. Twatty scumbag parent. End of story

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Floggingmolly · 04/08/2012 14:36

The "some people enjoy their children's company far too much to ever be apart"
arguement simply doesn't wash, Goldenbear.

Why can't such people take their children to the park instead?

Olympia2012 · 04/08/2012 14:37

Ooh stunning that's a bit harsh!!

janey68 · 04/08/2012 14:39

Pssss hands up who thinks its was Goldenbear at the tennis?!

GhostShip · 04/08/2012 14:40

I like Stunning. We've disagreed at points, but leasts she's straight and to the point. Harsh or not :o is refreshing.