To think you don't let your toddler play with noisy electic games on a packed train?

[Hammy02]

Or any train for that matter. I was on jam packed train at the weekend (no spare seats, aisle full of people standing up) and one woman was sat with her small child playing with a toy that said 'triangle', 'square' etc when the kid pressed each shape. I was a couple of seats in front & could hear it! AIBU to think this was utterly selfish of the mum? Other people were giving her the evils but she seemed oblivious.

DH bought DS in on the train to meet me from work last week, and failed to bring sufficient suitable toys . He had a few books and some stickers.

On the way home (nearly 50 mins!) we discovered that the alternative to suitable entertainment is shrieking 'TRAIN' every time one went past. And we were going through the busiest station in the UK. And then flipping about like a landed salmon for the last ten minutes shouting, 'Mm STUCK!'.

Oh, how our fellow passengers must have wished for a soothing electronic toy.

Omg Theoneandonly I am now saying blueberries over and over in my head imagining having to listen to it for 30 mins. I'm almost feeling faint at the thought. I shouldn't be let out really. I know it's my problem, but I think I'd defo rather hear crying. Although I tbf would also hear crying, it would be the cry of my soul trying to escape my body!

I'm sorry MrsKoala!

I'm sure he is :) I've got a 5mo and I am getting prepared for hell.

I was going to post but I see the thread just got Godwinned.

Op, YABU.

What is godwinned, something to do with Fred the Shred?

There is obviously a need for parents to be able to entertain their children in absolute silence. Maybe as well as baby massage, sure start should offer "mum as mime" classes, I bet it would be a hit.

Some people are sooo flippin precious

My kids do make noise on trains as we frequently had 5+ hr journeys made into unbearable hell by Virgin trains. Trains are too small, nowhere to put luggage/buggies, they are too hot, they make children vomit all over a Japanese tourist on one memorable occasion

train is usually cancelled, compelling me to change twice with buggy, luggage and 3 small children. Frequently reservation system crashes leading to free for all for seats and for me, two children sat underneath a table while I crouched the corner on the floor breastfeeding my baby.

frankly if I have a seat and my train is not too delayed, I consider it a bonus. A toddler playing with a noisy toy is a small inconvenience and frankly not worth worrying about.

It's nothing to do with absolute silence. No-one expects that.

Sorry, was just an opportunity to crck my "Mum the Mime" joke more than anything :o

out of interest - hpw do you get toddler tp behave like an adult on the train?

I'm still shocked that on a busy train during rush hour, you were able to hear the toy tbh.

Godwin's Law relates to Internet threads having gone too far when there is a reference to Nazi Germany/the Holocaust, usually relating to something which is far too mild an irritant to ever warrant this (eg "the teacher confiscated DS's mobile phone, what is this, Nazi Germany?")

Invoking the killers of Jamie Bulger as a comparator to toddlers playing with noisy toys was a similarly extreme comparison, to my mind.

Yabu.

If you want peace and quiet on a train use the quiet carriage

Thanks, TheDoctrine, I think you are right on that one.

Firstly the comparison was considerations given towards children. It was an example that not always should children be given considerations over everyone else.
Secondly, are you calling me a nazi?

Of course I'm not calling you a nazi.

AHEM
Can everyone play quietly nicely?
thanks

I don't know why anyone would grumble at Vtech toys anyway. Quality sounds and music.

Altogether now...

Hello Puppy calling, do you want to play with me...

They should pipe it out the speakers on trains, like posho lift music.

"Puppy says... STFU stupid man on phone..."

Lets all have fun together while we learn our abc's

I got rid of that walker a year ago [saddo]

Oh Hammy I so agree - I appreciate that people want to entertain their kids but honestly listening to an (incredibly piercing somehow) american voice going "WELL DONE, YOU FOUND A STAR" and a trill of music every 3 seconds for hours is one of the most irritating things in the world. I would honestly rather listen to a child whinging at close range than one of those things down the carriage. It's the predictable, water-torture style repetition

Playing a game or chatting to your kid or even watching a film quietly is fine, not the electronic HELL games. Why don't people realise? Is it because parents are so accustomed to hearing them that they just go over their heads?

If you want peace and quiet on a train use the quiet carriage

See not every train has a quite carriage so it isn't always possible to use one. I'm thinking about the little two carriage trains...

Repetitive, dull electronic games complete with shite music/overly annoying voice would have me feeling stabby in less than 15 minutes. Especially if there was no escape from it.

If after 15 mins it was still on I'd have asked the mum if the cause of stabby rage had volume control and that it would be nice if we didn't have to listen to it any more since we've already put up with it for so long... Some people are just inconsiderate of others and use the 'but the child needs to be entertained' drivel as an excuse.

How did parents cope on trains before loud annoying games were invented?