To think that mumsnet is quite hostile about children and parents at the moment?

[Ubik1]

Perhaps it's the Easter holidays.

But bloody hell. Thread after thread of people tutting and hoiking bosoms over kids running about and screaming and behaving like...children.

I think most parents are doing their best and actually do a pretty good job.

yanbu.

I would say that though, mine are spirited .

When you see threads like the one where OP can't see why it was unreasonable to refuse to make her children share or take her bags off a train seat to allow a paying passenger to have a seat, you can see why problems arise.

Running about and screaming is not normal behaviour in a confined space.

Running about and screaming is not normal behaviour in a confined space.

Really?

Because I tend to do it after exactly 4 minutes and six seconds into the IKEA walk through.

I'm sure that's normal. What else can you do?

Yanbu. Although if dd screeches in my ear one more time......

Ach maybe I need a break from this forum.

Mine are pretty well behaved but are capable of being little sods sometimes.

And I am guilty of pretending I don't know them - only very occasionally though

Oh like the thread you fm enter on? The one where the children were allowed to run around banging locker doors and potentially damaging them..... Whilst the mothers sat ignoring them having a cozy little chat??

The thread have more content than 'hostility' but you aren't considering the reasons

My five year old is trying to fart on demand.

She is also fond of shouting 'boobies' in enclosed spaces .

Sigh

*posted

Honey YABVU to go to IKEA without laying a trail of breadcrumbs so you can escape quickly.

Yes the locker thing - I mean it's not ideal but hardly a heinous crime.

It depends on what your definition of 'behaving like children' is. There is behaving and then there is misbehaving and our interpretation of what that looks like.

MUUUUMMMM!

It's brattish behaviour, allowed by parents who aren't doing their job. HTH

There are places that kids can run around and scream, like parks and playgrounds. They shouldn't do it in cafes, pubs and restaurants. It's a pain in the arse.

There'a another one about children shrieking in a supermarket or something.

I'm probably Very Slack at this parenting thing.

Sorry... Our interpretation of what that looks like differs wildly from person to person.

Being towards the end of a two week break, I am rapidly losing tolerance for noise, lack of routine and other people's children!

yes

They should all

STOP HAVING FUN

It's only the holidays after all

Ubik, I think your DD sounds great and hope she cracks darting on demand.

Flipping autocorrect. Obviously I meant farting.

I think what's irritating is that threads start and there's this absolute stampede of 'oh no not me miss!' Type posts.

Sorry have to go dinner ready.

I think you're assuming that all of these threads are actually true...

Its probably the holidays. I don't know about you but we've had a couple of days of sunshine and the rest has been pretty miserable. Could be a cause and effect of being cooped up inside for days and finally being set free. Fresh air has made them giddy

But yes, I have noticed more intolerance towards children on here. IRL I never hear these type of complaints. probably because the moaners know they're being unreasonable

Didn't see shrieking in the supermarket, but someone mentioned scooters in the supermarket

Removing your child from banging locker doors ( who pays for any damage?) is not on at all imo

• not removing your child