Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Kid with DVD player on train.... I asked to turn it down

1 reply

Dungandbother · 08/11/2015 20:47

Outs self
Been on a very busy child packed train to a popular European tourist attraction.
There was no row but I'm curious for a MN verdict

Family next to mine. One child about 10. He gets out a portable DVD player and starts watching a film LOUDLY as in I can hear the whole thing and my DS was next to me.

It was a 12 film, The Avengers. I inwardly tut at the loudness but DS carries on playing iPad (on silent) and I continue to read.

DS notices film and leans towards it, he can hear it and it's interesting.

Film says SHIT and I quietly ask Dad to turn it down for the swearing. Mum herself turns it down and kid has a meltdown. He actually punched his DVD player. Mum removes film and all hell breaks loose.

Then mum tells me he has SN and I said sorry to have caused upset but I was bothered by the swearing for DS who is young (5).

She practically yelled at me well my son is little too.

Son calms down 15 mins later on being given a donut, a new film etc. He was actually pretty angelic for the rest of the journey.

I do feel the mum blamed me for the meltdown. Unjustifiable so.

Why didn't he have headphones Confused

I wasn't being U was I?

BeccaMumsnet · 09/11/2015 10:15

Hello everyone - we'd like to take this opportunity to share our campaign, This Is My Child, which aims to bust the myths surrounding children with additional needs.

We'd like to particularly emphasise myth number 1 - "behavioural disorders are just a fashionable excuse for bad behaviour or poor parenting". Many of the posts on this thread are saying pretty much exactly that, so please do have a good read of this page for more information.

Watch this thread for updates

Tap "Watch" to get all the latest updates

End of posts

There are no more MNHQ posts on this thread