AIBU noisy children

[FlamingoFloss]

I expect I shall be flamed by this. May I start by saying I’m both a mum and a Grandma.

on a long train journey (UK). I chose to upgrade to first class because I need to do work and so need the space and the quiet.

there’s a (I presume) mum and her young child (around 4 years) in front of me. The child has been singing nursery rhymes (loudly) - (I do ordinarily love a nursery rhyme and sing them with my DGD just not on a train). The child now has a tablet and is playing games which is beeping away with loud music.

i know kids need entertaining on a long journey (I’ve done it with my own) but AIU to think in a first class carriage you should be relatively quiet with children and if you feel you can’t be then sit in a ‘normal’ seat? However, I get that even in a normal seat that it could be annoying and you should still be respectful of others but hopefully you get what I mean.

I have recently travelled in two separate ‘quiet’ carriages (one first class, the other not) and had Mr Noisy near me in both. Arrgh.

@FlamingoFloss it’s so annoying!

I can't believe some people actually think the whole rest of the world should just BUY noise-cancelling headphones because their kids should be able to make a racket anywhere and everywhere.

First class I would presume a level of decorum and decency, so singing / speakers and music would be a no. Small quiet talking yes.

sadly people are a lot more selfish now

Maybe reread my post

Absolutely 💯.

they don’t care either

I think this thread highlights a real problem which exists in society today. So many people are inconsiderate towards others and just do as they please. Yes, when I was a child (and I did travel with my mother by train quite often) I was expected to behave and play quietly without disturbing others. Any noise would be met with a 'Shhhh' from my mother. I respected that - I wasn't 'frightened' when my mother said this. Children nowadays need a much firmer hand rather than all the molly-coddling they seem to get.

Go and get the steward again and get it turned off.

Honestly, some people are really rude...

Ok, that would push me well over the edge.

I am with you OP. I get that on trains all the time: parents doing nothing to try to get their screaming kids to quiet down and/or them having tablets playing loud songs/games/sounds and no headphones

I was in a small coffee shop last week where two mothers were chatting away while their two kids were banging on a drum like toy that made different loud sounds every time they hit it.

We have bred entitled, selfish parents who think every public space is a playground for their kids with no regards for others.

I think it is a very British thing as well as somehow people in other countries manage to display better manners and teach their kids early how to behave in public.

Adults do it too though. I was on the tube yesterday and the 20 something woman next to me was looking at something on her phone with the sound on. She just clearly didn’t see the issue with everyone else having to listen to her phone.

Well.... I'm a parent of young kids too and there is not a chance in hell my children would need to be entertained in that way on a train. It's not that hard. The generations before managed without all the crap that kids these days have. They can be entertained with conversation, books, colouring not bloody teletubbies blasting. As for the, cough, fear aspect. I would much rather be part of a generation that was taught respect than current parenting styles that are doing oh sooo well. I just hope we are going full circle and that the dumb arse parents raising these twats realise it went too far and correct their parenting styles with discipline and, why not, fear if need be. Because, society is currently shitsville.