to be irritated by parents who bring shrieking children to important school meetings?

[freakname]

You know the ones that sit right behind you and shriek right over the person talking so you only catch half of every sentence. I know it's not the child's fault (duh!) and sometimes you just have to bring them along BUT why don't the parents move away towards the door or back of the hall so that the other parents can hear?
Also if theres an assembly in progress why do some parents think it's ok to let their toddler wander off in front of the stage to ruin it for whoever might be doing their bit of the performance?

Ask the toddler/sherking child to take the parent outside until they have finished all the noise, often the toddler is far more helpful and you can get things done this way

I always feel sorry for the poor children on the stage who have practised something for weeks or months, only to be drowned out by a screaming baby. It's not fair on them, and yanbu.