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"Somebody Tranq That Child!"

(taylor.town)
30 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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Dilettante_ ◴[22 Oct 24 15:13 UTC] No.41915103[source]▶
Do people actually think "somebody tranq that child" or do parents with publicly misbehaving children just feel like they are?

Like, I'm a bit annoyed when there's a crying baby on my bus or something, but I'm annoyed at being caught in that circumstance, not at either the parent or the child.

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1. tstrimple ◴[22 Oct 24 17:08 UTC] No.41916367[source]▶
Yes. But I do draw a distinction between "normal" child behavior and parents who have literally zero control over their little monsters. Babies cry. It happens. It's fine. Toddlers say or do inappropriate things as they learn to navigate the world. They have meltdowns sometimes too. But then there are parents who let their kids run screaming through shared spaces or lets them knock items off of shelves or harass other people. Decent parents will try to mitigate their children's behavior. Bad parents just watch uselessly.