I had a few more comments before I read the article. I finished the article and my comments changed, but I still have them.
1. What happened to indoor voices. I am at work right now and I want to cover my ears. I don't hear well (I have some sound recognition issues) in some ways, but I am highly sensitive to noise. The server under my desk less than 10 minutes ago was too loud. It needs to stay on, but I was still going out of my skull with it. We have friends who are too loud as well, and I do my best to deal with it, but noise is noise is noise no matter it being a loud adult, child, machine or environment.
2. People deserve a break. Go into a place to relax, take a breather, etc. But deserve doesn't mean entitled. As siercia said, if you go into a place for a break, then you don't want it ruined by someone's out of control child. If you are a parent and you are out with your child, you are not necessarily entitled to relax. You still have to act the parent if your child is acting wild and inappropriate.
3. When did people start feeling so entitled anyway? Sometimes I wonder how much of this stems from rights, things that people say they have that aren't actively supported by things like the Bill of Rights. I would be the first to exclaim loudly that smoking is bad and shouldn't be allowed, but how much of the banning of smoking in public places has to be with nonsmokers becoming more vocal about how they are entitled to not have to deal with that habit (it's their right) and how much has to do with the actual health risks involved.
4. Being polite and considerate just doesn't seem to be the norm anymore, which is sad. It is true that being polite doesn't cost anything, and maybe if more people were polite and considerate then some of these situations just wouldn't come up. Parents would notice that their children were acting up and one of them would take the kid to the car and sit with them while they acted out or as they calmed down while the other parent would take care of any bills or what not (mostly thinking restaurants rather than cafes). I remember times when one or the both of us would be sent to the car with or without a parent in tow for bad behavior.
5. When did I start using such long run on sentences. (sorry for rambling)
1. What happened to indoor voices. I am at work right now and I want to cover my ears. I don't hear well (I have some sound recognition issues) in some ways, but I am highly sensitive to noise. The server under my desk less than 10 minutes ago was too loud. It needs to stay on, but I was still going out of my skull with it. We have friends who are too loud as well, and I do my best to deal with it, but noise is noise is noise no matter it being a loud adult, child, machine or environment.
2. People deserve a break. Go into a place to relax, take a breather, etc. But deserve doesn't mean entitled. As siercia said, if you go into a place for a break, then you don't want it ruined by someone's out of control child. If you are a parent and you are out with your child, you are not necessarily entitled to relax. You still have to act the parent if your child is acting wild and inappropriate.
3. When did people start feeling so entitled anyway? Sometimes I wonder how much of this stems from rights, things that people say they have that aren't actively supported by things like the Bill of Rights. I would be the first to exclaim loudly that smoking is bad and shouldn't be allowed, but how much of the banning of smoking in public places has to be with nonsmokers becoming more vocal about how they are entitled to not have to deal with that habit (it's their right) and how much has to do with the actual health risks involved.
4. Being polite and considerate just doesn't seem to be the norm anymore, which is sad. It is true that being polite doesn't cost anything, and maybe if more people were polite and considerate then some of these situations just wouldn't come up. Parents would notice that their children were acting up and one of them would take the kid to the car and sit with them while they acted out or as they calmed down while the other parent would take care of any bills or what not (mostly thinking restaurants rather than cafes). I remember times when one or the both of us would be sent to the car with or without a parent in tow for bad behavior.
5. When did I start using such long run on sentences. (sorry for rambling)
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