Maybe I should have stated it a little bit better, sorry. The kind of behavior that I cannot stand is when children who are old enough to know better (say, 4 and up) go around grabbing/stealing food from people who are eating, or punch other children (or adults) when they're mad knowing that it's wrong, or just start screaming as loud as they can when they don't get their way (crying or whining I have no problem with. After all, they are *kids*. But shrieking at the top of their lungs? Unacceptable.).
I have no problem with kids being kids, but being obnoxious and purposely disruptive? That's a problem. My 4-year-old nephew (whom I love dearly) has this problem with hitting people and since he gets no discipline for it, he's becoming worse as time goes by and this is driving me nuts.
I think a lot of my tolerance (and possible lack thereof) comes from the parents' reactions. If a child is misbehaving and the parent is genuinely embarrassed, I feel for them. If, however, the child is misbehaving and the parent is doing nothing to prevent it, I tend to get extremely annoyed with it.
Does this clear the issue up a little bit for you, elvesarepretty?
I have no problem with kids being kids, but being obnoxious and purposely disruptive? That's a problem. My 4-year-old nephew (whom I love dearly) has this problem with hitting people and since he gets no discipline for it, he's becoming worse as time goes by and this is driving me nuts.
I think a lot of my tolerance (and possible lack thereof) comes from the parents' reactions. If a child is misbehaving and the parent is genuinely embarrassed, I feel for them. If, however, the child is misbehaving and the parent is doing nothing to prevent it, I tend to get extremely annoyed with it.
Does this clear the issue up a little bit for you, elvesarepretty?
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