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| de-crying babies |
| 06.08.04 (11:30 am) [edit] |
[b]From The Chicago Tribune, May 27th, "SM" wrote:[/b][i]"Dear Amy: Please inform mothers who take their babies into stores when the babies are crying non-stop to please be considerate of other shoppers and either pick them up, feed them or take them home. "I asked a young mother if she would please take her baby outside until he had quieted down. She was quite offended. "Another customer thanked me and said she wished she had the guts to speak up to these mothers." [/i] Amy Dickinson responded: [i]Dear S.M.: While I appreciate your point of view, asking the mother of a crying baby to take him outside seems a bit much. Let's see what other readers think."[/i] [b]So, here's what I think.[/b] Dear Amy, I read with interest the letter in your May 27th column in which the author requested you ask mothers with crying babies to take them out of the store. While you're at it, could you please make another few requests of parents? Moms & Dads, please... 1. ... feed your babies Chee-Tos instead of graham crackers. 2. ... ditto Cokes & candy bars. 3. ... teach your children not to soil their diapers in public, so as not to affend the delicate sensibilities of the rest of the world. 4. ... advise your teething babies not to drool. 5. ... stay home at all times with your children, so you can keep them on a rigid schedule that is NEVER disturbed. Conversely, make sure your children are adequately socialized so they exhibit good manners before they can even speak. 7. ... if you do leave the house, put your small children on a "leash" like a dog, so they don't grab my blouse with grubby fingers and beg me to help them find Mommy. 8. ... yell at your children and slap them in public. We all like to see what a strict disciplinarian you are, especially when your kids are exhausted, hungry and/or sick. 9. ... send your kids to the playground oozing with sniffles and riddled with coughs. Sharing germs is still sharing! 10. ... take your small children to the movies way before they're able to sit still quietly and enjoy the (age-appropriate) show. So what if you can't get a sitter for that Porky's revival? Just bring the rugrats along! I promise I'm kidding. I'm a mom of two young sons and, if solicited for advice, I tell other moms to listen to their kids and their own good sense. I have, in the past, worked in a retail store that is family-friendly but doesn't have children's merchandise. I heard so many crying, bored, hungry and tired kids being dragged around by cranky parents that I began to stock kid-friendly items in my desk, including stickers, crayons, and Cheerios. If I heard the escalation of whining outside my office near the sales floor, I'd sneak over to the family in question and ask the parents if their kids could have stickers, draw a picture, or would like a snack. This was far more effective than telling another parent how to do their job. [LINE] |
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