Guy complaining about kid

am a father to a young girl and I would have been annoyed too. Imo kids should be kicked out of a library if they can't keep silent.

Thing that annoys me off most at my local library is the near daily kid and parent singing session. There are plenty of children centres why not go there!!!
 
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InertProtocol said:
That's what toddlers do! - Not like it was a 6 year old running riot round the library.

Guy needs to get some perspective and keep his opinions to himself.
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I'm really not sure what your point is here? If we all acknowledge that toddlers make noise, then surely you accept that taking them a library where it's meant to be quiet is a bad idea? If I had to take my kid to a library, I'd make them be quiet. Failing that, I'd be humble and apologetic in the face of another patrons complaint.
 
being a father of a child of a similar age if she wants to talk the talk when we're out then go for it, i dont care how loud she is.

i would in a library have told me daughter to whisper things instead though "whispering is fun for her"

i would have told the bloke im sorry but i wouldnt be long and i will try and get her to be a bit quieter. if he said anything again i wouldnt be so polite
 
Perfectly reasonable if its a quiet zone. Could have been more polite but he's still in his rights to do so.
 
he is in his rights to say something but there would have been no need to be aggressive about it.

a keyboard warrior would bust out the Boxing stance on him.
 
If I was just browsing the web it would bother me but I would have let it go. If I was working something would've been said, politely though.
 
I don't have kids, but if I were the father I'd know I was in the wrong in the first instance (why bring a young child into a library?), but if the guy had spoken to me in an aggressive manner I probably would have waited until we were ready to leave, readied an air siren app on my phone and given him a quick blast in the ear with it while leaving.
 
Depends how long it was for. I would have been annoyed if he was intending to sit there with his kid for ages, otherwise no.

No need to be a douche about it though.
 
personally i would have decked him, the kid, a librarian and anyone in the braille section giving me dirty looks.. and any labradors.

then stand at the door decking anyone trying to leave/enter...

then id deck myself
 
I think I'd have politely asked him to retire to the exterior of the library where as gentlemen we could engage in some Marquess of Queensbury rules boxing to settle matters.
 
Efour said:
personally i would have decked him, the kid, a librarian and anyone in the braille section giving me dirty looks.. and any labradors.

then stand at the door decking anyone trying to leave/enter...

then id deck myself
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ROFLMAO
 
Curio said:
Father of a soon to be 2 year old here. I certainly wouldn't take my kid to a library on my own unless there was no other choice. Problem is, sometimes there is no other choice. If I had been in that position I would have apologized and said I would be leaving ASAP. However, if the complainer was being a jerk about it.....I'm not going to be too polite.
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Exactly this - people on here ***** and moan about "benefit scroungers" and "they don't need a PC to apply for jobs, they can use the ones at the library". How exactly do you propose they do that when they get uptight **** who give them **** about it?

By all means, ask politely, you're far more likely to get a positive response, e.g. "sorry mate, didn't realise it was bothering you, will finish up as quick as I can".

If I were the dad in that situation, I'd probably encourage the little'un to make as much noise as possible if you started getting aggressive with me. Childish? Sure - but if you're not going to act like a mature adult, why should I? ;)

Thompson_NCL said:
I If I had to take my kid to a library, I'd make them be quiet.
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Care to explain how exactly you'd "make them be quiet?" Perhaps let me know where I can get your book, or when your next seminar is? After all, if you have the ability to "make" a toddler be quiet (that doesn't end in social services getting involved) you must get a lot of money for sharing your secrets, I'm sure many of us would love to know!
 
I wouldn't have said anything unless it was really bothering me but it would be nice if parents gave at least a single **** about people around them rather than using the "they are kids" excuse. Kids can behave if the parents care enough.
 
Haggisman said:
Exactly this - people on here ***** and moan about "benefit scroungers" and "they don't need a PC to apply for jobs, they can use the ones at the library". How exactly do you propose they do that when they get uptight **** who give them **** about it?

By all means, ask politely, you're far more likely to get a positive response, e.g. "sorry mate, didn't realise it was bothering you, will finish up as quick as I can".

If I were the dad in that situation, I'd probably encourage the little'un to make as much noise as possible if you started getting aggressive with me. Childish? Sure - but if you're not going to act like a mature adult, why should I? ;)



Care to explain how exactly you'd "make them be quiet?" Perhaps let me know where I can get your book, or when your next seminar is? After all, if you have the ability to "make" a toddler be quiet (that doesn't end in social services getting involved) you must get a lot of money for sharing your secrets, I'm sure many of us would love to know!
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This +1
As father, I too sometimes had to be in an awkward situation where kids are not welcome but sometimes it cant be helped, I would often apologize before hand, but there is always some jumped up little ****bag, so I would just deck em first:D
 
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