http://brettberk.com/2008/11/24/stroller-shriek/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://brettberk.com/2008/11/24/stroller-shriek/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Teresa Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:53:06 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2008/11/24/stroller-shriek/#comment-655 Remember when it used to be polite to let children and older people go to the front of auditoriums? Now the parents can't let the little darlings out of their sights (with good reason--not arguing that), so they think they should be able to come late and push their way to the front with their offspring. I watched an elderly man and woman who had waited an hour for a Christmas tree lighting leave after a 6 foot man came in at the last minute, put his toddler on his shoulders and blocked any possibility of a view. What happened to basic politeness (much less teaching it to your children)? Remember when it used to be polite to let children and older people go to the front of auditoriums? Now the parents can’t let the little darlings out of their sights (with good reason–not arguing that), so they think they should be able to come late and push their way to the front with their offspring. I watched an elderly man and woman who had waited an hour for a Christmas tree lighting leave after a 6 foot man came in at the last minute, put his toddler on his shoulders and blocked any possibility of a view. What happened to basic politeness (much less teaching it to your children)?

]]> http://brettberk.com/2008/11/24/stroller-shriek/comment-page-1/#comment-651 The Gay Recluse Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:37:45 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2008/11/24/stroller-shriek/#comment-651 Uggh -- this happened to me on the subway the other day; this kid in a stroller didn't appear particularly unhappy as she played with some sort of ring-toy, but every ten seconds or so, she let loose with an eardrum-piercing wail of feedback that literally knocked the wind out of me. As with you, the only good to come out of it (besides some pity for who I assume was the mother) was a brief moment of camaraderie with some of my fellow passengers; it was understood by all that it was either a laugh-or-cry type of moment, and we managed the former before thankfully reaching the next station, where the door opened and we all rushed out, saving us from the latter. Uggh — this happened to me on the subway the other day; this kid in a stroller didn’t appear particularly unhappy as she played with some sort of ring-toy, but every ten seconds or so, she let loose with an eardrum-piercing wail of feedback that literally knocked the wind out of me. As with you, the only good to come out of it (besides some pity for who I assume was the mother) was a brief moment of camaraderie with some of my fellow passengers; it was understood by all that it was either a laugh-or-cry type of moment, and we managed the former before thankfully reaching the next station, where the door opened and we all rushed out, saving us from the latter.

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