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Originally Posted by ferretchucker
Are they that focussed on getting their night out that they forget about the restaurant full of people also trying to have a night out.
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Yes. It's complete and utter self-indulgence.
I got myself knocked up and delivered the Miracle of Life and now I am some kind of Martyr therefore since my life is so hard as a parent I DESERVE a night out, damnit, screaming kids in tow.
I realize that that is definitely a generalization, but there is definitely this attitude of self righteousness - As though the world owes them something for squeezing out a tot.
I went to see a 10PM showing of
Eclipse (and, yes, you can laugh at that) and there was a mother there with what must have been her 3- and 5-year olds... She literally let them run and scream around the movie aisles... Didn't even tell them to sit down or take them out of the theater... Let them run loose in the aisles... I don't get it. First of all, a movie like
Eclipse isn't appropriate for little kids (I mean,
I got bored - Those kids must have been bored out of their SKULLS)... Take that and multiply it by the fact that they are probably cranky and tired (it being 10-friggin-PM waaaaaaaay past their bedtime), so they're acting out...
And mom did nothing.
Even MORE horrifying is that I went to a 10PM showing of the movie
Autopsy and a mother came in
carrying her child (so the kid must have been under 2... BROUGHT A FUCKING CRYING BABY INTO AN R-RATED HORROR FILM... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
So FIRST I have no idea what kind of self righteous TRASH thinks that it's appropriate to bring their kids to a 10:00 ADULT MOVIE... But... WHY the FUCK did the theater even let them in in the first place?! I think that theaters should police this shit - Especially when it's an infant being carried into an R-rated movie at TEN O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
ARGH
The above experiences are among the reasons why I simply do not enjoy going out to the movies anymore. I don't know about anyone else, but to ME, going to the movies was always a special treat... And I knew that I had to SHUT UP and be respectful.
Anyway.
My boyfriend has a theory that occasionally it's incredibly passive-aggressive, people bring poorly-behaved children into a public place like a restaurant, movie theater, etc... These people are angry and frustrated at their "lot in life" and therefore bring in their monsters to inflict pain and frustration on other people (Miserable people like to make others miserable).
So I'd say it's a cross between self righteousness and passive aggressive behavior... Coupled with complete and utter lack of empathy for anyone outside of your direct sphere... I believe that would be narcissism.
You all should check out this Blog - It's quite frankly my favorite Blog ever (which doesn't really mean anything as I don't really do the whole 'Blog' thing):
http://stfuparents.tumblr.com/
STFU, Parents! is a bunch of screencaptures of obnoxious parents who share too much on Facebook.
Examples of parenting posts that go under our current gripe (parents just don't fucking care):