Driven to MadnessCaptain Placid asks: What annoying things do significant others, workmates and other people in general do that drive you up the wall? Do you want to kill your other half over their obsessive fridge magnet collection? Driven to distraction over your manager's continued use of Comic Sans (The Font of Champions)? Tell us.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 12:11)
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Yes, three of them.And I contained them in all of the above circumstances.
I never allowed them to run rampant through a restaurant of any sort, be it an upper class establishment or a Burger King. The situation I described of ignoring kids versus telling them I'd be with them in a moment? I did that with all three. Allowing them to hold up a line? No. I would let them tell the person at the counter, but only after having decided it well in advance. Running loose through any store? Not likely.
My three are very strong-willed people, with very definite opinions. But I kept a close guard on them until they were old enough to take care of themselves, and was very careful to teach them the fundamentals of civilized behavior. They are now in their twenties and are well mannered young adults. None of them has ever expressed unhappiness over my judgement in their behavior. They are all very close to me.
I tend to think that my methods worked pretty well- I encouraged them without giving them a sense of entitlement, and gave them a sense of structure in the world. They all seem pretty happy in general.
So how about you? Tell us about yours.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 23:39,
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This^^^I live next door to a family with 4 kids. The noise from their house at all times of day (3-4 am included) is fucking unbelievable. They've turned the street into a fucking shit-tip, they throw their crap into our garden, they're rude, ignorant little shits. When I've had a word with their mother, all I got was 'well they're kids innit?'.
Fuck 'em. No excuse for letting your kids run riot. I never did it with mine and they're both polite, well mannered adults. Let em get away with it and they'll carry on doing it into adulthood. That's why this place is in the fucking mess it's in, nobody gives a shit about anyone else.
Fire away...
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His Popiness the Hole Invaded Poland on, Fri 5 Oct 2012, 14:05,
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