Unruly kids in wine shops!

[slofox]

GRRRrrrrrrrr....my pet hate!! Some may know that I run a wine shop.....and tonight I had some doting dad come in with his snotty nosed three year old son who immediately proceeded to poke every bottle he could see, pull the paper off those bottles wrapped in tissue, rattle the stands, shift the displays and any other goddam mischief he could get into...all the while doting daddy saying "don't do that xyz (name changed for legal reasons....)" but not actually doing anything about his bastard son....while under my breath I am muttering "come here xyz and I'll kick your fucking little arse out through your nose.....!!!!" No wonder people turn into axe murderers.......!!!!! And no I won't smack him, I'll wring his bloody little neck....may as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb..... Thanks Ms Bradford you stupid git - I'll call you in to deal with the problem next time......

[MyGSXF:Me]

AAahhh.. sweetpea.. tis the PARENT who's neck you need to wring!!! not the 3 year olds! The kid obviously has not been TAUGHT what is acceptable behaviour or not, has no boundaries or limits put on it & therefore runs amuck (unbeknown to him!).. because the parents are ferkin useless! & the poor kid will go through life believing he can do whatever he wants, where ever he wants & will ultimately end up behind bars.. with the parents crying their tits off bleating.. "where did he go wrong" :slap:

[Monamie]

GRRRrrrrrrrr....my pet hate!! Some may know that I run a wine shop.....and tonight I had some doting dad come in with his snotty nosed three year old son who immediately proceeded to poke every bottle he could see, pull the paper off those bottles wrapped in tissue, rattle the stands, shift the displays and any other goddam mischief he could get into...all the while doting daddy saying "don't do that xyz (name changed for legal reasons....)" but not actually doing anything about his bastard son....while under my breath I am muttering "come here xyz and I'll kick your fucking little arse out through your nose.....!!!!" No wonder people turn into axe murderers.......!!!!! And no I won't smack him, I'll ring his bloody little neck....may as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb..... Thanks Ms Bradford you stupid git - I'll call you in to deal with the problem next time......

Ha Ha ...you should have a sign up saying `no little snotters allowed'.
I would be mortified if one of my children behaved like that. It really grates me to see other peoples children in a shop asking for things and basically giving their parents the run around...how rude to be spoken to like that by a kid
Parenting is something where you can only do what you think is best....but since when did values like common courtesty and respecting other peoples property become a mystery?

[bomma]

bring back the biff!!

[slofox]

AAahhh.. sweetpea.. tis the PARENT who's neck you need to wring!!! not the 3 year olds! The kid obviously has not been TAUGHT what is acceptable behaviour or not, has no boundaries or limits put on it & therefore runs amuck (unbeknown to him!).. because the parents are ferkin useless! & the poor kid will go through life believing he can do whatever he wants, where ever he wants & will ultimately end up behind bars.. with the parents crying their tits off bleating.. "where did he go wrong" :slap:

Of course it is the parent - I accept that. I am just thinking what I would say/do to it if it was my kid.....(but I still wanted to wring its little neck.....)

[slofox]

Ha Ha ...you should have a sign up saying `no little snotters allowed'.
I would be mortified if one of my children behaved like that. It really grates me to see other peoples children in a shop asking for things and basically giving their parents the run around...how rude to be spoken to like that by a kid
Parenting is something where you can only do what you think is best....but since when did values like common courtesty and respecting other peoples property become a mystery?

Great idea the sign.............will print one on Monday.......or maybe the one I had when I ran a plant nursery....."Children who misbehave will be captured and sent offshore to be used in unscrupulous medical experiments...."

[MyGSXF:Me]

I am just thinking what I would say/do to it if it was my kid.....

I get the feeling that perhaps your child would be taught appropriate behaviour from the start (as are mine! ) & thus unfortunate scenarios like this one, simply would not happen.. (in an ideal world...)

[awayatc]

seen somewhere:

Unattended children will be given a double espresso and a free puppy....

[Headbanger]

Meh. It aint always that simple.

My oldest went through a stage like that at about that age, Only lasted a few months, But damned if he could be convinced to stop messing with crap and running around like a madman.

Though we sorted the problem by not taking him into shops. But there were a few embarrassing moments none the less....and a few times I turned a blind eye to it just to get done what I had to do and split.

[Dave Lobster]

Why not say something to the parent?

I always do when I see a shit one being a pain in the arse in a shop.. Something along the lines of "Where are the parents??"

Sometimes get a mouthful back... but usually not.

[slofox]

Why not say something to the parent?

Hmmmmmm - something along the lines of "Are you gonna throttle him or shall I do it for you.....?" ya reckon?

[oldrider]

Sues writing a book: "Spare the rod and spoil the wine" When you read it you will have no more problems at work!

You just have to love MMP without it we would have missed Sue's valuable contribution. John.

[Chickadee]

Hard to be a parent some times. Yes there certainly are a lot that don't give enough boundaries but age I've found 20mths to age 3 is HARDWORK.

Plus anti-smacking makes people not want to be seen as being rough in public.

At the moment my three year old can run circles around me as I'm on crutches, try catching a wee mischief monkey with legs that won't work properly. There at the age of testing the boundaries (if they have any).

The Dad was probably looking for some booze to soothe his burnt out brain from wee tarquins antics of the day.

[Jorja]

actually worked in a restaurant once that had printed on the back of the menu

Children must remain seated at all times in this restaurant. If they do not, you may be asked to leave. Please respect other dinners.

[Okey Dokey]

I sometimes found kids doing similar behaviour in my workplace. I used to say, "stop that, it is very annoying" in a loud firm voice.

Each time the child stopped and looked up in amazement. Mom would put down the magazine she had been reading and come and attend to her child. Sometimes she would give me a dirty look, but at least I could now hear the people I was speaking to on the phone, and other people in the area could relax a bit.

Might be worth a try next time...