Do the people of After Hours like kids?

How Soon Is Now · 31-10-2014 3:34pm #1

So for as long as I've been coming in here I've noticed it doesn't take much for people to start giving out about kids.

Personally I don't really care I tend to stay away from other people s kids cause I feel awkward around them and they tend to annoy me some ain't to bad though.

I don't like kids who are spoilt pricks but does anyone?

I have a son who s nearly a year old I obviously love him but he has his moments where he drives me mental but that's the thing its your own child so you just get on with it.

So do people just not like kids in general or is it a case of u don't like other people s kids?

Obviously there's people out there who love them all!

How do u feel?

smash · 31-10-2014 3:36pm

Well I wouldn't eat a whole one...

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 31-10-2014 3:36pm

No.

It's usually because their parents are condescending, overbearing idiots who think their prodigy is gods gift to the rest of us, and because they can't bring up well mannered kids.

Kids with manners are okay, don't tend to spend much time with kids if I can help it though.

Mickey H · 31-10-2014 3:36pm

smash wrote: »

Well I wouldn't eat a whole one...

Me neither!

How Soon Is Now · 31-10-2014 3:37pm

smash wrote: »

Well I wouldn't eat a whole one...

I was waiting for someone to say that I would of said it myself if I could ha.

The Backwards Man · 31-10-2014 3:38pm

It's when they grow into goats that you usually run into problems

Fat Christy · 31-10-2014 3:38pm

Kids are alright in small doses. When I see kids roaring and screaming when I'm out and about, I tell myself I'll never have any. I just can't be dealing with that.

Mr. CooL ICE · 31-10-2014 3:39pm

Chris Hansen, your cover has been blown

Son Of A Vidic · 31-10-2014 3:40pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Do the people of After Hours like kids?

I like to use the Dog Principle. If a dog is well trained & mannerly, then I'll like that dog. If a kid is well trained and mannerly, then I'll like that kid.

OldNotWIse · 31-10-2014 3:41pm

I generally dislike when kids are obnoxious in public, and even more obnoxious "loud parenting" for the benefit of everyone else, but I can't wait to have my own.

...let's see how that works out :eek::pac:

AnonoBoy · 31-10-2014 3:42pm

Kids are like adults in that most of them are annoying but the ones that I know well seem sound enough.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 31-10-2014 3:42pm

Some of the people in here really like kids.

SEPT 23 1989 · 31-10-2014 3:42pm

These future economic units will be working hard generating tax which will go towards paying my pension when i retire

whats not to like?

SparkySpitfire · 31-10-2014 3:42pm

Not really, can't seem myself having any in the foreseeable future either.

hullaballoo · 31-10-2014 3:43pm

Kids are fine. It's other people's kids that are the problem.

megaten · 31-10-2014 3:46pm

I have an extremely strong dislike of children but I try to be nice to them, its not their fault they're little ****ebags its just their nature.

How Soon Is Now · 31-10-2014 3:47pm

The amount of bloody cbeebies I do have to watch on a daily basis surprised I don't hate kids with a passion ffs!

What I do know though is the ****ing over the top molly coddle ****e people seem to push on everyone these days is what have some parents and kids the way they are!

0byme75341jo28 · 31-10-2014 3:47pm

Should be shot at birth.

SEPT 23 1989 · 31-10-2014 3:48pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

The amount of bloody cbeebies I do have to watch on a daily basis surprised I don't hate kids with a passion ffs!

What I do know though is the ****ing over the top molly coddle ****e people seem to push on everyone these days is what have some parents and kids the way they are!

RastaMouse is my personal favourite

TwoShedsJackson · 31-10-2014 3:49pm

'Kids are like farts, you can barely stand your own' - Abraham Lincoln.

How Soon Is Now · 31-10-2014 3:50pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

RastaMouse is my personal favourite

Jesus no! Ha.

Talk about confusing young kids learning how to talk show them a bunch of bloody Jamaican mice who don't speak real English!

Scannal · 31-10-2014 3:53pm

Don't ask this question on priests.ie. :O

FouxDaFaFa · 31-10-2014 3:58pm

I'm at work and a kid just came skidding into view having slipped on a grate and barrelled through a puddle that was 3 times his size like he was riding a log flume. He ended up crashing into a small group of French tourists.

He stood up, shook himself off like a dog and nonchalantly went on his way.

That kid, I like.

Rotunda Shill · 31-10-2014 4:01pm

Depends where they are.

Screaming babies on an airplane .. NO.

pragmatic1 · 31-10-2014 4:17pm

Don't mind kids. It's usually their adult parents that can annoy me.

Have loads of nieces and nephews. They're grand if I have to look after them for a few hours, but when they're gone I'm really grateful that I'm not a parent.

Wompa1 · 31-10-2014 4:19pm

Kids are mannerly where I'm living. Back in Ireland, not so much.

JupiterKid · 31-10-2014 4:21pm

I like kids for the most part - I can be a bit of a big kid myself but there is a time and a place for children. A quality restaurant or especially a pub is NOT a place for small children. I also detest kids who act like spoiled brats.

How Soon Is Now · 31-10-2014 4:21pm

Wompa1 wrote: »

Kids are mannerly where I'm living. Back in Ireland, not so much.

Whats it like in happy fun make believe world? :pac:

Vandango · 31-10-2014 4:26pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Do the people of After Hours like kids?

I've spent most of life ensuring I don't have kids. So the last thing I'm going to do is to endure other peoples kids.

Wompa1 · 31-10-2014 4:29pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Whats it like in happy fun make believe world? :pac:

Pretty cool. They say excuse me sir. I'm in the South of the US.

Wompa1 · 31-10-2014 4:29pm

Vandango wrote: »

I've spent most of life ensuring I don't have kids. So the last thing I'm going to do is to endure other peoples kids.

A life of celibacy, eh? Tough deal

Turtyturd · 31-10-2014 4:44pm

Wompa1 wrote: »

Kids are mannerly where I'm living. Back in Ireland, not so much.

Given the attitudes on display towards kids in these threads the have every right to be little sh*ts towards some people.

Gongoozler · 31-10-2014 5:37pm

No I don't in general. And what I'm increasingly getting irritated by is
a) people who bring their kids to work and expect you to go gooey over them because you're female. It's a ****ing work place, I don't need to see dirty nappies and hear their kids crying for a couple of hours
b) people who keep telling me I'm going to change my mind when I say I don't want kids. Fcuk right off away from me.

caustic 1 · 31-10-2014 5:37pm

Have 3, well they are teens now. They are well mannered well brought up young adults. In saying that they speak their mind now and again, sometimes in an aggressive manner, but since it was me who taught them to speak up and say what they are thinking instead of pussy footing around can't really say too much. They know the difference between right and wrong. It astounds me how different and individual they are. Each has a different personality. It's not an easy job being a parent trying to bring up children but it is a rewarding one. I would kill anyone who harmed a hair on their heads.
What annoys me more than children is the mums/dads walking around talking in a loud voice to their little cherubs.

--LOS-- · 31-10-2014 5:52pm

I don't like kids, one of the most awkward situations is when you're on the bus or the plane or something and there's a kid in front that decides it wants to interact with you, sometimes they're persistent no matter how much you limit eye contact, no understanding of boundaries or personal space :mad: The mother just thinks this is so adorable and is grinning back at you and I imagine the smile I give back to look something like

not a fan :P

Areyouwell · 31-10-2014 6:23pm

Wompa1 wrote: »

A life of celibacy, eh? Tough deal

Spoken like a true virgin. Condoms have been around for quite some time you know. And no, they are not for making balloons.

ToddyDoody · 31-10-2014 6:32pm

I don't. Everyone's too p.c. these days when it comes to kids. The paedophile thing is always is the back of your mind and swearing is no no but is likely to happen.

chrissb8 · 31-10-2014 6:54pm

Some kids are cool and have manners and know their place. In public the ones who scream and moan and run around your table while you're eating. Now they have a special place of contempt in my heart. Not as much as the parents who think that it's normal to have this thing of noise screaming and screaming. My Dad told me stories that when I was too loud he just picked me up and we went home.

Does no one have consideration for people around them out in public or something? I mean you made the life choice. Why should I have to live with it. If it's even on the street or on the bus ok but don't go on sitting there ignoring the kid because he's being a brat in a restaurant or a library (don't even try and reason that parents are only trying to enlighten their child, books can be read anywhere and if he/she wants to wail and wail then it's a bit counter productive for those actually trying to read or study). Why should any of us have to suffer it. Bring kids to kids places end of. Kids have too much energy to be cooped up while you sit there yapping to your friend. You gave up your right to a normal social life for a few years I shouldn't have to deal with it. Ahhhhhh that rant was fulfilling.

Galwayguy35 · 31-10-2014 7:05pm

Well mannered kids are fine, kids having temper tantrums do my head in though and also when they run riot in public places like supermarkets or restaurants, I've paid for my dinner so it's nice to eat it in peace.

NZ_2014 · 31-10-2014 7:10pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It's when they grow into goats that you usually run into problems

I want a goat

Sauve · 31-10-2014 7:18pm

Kids that are sound are fantastic. Same as adults really.

Frigga_92 · 31-10-2014 7:23pm

Kids that act like assholes drive me nuts, same as adults.

To Elland Back · 31-10-2014 7:33pm

No, don't see the fascination with kids and REALLY don't see what others find interesting about babies.

thrashmetalfan · 31-10-2014 7:35pm

I love kids too, especially when they are turned on a roasting spit being cooked to perfection.

FloatingVoter · 31-10-2014 7:37pm

They're noisy, they're stupid, they smell bad and you can't hit them anymore. No redeeming features whatsoever.

thrashmetalfan · 31-10-2014 7:38pm

to be honest its the parents I blame when I see bad mannered kids when I am out and about, bad upbringing, but then again even the most well mannered kids do have their off days as well.

Chunners · 31-10-2014 7:42pm

I like kids, if it wasn't for their tiny hands Nike clothing wouldn't have such perfect stitching

Sauve · 31-10-2014 7:48pm

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

to be honest its the parents I blame when I see bad mannered kids when I am out and about, bad upbringing, but then again even the most well mannered kids do have their off days as well.

As do adults

31-10-2014 8:13pm

You know where you are with kids, they say exactly what they're thinking and feeling. Some kids are brats and hard to like, but most are good fun and appreciate my efforts to amuse them. I love watching my nephews think things through and triumphantly come to conclusions, no matter how unlikely. I like babies too, they're cuddly little yokes. When they smile at me I can't help but smile back.

I don't mind them making noise and playing, and I'm not offended by the existence of family parking spots. One day those little feckers will be paying for my nursing home, thats enough payback for me.

thrashmetalfan · 31-10-2014 8:33pm

Candie wrote: »

You know where you are with kids, they say exactly what they're thinking and feeling. Some kids are brats and hard to like, but most are good fun and appreciate my efforts to amuse them. I love watching my nephews think things through and triumphantly come to conclusions, no matter how unlikely. I like babies too, they're cuddly little yokes. When they smile at me I can't help but smile back.

I don't mind them making noise and playing, and I'm not offended by the existence of family parking spots. One day those little feckers will be paying for my nursing home, thats enough payback for me.

same here. I love happy smiley babies!!

The Th!ng · 31-10-2014 8:37pm

Cruelty to animals disgusts me so I use children instead of hares for coursing.

Do the people of After Hours like kids?

Comments