For the past hour I've been working in a coffee shop. Perhaps it's because I'm on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, but one of my companions has been a screaming baby. Yes, her mother is here too, but seems basically unaffected by the ear-piercing freak-outs that are constantly flowing from that tiny girl. I first noticed mom and baby as they were in line waiting to order. I thought to myself, "Oh my god, I bet she just wants her coffee so she can get that baby home." But no. She ordered her drink then proceeded to sit down with her screaming baby in the stroller next to her.
Now, I'm a mom to two kids who are not always on their best behavior, so I really hate to judge. However. This is one of those times that mom is 100 percent wrong to sit in a public space, drinking her coffee and writing cards (what the?) while her baby sits in the stroller and screams. It's time to go home, baby. IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.
Just in case you're ever in this position and wonder, "Hmm, should I stay at Starbucks and allow my baby to terrorize everyone? Or should I go home and take my screaming lil' monster with me?" allow me to help you sort it out.
Is my baby screaming so hard it's probably going to make her throat raw?
Is my baby throwing things at other people whom she is not related to?
Is my baby projectile vomiting?
Is my baby breaking the sound barrier?
Am I usually a totally clueless mom?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, please pick up your baby and move her to your home immediately. Thank you.
Have you ever been out and wondered what the heck that mom was thinking?
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I think the people saying others should get over it are pretty freakin selfish. There are people in this world who do NOT like children *gasp*(I am NOT on of them, for the record) and shouldn't be subjected to that(noone should, really) because you are too selfish to deal with the child you CHOSE to have or maybe chose to keep. If your kid screams ALL the time, there is something really wrong. I have a lot of friends with children and none of them have ever complained about something like that. My lil sister, however, screamed all the time. Guess what? She turned out to be autistic. Perhaps this woman should be looking into why her child is screaming instead of ignoring said child to get a few seconds of peace. Putting yourself first STOPS when you get pregnant. Which is why I, at 25, am not ready to be a mother yet. I am too selfish and can admitt that. Your child DOES, infact, dictate your schedule now.
To those who see the error of this mothers way, keep on keepin on with that great parenting :)
i can understand tuning out WHINING but certainly not crying. You gotta try something and keep trying until you figure it out. I don't know where i heard this, it might just be an old wive's tell but, i heard that letting a baby-toddler cry for my than 15 minutes without being able to be consoled (or not being consoled) causes serious physcolgical problems.