sometimes i hate kids

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today I was driving bus to airport and back and this woman got on the bus with this 1 or 2 y/o in a stroller and the whole journey I had to drive with this child having a screaming fit
it was the worst tantrum Iv ever heard he had a set of lungs on him and his roaring felt louder than a jet engine
I couldnt hear properly or concentrate on passengers when their paying their fares it was hell but i had to get on with it cos sadly a tantruming toddler is inevitable what does one do ?

I had a splitting headache after and smoked 2 cigarettes when I had my break instead of 1

Yeah, kids are horrible sometimes.
With a 1-2yo, there may heve been such a variety of causes for the situation.
I hope you got it out of your shoulders now.

Kids are not easy. That's a big reason why stay-at-home parents get really upset when people think they don't 'work.' Oh, they work alright. They just don't get paid.

The one thing I will say is, that although difficult, it's been my experience that it's worth it. Kids eventually make it past the screeching, noisy phase. Then they become quiet, sulking. Then they get mouthy again. But, eventually you'll be looking at a young adult, with the world spread out before them.

I'm glad you made it through. I'm older now, I don't always like kids either, especially someone else's kid. What helps me is knowing I don't have to take them home. You did great today, keeping your cool.

Just imagine what it's like for the poor mom.

Screaming kids having a tantrum is the worst.

But what also bugs me are who parents constantly snipe at their kids. "No! Settle down! In a minute! Quiet down! Bobby! Bobby! BOBBY!

I just wanna smack em.

When you haven't got a small kid yourself it doesn't make any difference when they grow up or not because when you're in public there's always going to be a screeching toddler that you'll never see again and that will be replaced by another screeching toddler the next day, and so on and so forth.

In a way I'd rather BE the parent. When you're the parent you are in control of your toddler, so you can control the situation. I don't mean you can stop the baby screaming, but I mean the baby is yours and you see and hear it every day so you're kind of used to it and you know your child and what he likes and dislikes, etc. To members of the public in the surrounding environment it is just an annoying brat that you can't exactly go up to and start parenting it if the parent isn't doing anything themselves. You've just got to helplessly sit and put up with it. It's hard when you're autistic because some of us have a difficult time ignoring such noise.

I don't know how bus-drivers cope all day with screaming kids on their buses. It must be difficult to concentrate on operating a large vehicle with a toddler screaming. And toddlers seem to switch on the waterworks as soon as they are on a bus, train or restaurant.

The solar system contains a lot of kids

You don't "hate" all of them

Sometimes you like certain kids

Sometimes you hate certain kids

The chiropractor asked me if I like people



If you like more than two people the answer is "yes"

Barely more than two

Didn't want to sound like misanthropic

The mother should have had a spare pacifier available.

I thought they use a different term in the UK, “binkie.”

I’m starting to hear British folks using “cookie” for “biscuit.”