Lost Child (was apparently our fault)

[B&NGoddess]

lady is waiting in line with her 4-ish year old son, "william." how do i know his name? she screamed it about a dozen times. manager k calls me and says to be on the look out for the boy. i literally stumble upon him.

me: are you william?
boy: ya.
me: i think your mom's looking for you. can you come with me?
boy: ok.

heartwarming moment, mother and son are reunited. yeah right. she grabs him without saying a word to either of us and walks out, like we just inconvenienced her.

k told me later that the woman was complaining about there being a long line. She was the next person in it. she said that her son didn't like waiting in lines. real easy remedy for that: leave the carpet shark at home when you shop or, here's a novel idea, be a damn parent and give up some of your "me time".

i don't expect groveling, but a simple thanks would've been great.

[tollbaby]

so where does "carpet shark" come in exactly?

[Andara Bledin]

It's along the same lines as "ankle biter" "rug rat" "munchkin" etc.

Although munchkin is usually less derogatory.

^-.-^

[Dark Psion]

B&N Goddess has very plush carpeting in her house.

[Witch of Endor]

I thought it was going to be about ferrets.

[Boozy]

I really like kids, but I will admit that in my younger days my favourite terms for them were:

STDs
-and-
Walking Condom Advertisements

Now I'm finding that the older I get, the cuter kids start looking.

[NightAngel]

she grabs him without saying a word to either of us and walks out, like we just inconvenienced her.

It's more likely that she was really angry with the kid for wandering off. I'm not saying that is an excuse for being impolite. However, if I was to say that I had never been that mad at one of my kids I'd be lying.

[Tria]

It's along the same lines as "ankle biter" "rug rat" "munchkin" etc.

Although munchkin is usually less derogatory.

^-.-^

Partial to "Hellspawn" myself.... I like kids, I just hate the NOISE that usually comes bundled.

[NightAngel]

Mod Message

Before this goes any further I'd like to note that in the past threads like this have been closed or at least inspired heated debate. I've seen infractions issued and probably issued infractions myself in threads of this nature.

There are many parents on this board who really don't want to hear some of the more vulgar terms some people come up with when refering to our children.

Yes, of course we can all agree that sometimes children act bratty.

Please take this thread back on topic before it's too late.

[April]

I call my children Demon Spawn.

They answer to it

[po'drph]

"crumb snatchers"

[NightAngel]

WOW! It hasn't even been 10 whole minutes since my last post and 2 replies already that do EXACTLY what I said to stop doing!

GO BACK AND READ MY WARNING

[April]

WOW! It hasn't even been 10 whole minutes since my last post and 2 replies already that do EXACTLY what I said to stop doing!

GO BACK AND READ MY WARNING

Sorry, I'm pretty sure I posted at the same time as you

[po'drph]

me too, even thought I haven't seen anything remotely "vulgar" that has been posted. Oh by the way I have 3 kids

[NightAngel]

Sorry, I'm pretty sure I posted at the same time as you

Looking at the times- I believe you are correct. My apologies.

me too, even thought I haven't seen anything remotely "vulgar" that has been posted. Oh by the way I have 3 kids

I also requested that the thread go back on topic. The topic is not "what names can we come up with for children," the topic, as I recall, was the Mother's behavior.

By the way- I also have three children.