Unfit parents can bite me.

Todays rant: Unfit parents

Ok, I get it. Your kid is an ass, you don't want to deal with them so you give them what you want.
You are a selfish prick. Because, your asshole kid doesn't just affect your life, oh no, it affects every other person your little satan spawn comes in contact with. Including your family, your kids teachers, salespeople, waitresses, random strangers, me and my kids.

Example #1: Grown kid at walmart. Minimum age: 12, Maximum age: 16. Demonically growling at the old woman I expect to be mom. "YOU HAVE TO BUY ME THAT SYSTEM, I DESERVE THAT SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!" "Mom" replies: "you threw a fit and I'm not buying you anything" Kid: "I'll behave if you buy me that system" "Mom" (to her credit): "I'm not buying you anything". Kid: (hysterically) "I DESERVE THAT SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Example #2: No matter how cute you think your kid is, I don't want them drooling down my back when I'm out to eat. Climbing on booths and tables is not cute. Not aplogizing to other people when your kid drools on their dessert, not ok. Being a twat and not cleaning up the giant mess your adorable little fucktrophy (thanks Boo!) makes because you're ignoring them during the meal, not fucking ok. Tipping poorly on top of that? Let's just hope you never come back there.

Example #3: Your kid isn't that special. I mean, they might be to you, but to the rest of the world, they are just another little person running around and causing havok. Guess what, when you monopolize the teachers time explaining why little sally shithead doesn't have to pick up her crayons because it upsets her emotionally, no one cares. You're just taking the time my kids teacher needs to do her job. Plus, you're making my kid think its ok to be an asshole and not clean up after themselves. Thanks, I appreciate it.

Example #4: If you are out shopping and you've not cart-trained your little monster, leave him at home or muzzle him. I don't want to have to dodge him running up and down the aisles. I don't want to have to dodge the shit he pulls off the shelf in his tirades. If he's going to throw a fit because you're not going to apease his every whim, take him home. Don't just ignore him. I didn't birth him from my loins, I didn't neglect to parent him appropriately, I don't want to have to put up with his banshee yells.

So, that's about it. Parent or get off the pot. Kids aren't fashion accessories. They aren't goldfish (who you can, through personal experience) forget to feed for days on end and still be perfectly fine). They are there and they need you to get off your fucking ass and stop being so much of an idiot.

You're welcome.