Vent: I can't stand rude children!

Raffes484 · July 2011

I know that all children can be rude from time to time. I have been watching my friend's son for the past 2 days and I'm seriously annoyed.

He is almost 3 years old and he demands everything. "Get me drink." "Put Buzz and Woody on." Etc. My daughter is 2 weeks younger than him and I've taught her to say please and thank you and she knows that it's expected of her. That's not to say she doesn't need to be reminded from time to time, but 8 out of 10 times she say it on her own.

On a different note, my daughter has been potty trained for a few months now, but has been going #2 on the potty for at least 8 months. Changing an almost 3 year old's poopy diaper is beyond disgusting. I know boys can take longer/potty train later, but I'm really hoping to encourage my son(s) to potty train ASAP after this experience!

sweetpea2003 · July 2011

Sorry!

Social skills are definitely TAUGHT so I can understand why you would be annoyed. Kids don't learn "please" or "thank you" or how to greet a new person by osmosis - they learn from their parents. Obviously your friend isn't actively teaching him which is sad. I'm a school counselor and I have high schoolers who obviously have never been taught any social skills. So at 3 hopefully things can be salvaged and he will eventually be a polite kid.

As for the diapers - I agree. I am going to start potty training my DD in about 2 weeks (I am going out of town next week and didn't want to deal with it on the 10 hour drive). I'm so ready not to change her poopy diapers. I can't imagine a 3 year old version!

JaysonandKristin · July 2011

In the past 2 weeks I've held the door open for two teenage boys (separate occasions). They just walked right on past me through the door. No thank you, no nod of the head, no tip of the hat.... NOTHING!!

It makes me so angry. I think my 18 month old says "Day-Doo" for thank you more often than they do!!

jgoo · July 2011

I completely understand!

Manners are a HUGE thing for me! DS may not pronounce it right, but he knows when it's appropriate to say thank you. He says "Ay-boo" but I think is just cuter anyways.

Though its not the little dude's fault, it's his parents who haven't taught him. Hopefully if you keep prompting him to use these manners, then he'll start to see its expected of him. At least when he's around you.

kcvasquez · July 2011

My 15 month old already says "please" for everything! It comes out sounding like "tease" but at least it's better than "give me!" It makes me mad when parents don't teach manners, the earlier you start the better! My DH is the most polite man in the entire world, he's had people run into him with carts and he'll be the one saying sorry, I hate it when people (grown ups mind you!) just look at you like "yeah, it's your fault I ran my cart into you, now move!" There are quite a few grown ups who could use a lesson in manners from our children!

LDQAM516 · July 2011

I hear ya! My niece and nephew, though older, are like this. I can't stand it! They demand so much of their mom and are so rude most of the time it makes me sick...my sister in law is the enabler by doing everything they demand...I can't stand it! My kids have been taught to do and get things on their own and akways say help if they need it...not demand it...and please and thank you follows everything!

Megan.10.06 · July 2011

OMG YES.

My son's almost 2, and if he doesn't say please, he doesn't get anything! He also has to say thanks (even though it sounds like ass LOL!) or it gets taken back until he does. Manners are non-negotiable!

He has also started potty training... Accidents or not, my three year old won't be in diapers! That's just slacker parenting there honestly. Changing a diaper may be easier than changing his entire outfit, but it's part of the process and isn't doing him any favors! I feel bad for the little guy

kelleighxnicole · July 2011

I am right there with you, even though I feel a tad hypocritical because my 21 month old is still struggling with this. However, she knows the concept, and the words, it is just a matter of getting her to say them for everything she wants. But the thing is, at least I can say that I am encouraging manners and that I'm trying to teach her right from wrong. Some people do not even bother, and then when their child is older and being rude to everybody - they have the nerve to complain and flip out. Well, if you don't start these things early, disasters happen. Rude kids annoy the hell out of me.

Fussalopesmom · July 2011

I completely know what you mean. My DH and I babysat for some friends. I can't think of any other way to describe it as thier 2.5 yo daughter was 'wild.' They never fed her at the table so she had no clue what to do when she got there and some how she had learned sarcasm. So whenever someone scolded her she would sarcastically say 'I love you, too'

It was a learning lesson for us

jennnn32 · July 2011

This is one of the reasons I have stopped babysitting my friends kids.. It drives me nuts..

finally2006 · July 2011

It bothers me too to the point where when any kid asks me for anything I say "What do you say?" even if they don't I hate just giving kids things... DD is 18 months and says "peez" (please) and Tee-Doe (thank you). It is not that hard to help them be nice humans.

BethPSU · July 2011

Ugh, Reed was at the pool the other day and swam over to a little boy that had to have been 3 years old. Reed said "hi, I'm Reed, what's your name?" and the little boy had this evil look in his eye and looked at him and said "you suck". I was appalled. I told him that was rude and he was not allowed to speak to us that way and then I told Reed he wasn't going to play with him. His mother was no where to be found either. She was way up on the pool deck not paying a bit of attention to her little monster.

DS has been poop trained since 18 mos and fully potty trained since 21 mos (nighttime trained by the time he turned 2) so I tend to judge more than I should when I see big kids with diapers hanging out of their pants. I don't really care, it's their parents loss and they are the ones that have to deal with that nastiness and I don't want to talk a big talk about it since DS #2 seems to be catching on a lot slower than DS #1.

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