I was at work today and heard a conversation that made my blood boil. I was finishing up helping my first customer {a woman and a toddler, I think, I can't age children well} when my second customers came in. The woman was holding the ice cream cone and sorting through her purse. Her she beast started with the "gimme gimme," and when the moo told her to wait she started that annoying scream crying that children do when they don't get their way. Moo told her that's not nice and "say sorry." The toddler said sorry amd then my second customers, a man and a woman with a toadler, started laughing! Duh asked customer 1 how old her she beast was and said 'ours is only a few months away from that. We haven't had any problems yet, but it's hard to get mad at them.' Customer 1 agrees and moo 2 says 'we're trying putting her in time out.' Yeah, because that will totally teach your kids to behave /sarcasm. Duh laughed again and said 'but they're so cute you can't get mad at them! I put her in time out sometimes and she looks at me with puppy dog eyes and I have to say 'give me a hug.'" Cue me internally facepalming. Just wtf?
First of all, your kid isn't cute anyway, and her tantrum doesn't endear people to her. Second of all, just no. By giving them ice cream or hugs when they are bad you are teaching them that if they are loud and obnoxious they will get their way. You are raising assholes. Finally, it is insulting to dogs and to dog owners to say that your kid has puppy dog eyes. To compare your Ill behaved bastards to man's best friend is unfathomably stupid. Sorry for ranting, I just died inside when I heard that.
Lock him up or put him down.
Stolen from Shiny.