An Evening with a Caffeinated Screamer
Posted by bop
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An Evening with a Caffeinated Screamer February 18, 2017 |
Last weekend I went to an event being held at a local theatre. I won't go into too many details, in the off-chance the people I'm talking about find this message, but it was a show that combined a live orchestra with visual effects.
I ended up being seated right beside a boy who was about 10 years old, with his mother seated on the other side of him. It worried me how antsy the kid was before the show started, but I hoped that his mom would quiet him down once the lights dimmed.
HA!
I was in for two hours of a hefty child leaping up and down, screaming the words out loud any time text appeared on the screen, roaring things like "THAT'S SO COOL!" and "THAT'S FUNNY!" in the minutes in between, and, worst of all, periodically letting out an incredibly high-pitched, girl-like scream about a foot from my ear.
Not once did his mom tell him to quiet down or stop jumping in his seat. Not. Once.
And, incredibly, the kid didn't wear himself out, but actually got worse as the show went on, as his mother was purchasing pop for him to drink! By the end of the show, I was practically sitting in my husband's lap, trying to get away from this hyped-up kid.
Welcome to the new parenting!
I ended up being seated right beside a boy who was about 10 years old, with his mother seated on the other side of him. It worried me how antsy the kid was before the show started, but I hoped that his mom would quiet him down once the lights dimmed.
HA!
I was in for two hours of a hefty child leaping up and down, screaming the words out loud any time text appeared on the screen, roaring things like "THAT'S SO COOL!" and "THAT'S FUNNY!" in the minutes in between, and, worst of all, periodically letting out an incredibly high-pitched, girl-like scream about a foot from my ear.
Not once did his mom tell him to quiet down or stop jumping in his seat. Not. Once.
And, incredibly, the kid didn't wear himself out, but actually got worse as the show went on, as his mother was purchasing pop for him to drink! By the end of the show, I was practically sitting in my husband's lap, trying to get away from this hyped-up kid.
Welcome to the new parenting!
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Re: An Evening with a Caffeinated Screamer February 19, 2017 |
This reminds me of the last time I went to a Winter Solstice Celebration at a local house of worship in my area. The celebration leaned heavily on different pagan observances from around the world, part lecture, part worship service.
Moo and girl calf (girl was 5 or 6) sat a few rows ahead of me. No matter what was going on, prayer, quiet reflection, whatever it was, this kid talking a mile a minute and none too quietly either to Moo? Imaginary Friend? It was hard to tell. Worse, she need to stand to do this and face the audience while Moo sat there with a sheepish grin on her stupid face.
Never once was the brat told to pipe down.
The movies are a whole other topic I could get into. Loud Seal-like barks from obviously special needs kid anyone?
Moo and girl calf (girl was 5 or 6) sat a few rows ahead of me. No matter what was going on, prayer, quiet reflection, whatever it was, this kid talking a mile a minute and none too quietly either to Moo? Imaginary Friend? It was hard to tell. Worse, she need to stand to do this and face the audience while Moo sat there with a sheepish grin on her stupid face.
Never once was the brat told to pipe down.
The movies are a whole other topic I could get into. Loud Seal-like barks from obviously special needs kid anyone?
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Re: An Evening with a Caffeinated Screamer February 21, 2017 |
sounds like the 10 y.o. was autistic, 10 is too old to be acting like that. Doesn't make your experience any less shitty tho 
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