When I was teenager/young woman I remember at any fundie type celebration (holidays, parties, luncheons, whatever) all the women and men would sequester themselves in separate rooms. The men would typically have their eyes nailed to the TV to watch whatever sports were available. The women would be talking about whatever and
of course all the brats would be in the room with the women. Every mahm in the room would have their eyes glued to watching the brats and if one so much as fell (as toadlers do all the time) there would be a collective gasp from every mahm within eyeshot. The only woman who didn't react at all if a brat did something stupid were the ones that weren't parents. Isn't most of what brats do stupid and inevitable? Why catastrophize and gasp over their every move?
For brats that wandered in with the menfolk and did whatever and started crying the men would ignore them for a couple of minutes before telling the brat it is okay without taking their eyes off the TV for more than mere seconds.
The brats were much quieter near the menfolk but once one shows up they all soon follow and loud brat noise would interrupt the sports on the TV.
Outside of babysitting or watching their own kid, is it common for womben to act like this? Is it learned or hormones? I haven't seen it since I left fundie land and I don't often attend celebrations with brats. Or if brats are there I don't pay any attention. I did once attend a singles meet up casual party and someone showed up with a spouse and a bunch of brats.