Perhaps buy it and take it to the OG???
Larry's Comic Place Doesn't Like Toddlers
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Perhaps buy it and take it to the OG???
That's because their Mommies observe RULE #1.
Perhaps it's a comic book store, not a screaming tot store?
DipStick
Keep Calm and Don't Care!
Everyone's on the parents who think it's acceptable for their kids to act up and everyone around them needs to deal with it.
tes218
New Member
Thank you for that. Larry was my neighbor for several years and I still consider him a great friend. He often went out of his way to do things for me such as shovel my snow, cut my grass when I worked long hours and cooked dinner for my friend and I after we had a long day of yard work. He is very nice and is great with children. He provided space at his store for someone to tutor a kid having trouble with school work and has a listening ear for kids who need to talk things out. He told me he loves to see families come in and to see the kids grow year by year.
Maybe a better title to this thread would be "An employee at Big Larry's Comic Book Cafe doesn't like crying toddlers"
Touché my Queen. 
R
retiredweaxman
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Buy it and read it at home...
mitzi
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I was joking when I said that. I'm not an entitlement a-hole. He's two, he's learning. Two year olds have meltdowns. I explained what happened. Last time...the guy was wrong in saying what he said for others to hear.
ftcret
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I think he was wrong in not saying it directly to you.
mitzi
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Kinda like the way that some people feel entitled to dictate their needs and desires to any parent who may have the audacity to bring a child out in public?
I think some folks here are mistaken about the reason for removing an angry child from a public place. Yes, that is the proper response in most cases, and as a parent, I do so in order to send a strong message to my child that their behavior is inappropriate. I remove them from the store, etc. for THEIR benefit - so that they can learn proper social etiquette, and set them up to succeed later in life.
The fact that you are happy to see us head out the door is a side benefit, but it's not my primary concern.
It's all about the situation. If my kid starts to act up while I'm paying at the register - and I'm 1 minute away from walking out the door anyway - you're probably just going hear crying for one more minute.
OTOH, last week mine acted up just as we sat down in a restaurant. I took him out, and was stuck in the car with him while the rest of the family ate their meal. I would never subject people to an entire meal's worth of yelling, nor would I ever let my son get away with that. It would be a dis-service to him.
I think the OP's point was about the location & environment - the place was already packed with noisy people & kids. A few minutes of crying while she placed an order was not the end of the world.
Thank you, you understand what I'm saying.
Great thread.
I'm under the impression that mom whines much more than the baby.
Who are you?
mitzi
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mitzi
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You're absolutely right about the title. I don't want in any way for people to think I was implying that he made the comment. Believe me, I've worked in places where I thought the exact same thing, just didn't slip up and say it. I worked pt at a small place a few years ago & I dreaded sometimes seeing certain ones coming in. For instance, one man came in with 3 elementary age kids. He's sitting talking on his cell while the kids ran crazy. They kept trying to come behind the counter, they took a roll of paper towels off the counter and were throwing it around on the floor, running everywhere, climbing on the other tables. I finally said to the man "excuse me sir, but your children are coming behind the counter and they may get hurt". His response, "come on kids, you heard what the mean lady said". Yes, it was my fault and I was the mean lady who politely asked him to watch his kids. In fact, kids this age shouldn't have to be watched like this out in public in the first place if they've learned when you go in somewhere to eat (home too) you SIT down and behave. I always taught my kids manners and to be polite. You start when they are tiny, a 2 year old is a work in progress.
MrZ06
I love Texas Road House
If I read it in the store I don't have to pay for it. If I bought it and brought it home my dumb wife would call me a looser and make fun of me for reading comic books.
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retiredweaxman
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And it is actions like this that hurt the small bookstore business man...you read it and put it back - how does he make money?
It would be like you going to the OG and ordering a meal and not paying for it. In both examples, you received a service (reading a book or eating a meal) that needs to have the owner reimbursed for that service.
Now, let's say you bend/tear a page...next customer wants to buy it, but it is "damaged." The owner sells it for a discount - losing money. Instead of selling 2 comic books at full price, he has now sold one at a reduced price. It is not a good business model to follow if someone wants to stay in business.
Anyone that calls their wife "dumb" does not deserve to have her in their life - but that is a different thread.
BOP
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I beleive more people should speak up about crying/misbehaving children. You wouldn't allow an adult to carry on in a disruptive manner. Just as loud disruptive adult patrons are asked to respect the rights of others, those with small children in tow should expect the same. The loss of the patron will be made up from those of us who enjoy conversational levels of sound, with or without children. Here is a news flash for some of you, Children can be taught to behave in public. I know it sounds radical, but I do not subscribe to the thought process that allowing children to behave like the world is their own primate house does not foster learning and mtoor skill coordination. Teach them early to interact with the rest of society and perhaps I or Clem won't have to shoot the next one that thinks they can violate someone elses space with impunity.
