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A rude and badly behaved child in public

I travelled on the 260 bus today from Willesden Green station and sat downstairs on the back row of seats as it was packed.  Next to me was a girl of around ten.  She had her arm partially on the arm rest so I put my elbow on the bit she wasn't using.  Believe me, there was enough room for the both of us; I am far from huge.  Suddenly the child starts shoving my arm off.  First I thought it was by mistake but she continued and when I ignored her, she started pushing at my bag!  Eventually I had enough and looked her in the eye intently and said "excuse ME" making it clear that she needed to stop this rude behaviour.

The annoying child, then really went over the top...

Her mother on the other side of her, far from not huge, had her mobile phone permanently attached to her ear but then started voicing off at me, saying "what you say?  Excuse me?  You see a child sit there - why you sit there?" and other ungrammatical nonsense.  She was obviously trying to provoke a response so I took the approach I find always works best and continued to read my book whilst smiling and laughing to myself and not engaging with her.

The annoying child, then really went over the top pushing and shoving me, then looking at her mother (still on the phone and yet still ranting at me - a fine example of multi-tasking!).  In the end I just looked at this child with my "death stare".  Still didn't stop her though.

A bus at Willesden Green

In the end they got off, the mother still muttering away.  I wouldn't have wanted any kind of confrontation with her - she was about four stone heavier than me for a start!  But I did give myself the satisfaction of looking out the window and giving them both a big grin.  That seemed to infuriate them more than anything!

End of the day though, I felt sad for that little girl.  I was NEVER allowed to speak to adults like that or be so rude when I was a girl of that age, and she is hardly being given a good example by her mother.  I have grown up to be successful with plenty of friends and a good job.  What hope is there for her with that attitude and a parent like that?

By: 7th angel

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millymollymandy

watch the aggression you sound so pissed off

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hazza - 30-Sep-11 21:14 

Oh get over yourself! If you're that incensed by others MOVE! better still stay off public transport, try walking on your own!!

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Millymollymandy - 26-Sep-11 10:45 

next time it happens go up to the mother, yank her phone out of her hands, snap it into pieces, and just throw it across the bus. and yell till that woman turns into a mad bull and spanks that child, go 'YOUR CHILD IS NOT BEHAVING! TURN IT OFF!"

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hazza - 5-Jun-11 17:31 

yeah but what happened if there was no seats, you'd have had no bloody choice

the kid was misbehaving

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hazza - 25-May-11 07:59 

I dont get what the child did wrong??
Why is it okay for an adult to be rude to a young child yet when the boot is on the other foot you complain? The mother is right. If you can see a child sitting there and you clearly dont likr children then dont sit there! I dont know were you people get off thinking you can treat kids this way.

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Rafa - 28-Apr-11 03:57 

I have a real problem with seriously badly behaved kids. I believe that kids of all ages (even ones who aren't supposed to know, even though they should) should behave.

At my secondary school (this was years ago), they had stupid Cool Gangs, and those kids had poor parenting control and believed that they were better than everyone else who didn't, like me.

When I was in Year Eight, some boy got moved into our half of Year Eight because he got a lot of detentions and isolations (he was seriously badly behaved) and he was a complete pain in the a***. He distracted everyone.

So, did you have unruly kids at your school? Submit a comment if you have any reports, please.

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Hazza - 25-Nov-10 16:25 

Next time, stand up and SCREAM at the top of your lungs to that deadbeat "mother": "YOUR CHILD IS NOT BEHAVING!!!" and you KEEP screaming it until that deadbeat bat puts up the cell phone and takes care of that KID she obviously cares NOTHING ABOUT or she would not permit it to behave in such a manner.

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Granny G - 5-Oct-10 13:14 

Yes, my comments was about the comments here.
There is no excuse for rudeness.

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ho ho - 23-Sep-10 20:11 

Honestly! looking at some of the comments here, no wonder we have generation of rude people!
Look at yourselves and your attitudes towards others.
Yes, the kids are rude but not all kids are bad!
Where do you think they learned their behaviour from?
Not just parents but people around them.
Did you not have a happy childhood if you hate kids that much?

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ho ho - 23-Sep-10 20:10 

now this law about you cannot smack your child had been passed all children just do as they like and if you go to smack em what do they say (i report you for hitting me) Its the most stupidist law ever. Now I think we have realised adults are not in charge anymore but kids are!
This country is the pitts cant wait to emigrate to a new country in a few mths time bye bye england you need all the luck you can get.

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farewell - 17-Aug-10 15:37 

My gripe is KIDS, giving nasty looks to people who are disfigured. I get them alot from them, I have bumps all over my face from a rare genetic disorder nothing can be done about it, I get called ugly, even adults look at me like I am a freak. yeah I am a little weird looking, but true beaty is whats on the inside, when ADULTS look at me strange, its kind of pathetic. thats where kids get it from. They should be taught that its not okay to make fun of the HANDICAPP,

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Anon - 15-Jul-10 19:00 

I was on that bus that day, I saw that little BRAT, be mean to that poor lady sitting next to her. I would have gotten up went over to the CLUELESS mother. and told her to get the PHONE out of her EAR and pay attention to her effing KID. I dont give an EFF how old the kid is, 10 is too old too be acting like a BRAT, she was very annoying. Kids today are little BRATS who need a good smack in the head when they act up

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HATED THAT GIRL ON BUS - 17-Jun-10 23:48 

Child Lover, You say you love Rude Children, WTF, Your the type of person that will raise them to be little terds,Kids are rude and show no respect, I hate being around them, YOU cant be bothered by thier screaming while everyone hates it, your probley gonna be the type of parent that will ignore the screaming so that we'll all suffer, you wqill probley tell them to mibehave and reward them for doing so. KIDS ARE SO ANNOYING THESE DAYS THATS why I hate them

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CHILDREN ARE LITTLE TERDS - 8-Jun-10 00:41 

CHILD LOVER- Then effing marry them, Rude kids are everwhere, they need to be banned. That RUDE little BRAT, she was no ANGEL, If I were on that bus, I would have told that BRAT TO eff off, You say you love Rude Kids, Then you will be the type that will raise them that way,

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Child Hater. - 6-Jun-10 22:12 

CHILD LOVER- How many times are you gonna say Children in your paragragh, there not children their effing kids who I hate,

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KIDS ARE PRICKS - 6-Jun-10 15:56 

That little TERD on the bus would have heard it from me, She was Rude and the CLUELESS mother did nothen but gave the lady a time were it was her little BRAT who was causing the problem. Hey MOTHER, your kid is no angel,get the phone out of your face and pay attention to your annoying kid, she nneds to be taught better Manners, it s kids like her I cant stomach.

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ANNOYED WITH ILL MANNERED KIDS - 6-Jun-10 02:20 

I hate kids that age, I am slightly handicapp and kids give dirty looks all the time, today where I Fopod Shop this little girl. old enough to know better gaVE ME THE NASTIEST LOOK, I GAVE HER ONE RIGHT BACK,

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PATTI - 6-Jun-10 01:42 

please be patient with children they have a busy lives today,why do people hate children these days let them do what they want to do,you were young once ,I see nothing wrong with screaming kids in pubs,I love rude children !!!

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child lover - 15-May-10 20:19 

I'm so sorry that happened to you. It's so upsetting when things like that happen. I think you handled it very well.

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Understands xx - 27-Apr-10 15:46 

I was at a country show a few years ago and witnessed a young boy of about 7 years old picking up and throwing stones at cars as they slowly drove past, much to the annoyance of the drivers.
His mother, (I presume), was with him all the while and all that she was doing to stop him was to say in a thin whining voice, "Don't do that..." each time he threw a stone.
The boy just ignored her and carried on throwing stones.
Then dad came back and mother complained to him about their boys' behaviour. Boy was still throwing stones at cars, dad saw this, grabbed boy by scruff of neck and smacked him across the backside and gave him an earfull of parental guidance.

Boy stopped throwing stones.

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Sandman - 3-Jan-10 16:48 

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