Why do people have to bring crying/wild babies to weddings?

[NFS4]

If you can't find a sitter or a friend or SOMEONE to take care of your infant child or todler who can't seem to control themselves, why would you bring them to a wedding where they disrupt someone's special day??

I went to a wedding today and there was an infant crying in the front of the church (1st or second pew) during the ceremony. WTF is an infant going to get out of the ceremony anyway? Then later on during the service, some 2 year old was screaming and crying behind us while the pastor was making remarks. The mom didn't seem to care. Then when people started looking back at her, she got up to walk out of the sanctuary...but instead of picking up her kid and taking him out, she let him walk across the pew until he got over to where she was (him crying and laughing all the way).

How can parents be so inconsiderate on such a joyous occasion for people?

 

[kranky]

That's one reason people have started putting "no children" on wedding invites. There was a day you didn't need to say that, people knew better.

 

[Bateluer]

Its forshadowing. Married couples bring their whiny brats to weddings to let the newly weds see whats in their future.

 

[Harriet Tubgirl]

because they are attention whores and want everyone to see how "cute" their little brat is.

 

[moshquerade]

because they can't go anywhere without their kid in tow.
they don't trust babysitters.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
because they can't go anywhere without their kid in tow.
they don't trust babysitters.

I tend to find these types in the lower economic range where leaving your baby with the teenager down the street that NewsCenter 12 finds out next week is the local crack ho may not be the best choice.

In the higher economic range I tend to notice that they believe having a loud baby is normal (read look at us).

The worst part of it is those that have screaming kids that just ignore it.

The same people tend to have cell phone go off as well, and have them constantly lit up in movies.

To me having your cell phone on at a movie or event doesn't show how important one is, but how whipped by their job or uneventful their lives are. The last thing I want to happen is my cell phone start vibrating at a function, even though it's a newer modern phone, I really don't care what people think of it and I'd rather be watching my show.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Harriet T*bgirl
because they are attention whores and want everyone to see how "cute" their little brat is.

ding ding

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: kranky
That's one reason people have started putting "no children" on wedding invites. There was a day you didn't need to say that, people knew better.

We just addressed our invitations to the people who were invited - the parents. If you leave the kids' names off, they should understand that the kids aren't invited.

We had no kids at our wedding. So nice.

 

[JackBurton]

Because they want to be escorted out and then kicked in the face for bring their annoying kid?

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: kranky
That's one reason people have started putting "no children" on wedding invites. There was a day you didn't need to say that, people knew better.

We just addressed our invitations to the people who were invited - the parents. If you leave the kids' names off, they should understand that the kids aren't invited.

We had no kids at our wedding. So nice.

I'm glad that worked out for you, but be assured leaving the kids' names off the invite guarantees nothing. The same people who the OP was talking about are the ones who will bring their uninvited kids.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: kranky
That's one reason people have started putting "no children" on wedding invites. There was a day you didn't need to say that, people knew better.

We just addressed our invitations to the people who were invited - the parents. If you leave the kids' names off, they should understand that the kids aren't invited.

We had no kids at our wedding. So nice.

??? what did you do just invite only your own parents?

Even on invitations to many functions that do not state you can bring a guest, people will.

Also people assume that invitations should only be addessed to the 'parents' at the home (a la some religious fundamentalist types) and include the whole 'clan'.

FTW is the people that bring uninvited kids to a function then bish that noone one thought of something for them to do or eat.

 

[rh71]

2 words: no consideration ... or maybe just 1 word: oblivious.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Its forshadowing. Married couples bring their whiny brats to weddings to let the newly weds see whats in their future.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: NFS4
If you can't find a sitter or a friend or SOMEONE to take care of your infant child or todler who can't seem to control themselves, why would you bring them to a wedding where they disrupt someone's special day??

I went to a wedding today and there was an infant crying in the front of the church (1st or second pew) during the ceremony. WTF is an infant going to get out of the ceremony anyway? Then later on during the service, some 2 year old was screaming and crying behind us while the pastor was making remarks. The mom didn't seem to care. Then when people started looking back at her, she got up to walk out of the sanctuary...but instead of picking up her kid and taking him out, she let him walk across the pew until he got over to where she was (him crying and laughing all the way).

How can parents be so inconsiderate on such a joyous occasion for people?

Anything formal like that should have absolutely no kids in it.

 

[Nitemare]

Does this rag smell like ether?

 

[Ornery]

The mom didn't seem to care.

Parents are getting worse & worse every generation. Discipline must have become politically incorrect or something.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Ornery
The mom didn't seem to care.

Parents are getting worse & worse every generation. Discipline must have become politically incorrect or something.

it's the whole 'I am ok, you are okay' deal.

 

[xanis]

I agree with Ornery. Working at an amusement park for small children, I have witnessed some of the WORST parenting/behavior/manners that I have have ever seen. Not to say that all parents don't raise their kids right, but a lot of them are assholes and as such it influences their kids, and then they me to deal with it when they get pissed. Anyhow, I think that is quite wrong indeed to bring small children/babies to weddings. For the money that is being paid for a wedding I wouldn't want some small kid crying and messing it up. I don't want to sound mean, but comon. There was a baby at my cousin's wedding in California, but at least the mother had enough decency to take the child away until it stopped crying.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: halik

Anything formal like that should have absolutely no kids in it.

[hairflip]but these are MY kids and they are different[/hairflip]

 

[I Saw OJ]

You also have to remember, that the parents kind of get desensitized to the babies crying. While it may be bothering the whole wedding party, the mother has become so desensitized to the crying that she hardly even notices.

That?s still no reason to bring a baby to a wedding. Also WTF is with parents bringing their kids to the most not appropriate movies. Went to see "The exorcism of Emily Rose" 10:45pm showing, freaking idiotic mother brings her infant child in there. Jesus, some people just make me upset

heres a PSA for you;

Attention all 16 year old mothers of newborn babies!! You can?t keep doing the things you used to do anymore! You now have another life to take care of. We know you screwed your life up by having a baby at such a young age, but please, don?t ruin this childs life just because you refuse to grow up!!


/rant

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: halik

Anything formal like that should have absolutely no kids in it.

[hairflip]but these are MY kids and they are different[/hairflip]

My GF is reading this thread with me now, she loved that comment

 

[Ornery]

...it's the whole 'I am ok, you are okay' deal.

When I was a kid, if I got in trouble at school, my dad would be all over me! I'd be lucky if I wasn't grounded for days. Now, when kids get in trouble at school, the parents threaten to sue!

Hmmm, 1969 may have been the starting point...

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Ornery
...it's the whole 'I am ok, you are okay' deal.

When I was a kid, if I got in trouble at school, my dad would be all over me! I'd be lucky if I wasn't grounded for days. Now, when kids get in trouble at school, the parents threaten to sue!

Hmmm, 1969 may have been the starting point...

Kids these days get "time out" for acting like little sh!ts. Funk that!:|

 

[StrangerGuy]

Parents these days are too soft on their children...They should beat them when necessary!

 

[Sonikku]

I keep telling mothers to just apply preassure on the babies' preassure point and it'll fall asleep/passout. But does anyone listen? nooooooooooooooo...