You've Got To Be Kidding Me!

If you were going to take your kids on a plane trip with you - as some people do these days... not back in my day as a kid - we were left with our Aunty Nola or our only slightly older cousin, Suzie whilst our parents galavanted around.  However, these days, parents seem to want to have their kids around ALL the time.  That can't be good for either party...... you know who else it's not good for?

ME!

Why is it, do you suppose that these same parents insist on bringing the kind of toys that piss everybody else off?

Is this a necessary toy in an enclosed public space?

Don't get me wrong, I like some kids.  Some of them are really nice, but there's a lot of them that I don't fancy and their clueless, socially unaware parents are even worse.  Everywhere you look there are people silently reading or on their computer devices, some are chatting quietly, some are staring out the window in hushed contemplation.  But then you hear something that sounds like one of these....

One might recognise them from a boisterous football game and the solace is no more.

Look people, in a wide, open space, make as much noise as you like, as long as you are mindful of the people around you......

Just as I was writing this a couple of grown up people just started playing Yatzee on a glass top table - with NO thought to anyone.

*SIGH*

About to board the plane....... Let's hope the good Lord has enough sense to seat those kids far far away from me.

Rant over.