I demand the right to punch any toddler who cries in public. God dammit, half an hour of terror.

The driver should have thrown them out. 30 dead silent passengers > one idiot mother who cant get their kackbratzen in line

@CapitalB the toddler isn't the problem and this line of thought left us with the shit reality we are living in.

@CapitalB constructively you or any of the 30 passengers could have asked if you may be of any help. maybe it even would have snapped the kid out of it because it's so unexpected now to receive help without it being mandated.

@bonifartius@qoto.org @CapitalB@noagendasocial.com I've tried that once, and the mother was just passive-aggressive in her response, along the lines of "well I don't see you with a kid so you don't know how to handle kids to begin with". The kid kept crying for the rest of the ride 🙁

@tyil @CapitalB well, maybe she saw it as shaming instead of a sincere offer for help? i don't want to insinuate that you asked in a bad way, but communication is flawed :) mothers are under heavy pressure to do things perfectly after all - much of that is in their own minds but still there.

@tyil @CapitalB i think there is research about this that it's a very deep rooted fear of exclusion from society if your children behave wrong, i can look for it. so, with a crying child you are already in slight panuc mode. if most of the experiences are bad you expect people to act in bad faith, even when they sincerely offer help. literally the only thing that helps is relentless kindness. which is hard for everyone, as everyone is stressed by shit now.