Quiet please

Jason writes...

Dear Mom in Borders,

When your small child is repeatedly SCREAMING, that is not necessarily an indication that you should just wait it out and he/she'll calm down. If you're in a book store, please PLEASE just take your yelling, crying, upset child OUTSIDE. It will make everyone happier. Particularly if it seems like this behavior will continue for 20+ minutes.


Josh adds...

ATTN: All parents
Add church to that list while we're at it. We all appreciate the fact that your kids have to be somewhere, but unless we're on a) an airplane, b) a submarine, or c) a spacecraft* please help us enjoy the few quiet places.

* - or some unholy combination of all three!

Choose one

If you're walking down the bike path by the lake, and you've got your kids in one of those double-wide strollers, you're going to have to choose only one (at most) of these activities to compliment your walk.

• Stand motionless
• Talk on your cell phone
• Be in the oncoming lane

Enjoy your walk. I will enjoy barely avoiding running you down on my way home.