Saturday, February 7, 2009

Stupid Parents

No, I did not write about my parent... which is sometimes (as all normal people) do stupid things but they definitely not stupid parent.
I'm talking about parents who brought their kids to the music concert in the middle of the night or watching movies with rating R aka Restricted in the cinema. If you're one of them, read this...
Let me tell you my experiences, few months ago me and my friends go to Jakjazz music festival. It was held in evening until past midnight, and because it was in rainy season, of course its raining. And it's a music concert, even thought its jazz, it still provide loud sound. Some silly parent thing it's okay to bring their babies to the concert. babies! I'm not writing about 10 y'old kids, I'm writing about babies around 1 or 2 y'old in outdoor music concert at 10 o'clock in the rainy night, instead of sleeping in their cribs.
And if you think these parents cannot leave their kids alone at home, think again because they brought their nannies with them in the concert. So I'm wondering, why don't they just leave their kids at home with their nannies? not like they do the parenting job in the concert, they just have fun enjoying the music without thinking that loud music could be too much to handle by sensitive 1 y'old babies' ears.
Another experiences is that lately I'm seeing parents brought their kids to the cinema. it's okay if they watch Madagascar or ice age or bedtime stories, but Underworld? Underworld? Seriously people, how thick can you get? The movies in full of violence scenes and there's also sex scene. And since this parent are so... concerned about their kids, they cover their kids eyes during this scene. Which makes their kids wandering, and asking with loud voice is the scene over and they allowed to see now? and of cource annoyed others who pay the same price and hoping to be able to watch the movie comfortably (which didn't include children talking in loud voices).
Please parents or wannabe parents, maybe you want to be hip or cool or sophisticated, but bring your children to watch R rating movies is not hip or cool and definitely not sophisticated. It only show that you're stupid and not a good parent. Even some PG-13 movies is not suppose to be watch by under 9 y'old...
I'm not trying to lecture anyone but I believe many people will agree with me. In this world where violence and sex is being displayed in anywhere, family is suppose to be the buffer or sanctuary. And parent should stop trying to look cool in front of people because I think this whole I'm-cool-parent-so-I-brought-my-kids-everywhere is so overrated!

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