Kids Running and Roaming

[Donctor]

Kids are evil and should't be allowed to breathe if they do it too loudly!!!!

Seriously, though, I think some of y'all are so far past your childhood years that you don't remember what it's like to be a kid. Above any rowdiness or high level of energy, what I remember most about being a kid was that a lot of things were interesting simply because I didn't know anything about them. Kids don't know things. Not knowing things is a large part of being young. Kids should be expected to be rowdy or loud with some frequency. They don't know not to be. And, unless they're being so loud that it's causing hearing loss, kids shouldn't be told to stop having fun simply because the elderly passengers are too grouchy to tolerate the natural behavior of the young. The elderly can control their behavior more than the young can. Take some responsibility for your own experience and change your frame of mind. Or put on headphones if necessary. Kids can't stop being young. Old people can stop being rude.

I hate it when a few kids are waaaay too loud, but I recognize that this isn't the kids' fault. Treating the parents poorly isn't going to improve my experience, nor will it improve the way those individuals parent their children. I expect some of this on Amtrak; it's part of the experience. (Indeed, it's part of the experience on any service that caters to a wide range of ages.) Despite what many seem to think, Amtrak does not exist solely for the elderly.

 

[bobnabq]

Seriously, though, I think some of y'all are so far past your childhood years that you don't remember what it's like to be a kid.

I had a lot of fun growing up, but I grew up in the country on a small farm in rural PA, so I had lots of energy used up outdoors.

I don't recall ever being spanked or harshly disciplined. As close as it came was once, sitting next to my dad, I got a slap on my thigh from a paperback he was reading because I was acting out.

Anytime they felt "we kids" were misbehaving, they only needed to give us "that look" and we mended our ways quickly.

Any bad behavior received extra chores as punishment.

I think I'm an average person who can still enjoy a good time but I'm 65 now, and I don't want to deal with rowdy kids while I am enjoying the experience of a train ride.

There's no excuse to excuse bad behavior on the part of kids or adults.

Amtrak tickets are not a license to run amok. It's payment for travel.

 

[MiRider]

I love this post!

My husband isn't elderly but he is the worst train travelling partner

Everything and everyone bothers him so I'll be enjoying the kids, boisterous church ladies, and everyone else happily by myself on my LD trips in coach.

He expected some kind of *hotel* experience in the sleeper and a somber, quiet, sightseeing experience in coach - I told him what to expect and it sure wasn't that :lol:

Kids are evil and should't be allowed to breathe if they do it too loudly!!!!

Seriously, though, I think some of y'all are so far past your childhood years that you don't remember what it's like to be a kid. Above any rowdiness or high level of energy, what I remember most about being a kid was that a lot of things were interesting simply because I didn't know anything about them. Kids don't know things. Not knowing things is a large part of being young. Kids should be expected to be rowdy or loud with some frequency. They don't know not to be. And, unless they're being so loud that it's causing hearing loss, kids shouldn't be told to stop having fun simply because the elderly passengers are too grouchy to tolerate the natural behavior of the young. The elderly can control their behavior more than the young can. Take some responsibility for your own experience and change your frame of mind. Or put on headphones if necessary. Kids can't stop being young. Old people can stop being rude.

I hate it when a few kids are waaaay too loud, but I recognize that this isn't the kids' fault. Treating the parents poorly isn't going to improve my experience, nor will it improve the way those individuals parent their children. I expect some of this on Amtrak; it's part of the experience. (Indeed, it's part of the experience on any service that caters to a wide range of ages.) Despite what many seem to think, Amtrak does not exist solely for the elderly.