You Know You're a Grouch When.....

[Disneyphile]

I learned a fun retaliation from my sister -

When there are wee ones misbehaving and the parents refuse to do anything, just start swearing like a sailor, thus teaching the lil' darlings some new vocabulary.

This is especially easy to get away with kids who are bumping into you, and then snap, "Oh, holy ****! That ****ing hurt! ****! Ow!!! Mother****ing Jesus, Joseph and Mary!"

It's amazing how quickly the parents will steer the kids away.

Sometimes, the parents will get upset and say, "Hey! Don't swear around my children!", to which the response is, "Sorry! It's my reflexes from being kicked and shoved. I can't help it."

[Stan4dSteph]

In that situation, I might have just gone ahead and said something to the kid. Touching me and/or my stuff? Not cool. Hands off, brat!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Children should not be seen and not heard.

I would vote for unseen and not heard, but that's just me. I am a grouch.

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

This is especially easy to get away with kids who are bumping into you, and then snap, "Oh, holy ****! That ****ing hurt! ****! Ow!!! Mother****ing Jesus, Joseph and Mary!"

It's amazing how quickly the parents will steer the kids away.

That is absolutely brilliant! I must remember to do that next time!