posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 31
It was our turn to take Noah to story hour last night (yes we all take turns because he has a fan club!). Anyway, there are about 12 kids in the story hour group and one teacher. One child is Gabriel. This child, I had heard from prior weeks was disruptive.
We do in and the librarian begins to tell the kids her first story. Sure enough Gabriel starts roaming around the room just talking and walking in front of the teacher. He even walked up and tried to take her book. She said nicely, “Gabe can you sit down for me please.” The Dad grabs him and sits him down. 4 more times this kid runs around, jumps on the rocking chair up front, bothers one kid next to Noah who is listening quietly and then runs to the back because he wants to wash his hands.
Now, is it Gabriel’s fault that he is disrupting the class? No, his father needs to take him out of the class and why doesn’t he. First of all you are in a library and your kid is making way too much noise. Before the story hour even started he came running in the place making way too much noise for a library. Everyone looked up at this man like, “OK dude, do you NOT know you are in a library?
This parent should know better and instead of taking care of his disruptive child he is just chasing him around the room and allowing all the other children to be disruptive by this little monster. Even during the craft the child was off in never, never land and the mom (yes she was there too with a newborn baby) was doing the craft all by herself and she kept yelling for Gabriel to join her (as if).
By the time the hour was over several parents were looking for the head librarian to complain about the situation and I must admit I don’t blame them. Again, not the child’s fault, he is getting away with it so why not continue. We got in the car and Noah said, “That boy is bad in story hour.” I said, “Yes he is and you were very good not to pay attention to him.”
What a shame that the parent is an idiot and doesn’t have common sense to know the rules of etiquette in a situation like that with children and quiet time.
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