Passenger divides opinion after asking mum to keep her toddler quiet on the train
Dominic Smithers
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Travelling on public transport can be a risky affair; if you don't choose your seat carefully, you could seriously regret it.
And a woman has sparked a debate after she told a mum to keep her kid quiet while riding on a train.
Taking to Mumsnet - of course - the Brit explained that she was sitting in a carriage when she was confronted by a noisy child.
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Now, while most people would just grin and bear it, this woman claimed she had to say something.
And it did not go down well. At all.
Setting the scene, she said: "Next to me on the other side of the aisle is a mum with a two-year-old who is watching his iPad on full volume.
"He has been running around up and down the aisle with another child, shouting, screaming and so on.
"I was trying to concentrate on something, listening on my headphones and politely asked the mum if they could keep it down - at this point the kid was literally next to my seat, in the aisle, jumping up and down and shouting. She just said, ‘He’s two, what do you expect me to do?'"
Inviting others to share their thoughts, the woman claimed parents should be mindful of other passengers when travelling with their kids.
Adding: "I mean they’re kids, they’re little, they’re bored. But AIBU I thinking the parents should at least try and moderate their behaviour, remind them to be quiet, try and get them to sit down and do something a bit calmer? Even if it’s not always successful?"
And there were plenty of other mums who agreed with her.
Commenting on the post, one user said: "Did you point out it's the quiet carriage? Is there a guard onboard to kick her out? Entitled idiot!"
Responding to the post, the woman said that she did actually look for help but didn't get very far.
"I did, I politely just said, ‘Not sure if you’re aware it’s the quiet carriage, would you mind trying to keep it down a bit?' And her response was to shrug, ‘He’s two, what do you expect me to do?'"
Backing her corner, another added: "I'd speak to the ticket person/guard/conductor/whatever they're called. She's obviously pretty ignorant."
However, others suggested that the mum may have innocently been placed in the quiet carriage, rather than choosing it.
"I agree she should keep them quiet, but she may have been given tickets for the quiet coach without choosing them," the suggested.
"When mine were little I'd be booking 1 adult, 3 dear children and often got put in the quiet carriage."
While someone else put: "Sometimes when you book a seat it allocates you one in the quiet coach.
"No one would deliberately book a seat there with small children."