Christmas Is For Children

[sunny-dave]

So ...

... to little George (aged about 2 and a bit) who had a really terribly boring time at the Carol Concert I attended tonight :

"Don't worry - it gets better tomorrow - no-one blames you at all for getting utterly fed-up and giving it some serious shriekage tonight"

But ...

... to the eight or so idiot adults of his extended family :

"It wasn't a brilliant idea to bring four children aged under 3 to a serious concert of high quality music by an world renowned choir. You could have retrieved the situation by removing them when they all reached their boredom threshold after about 5 minutes. Instead you chose to chatter amongst yourselves and (noisily) feed them crisps.

I hate you. Most of the other people I spoke to afterwards hate you. We hope your children have a lovely day tomorrow ... but that you get food poisoning"

[tonyav]

WOW, were they that bad, Dave.

[sunny-dave]

Yes Tony - they were shockers - utterly self-centred and behaving like they were watching a (not very interesting) TV programme, rather than a bunch of people trying to put on a live concert.

[BlackadderV]

I know the feeling...!

[tonyav]

Makes you wonder why they attended doesn't it, were the tickets expensive, Dave?.

[seekeerz]

Ooo know the feeling well, dave,,,,couldn't you just ......but you'd be in gaol if you did !!

Have. Great day tomorrow, anyway !!

[sunny-dave]

Not cheap Tony - £35 - but that included a thoroughly excellent brasserie meal afterwards. The kids will have been free though.

I was not the only person checking the table layout to ensure I was out of earshot for the meal ...

[sunny-dave]

Happy Christmas to you to seekeerz

Isn't it already Christmas Day in Oz? :)

[rockyracoon]

Some people are arsewipes, unfortunately.

[humbersloop]

no bloody wonder you went for the ISS..

[tonyav]

Expensive enough, Dave.

[tonyav]

Have you opened your pressies yet, seekeerz ?.

[ummmm]

I think there should be a law that all children should be kept inside.

[seekeerz]

Oh yes dave, just coming up to 9.00am and people are beginning to surface.

I have to go organise about a metre of whipped cream then we'll be heading out for the day....well this time tomorrow it will all be over !

[Buenchico]

Young children and 'serious' music can go together but you need to get it right!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHH_4Hw8wE8

[anneasquith]

ooft................... wouldn't like to upset you dave :(

[tonyav]

He's a big lad, anne.

[Mamyalynne]

It's about knowing a child's limitations,likes and dislikes - amazing how many people don't though and get it very wrong.

[choux]

'Tis the season of good will, anne.

With all the tragedies, trials and tribulations in this world, children have made a noise.

Suffer little children (and all that).

SD - have a very merry Christmas, without anyone hating you or wishing you food poisoning.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm only speaking for myself here but the children can find these things very overwhelming - my youngest Grandson was for a while terrified of sudden applause, so we got him well used to it before the next round of school plays etc.


Can't see the point in making little ones suffer needlessly.

[gness]

Evening, Dave......I can do a curse for you.....just food poisoning.....or a bit more?....☺