Seriously?

[EcclesCake]

What do you make of this report?

http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/14/mother-kicked-out-of-cinema-for-seeing-15-rated-film-with-her-baby-4727757/

[kvalidir]

Sorry rory I didn't realise that your post was directed at me- I was responding more to Sqad. The obvious rule is that people whose children are quiet and well mannered are fine and people whose children are loud and disruptive are asked to leave. It works in other countries, so why not the UK?

Do you actually have anything to add to the debate Naomi, or are you just entertaining yourself by being a 'snidey in the sidelines'?

[kvalidir]

Sqad is English. He just likes England so much he lives in Spain:)

[Sqad]

LOL.....

[Gromit]

If you have an 11 week old child ypu should not be taking it to the cinema even if the rating was PG.

The child will not have the attention to watch the movie. The child should be interacting with the mother.

The mother will not be able to watch the 2 hour movie because of the demands from the child.

The whole expedition is daft. One wonders about how fit this woman is to bring up this child based on this piece of stupidity.

[naomi24]

kvalidir, not snidey at all. I simply can't see why you think your argument is proven.

[royfromaus]

The obvious rule is that people whose children are quiet and well mannered are fine and people whose children are loud and disruptive are asked to leave. It works in other countries, so why not the UK?

That not really an aswer, you would have squabbling mums throwing cups of popcorn over each other.
At what age do you decide that a child can actually understand the film?
My eleven year would certainly understand a 15 certifiate film, but with no definitve rule I could argue he wouldn't understand it so let me in.

[ummmm]

C'mon, Gromit. A mother does one daft thing and you question how fit she is to be a mother?

[snags]

''you would have squabbling mums throwing cups of popcorn over each other''

I doubt it... have you seen the price of popcorn in cinemas...

[royfromaus]

No Snags, I have no idea.

Two daft things, ummmm. She went to the papers about her selfishness.

[kvalidir]

I see there are two camps here Naomi- the people who think if their kids don't disturb anyone it's no -one's business and the outraged brigade who believe children should be seen and not heard and now are apparently unfit mothers if they take their children to the cinema as babies (lol- seriously?). As someone who resides firmly in the former camp and having read all arguments for and against, I consider the matter to have been well and truly won for the 'mind your own business ' camp way before I got involved and Sqad's 'smelly' remark was te iccing on the cake- well until gromit posted anyway- that's the icing now:)

[whiskeryron]

Why 125 answers to this item, the answer is quite simple. It is a 15 rated film
is this mother's baby aged 15 or over ? For goodness sake ABers get a grip on reality.

[ummmm]

Roy....you're right. Doesn't mean she's a bad mother though.

[royfromaus]

Would I be ok to park little Johnny in the corner playing with some leggo the next time I visit a brothel?

[naomi24]

whiskeryron has it in one!

[Gromit]

Ummmm

But she does not know it was a daft thing. If she does not know it is daft, there are plenty of other daft things she might attempt without realising, some of which might be dangerous.

[ummmm]

I've done plenty of daft things in my life. Doesn't mean I'd be a bad mother.

I dropped my cousin in a pond. I forgot to strap in another cousin and he fell down steps.

I didn't repeat them mistakes :-) (they are okay and well adjusted adults...)

[Gromit]

The good is, the child got back home OK riding pillion on her motorbike.

[ummmm]

Lol...

Do you remember the days when drink driving was acceptable? I'm amazed I survived the 70s...

We learn by our mistakes, well, most of us do...

[ludwig]

Taking a baby into the pictures is a stupid thing to do, but it doesn't make her a bad mother. It just makes her inconsiderate and selfish, and perhaps a bit dim.

They should have stopped her going in, in the first place, just like they would have done if an adult tried to go in there with a 6 year old. Kicking her out after the event wasn't very nice, but they had to do it anyway.

[Sipowicz]

Maybe "Parental guidance" should mean giving guidance on being a parent?