Everyone involved in this story is horrible.

Anon is correct on all counts. Kids need to be locked in their cages at all times. Bringing them in public is no different than having a drunk bum sitting at the table next to you, randomly yelling, falling onto your table, stealing shit, crying, etc.

Parents with kids are the worst. Add the zen-hippie nonsense to the mix and you have a real nightmare on your hands. No doubt Mr tcraighenry is one of those assholes himself - a staunch defender of rancid crotch fruit if ever there was one.

Wait until the Montessori School System gets their hands on this kid. Last Friday I witnessed a DaVinci kid rifling through a bum's unattended belongings. When the homeless man returned he unleashed a hobo-fury the likes of which I have never seen. Normally I am against calling a 12 year old girl "cuntface" but it seemed apt in this situation.

What, IA, do you want for the way you handled this? A medal? A pat on the back? If you really did tell them off in person (doubtful) then what is the point of this post? If it was to make yourself look like an asshole too, then bravo.

Why don't you study back in your crappy dorm room or apt that you share with 6 other students like the rest of us did back in college. Problem solved.

The one pouting over a steaming pot of pu-erh calls the other an over-privileged zen-tard...

Arenit: what other type of parents are there? This must apply to yours too...idiots!

This IA is battle of the tards. Unspoken rule is don't study in a public place, where other humans may interrupt your precious train of thought.

@arenit lol everyone just means the poster. Obviously.

Parents who don't actually parent their children suck balls. Next!

" Normally I am against calling a 12 year old girl "cuntface" but it seemed apt in this situation."



Oh dear, i soo wish i were able to witness that!

entitled students are annoying.

go to the library next time, brother.

@12- I did not call the kid cuntface, the bum did. But the best way to label the emotion I felt when witnessing this exchange would be "horrified delight."

Don't diss the kid IA, they are not to blame. The parent, yes. To me they sound like like your typical Portland fool who clings to and preaches a bucket list of idealistic bullshit, then completely bombs when it comes to basic common sense.

@16: Definitely agree. A big problem with parents these days is they just don't want to discipline their children. A "free spirited attitude" towards life is fine and all, but don't be a lazy asshole parent. Parenting is hard, but not setting boundaries makes it even harder. And your kid is more likely an asshole because of it. Poor thing.

I will add that when growing up, all my friends that had "cool parents" (let them swear/smoke pot/no curfew/act how they wanted/play video games all day etc.) turned into total fuck-ups as adults. Almost every one of them.

Same with my experience, iceprez.

*in* my experience