I would be willing to bet he was back in their the next day buying the O. Resistance is futile, ignorance is bliss.
People at petsmart.
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You are pretty lucky that I was not one of the parents. I am a pretty big guy 6'2" 240 and I would have lit into you pretty good.
I would have suggested that the kid be put in a net, then a strange place in a bag and shaken violently by a giant being lol
Just a month ago I was at my lfs browsing the fish and a couple with their little 3 ish year old came in. He was putting his hands in the cichlid tanks. I turned to him and said 'don't put your hands in the tank sweetheart' he stopped so I continued browsing, I look back and he's doing it again, I told my lfs owner, and he did it in another tank as I was telling him, I finally said 'stop putting your hand in the tanks, please' that got the parents attention. Some people need to pay attention to their kids.
Just a month ago I was at my lfs browsing the fish and a couple with their little 3 ish year old came in. He was putting his hands in the cichlid tanks. I turned to him and said 'don't put your hands in the tank sweetheart' he stopped so I continued browsing, I look back and he's doing it again, I told my lfs owner, and he did it in another tank as I was telling him, I finally said 'stop putting your hand in the tanks, please' that got the parents attention. Some people need to pay attention to their kids.
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Yeah, I've got to agree with fshfanatic...there are very few (if any) situations where we can yell at anyone and say that they are being a horrible parent. Maybe if they left their child locked in a car out in the sun, or something. I can see losing it then...
Many people don't keep an eye on their children and let them get away with murder, while some people OVERdo it and aggressively discipline them for everything they do, including "talking too much" (pretty common one there, I've noticed) and just being children - touching stuff on the shelf, asking questions and being curious...
No matter how dedicated an aquarist you are, being a hero to fish by being a bully to people just doesn't make sense to me.
Many people don't keep an eye on their children and let them get away with murder, while some people OVERdo it and aggressively discipline them for everything they do, including "talking too much" (pretty common one there, I've noticed) and just being children - touching stuff on the shelf, asking questions and being curious...
No matter how dedicated an aquarist you are, being a hero to fish by being a bully to people just doesn't make sense to me.
I wasn't being a bully to the kid. There are certian things a child just shouldn't do. It's like having a kid touching exhibits in a museum, a kid should know better. Plus who knows what funk he had on his hands. I was protecting the lfs's owners's property, as well as possible fish lives. Not like I was being rude about it.
Sorry, I didn't mean your post - I was referring to what Cathan wrote. It's definitely important to tell kids what not to do, and it sounds like the second time you were just a little more forceful out of necessity...not rude or anything.
It's kind of understandable why a kid would want to stick their hand in the tank, but as you said they shouldn't, for their own sake and for the fish...and I doubt any parent would want their child doing that.
When a person has bought all sorts of inappropriate fish and then lets their child "play" with them, as in shake them, it's definitely a roll your eyes moment and I can see saying something like, "You really shouldn't shake a bag of fish, that could kill them!" but to scold them and tell them they are horrible parents is a bit uncalled for. It's not like the child was sticking pins inside of a kitten.
When a person has bought all sorts of inappropriate fish and then lets their child "play" with them, as in shake them, it's definitely a roll your eyes moment and I can see saying something like, "You really shouldn't shake a bag of fish, that could kill them!" but to scold them and tell them they are horrible parents is a bit uncalled for. It's not like the child was sticking pins inside of a kitten.
Scold and yell-
Basically for me yelling is raising your voice even a tad bit. Scolding and yelling from my point of view is basically raising my voice in astonishment while telling the parents how they should be the ones to tell their child to not do it instead of watching. "scolded" as in raising my voice so that they know what they are doing was wrong.
Sorry for the confusion :3
I/we have different points of views of words.
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Basically for me yelling is raising your voice even a tad bit. Scolding and yelling from my point of view is basically raising my voice in astonishment while telling the parents how they should be the ones to tell their child to not do it instead of watching. "scolded" as in raising my voice so that they know what they are doing was wrong.
Sorry for the confusion :3
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