Woman Kept Glancing At One Mom As A Sign To Keep Their Toddlers Quiet In A Theater During Nutcracker, Gets Told Off

She can't enjoy the show with noisy toddlers, so she decided to leave.

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• Published in Interesting
• December 20, 2022

Going to a play is a great way to spend quality time with your family, but it’s easy for children to get over-excited and break that special, peaceful atmosphere. So how can you make sure your tykes will keep their volume down in the theater?

Well, there are a few tried-and-true methods. Firstly, pick a play with content appropriate for your entire family. Then discuss the expected behavior before you enter the theater so everyone is on-board with expectations.

Have some games handy, and let your child play throughout the stage performance. If they get too noisy or wiggly, take them out of the theater until they settle down.

Just remember that most kids don't have long attention spans, so plan your outings accordingly. Be responsible parents so that you don't inconvenience people who paid money to relax and enjoy the show.

In today's post, we look at the story of a woman who paid for expensive tickets to watch The Nutcracker. To fully enjoy the show, she kept glancing at a family with noisy toddlers.

She hoped to give the mother a sign to keep her kids quiet. But during the show, the mom criticized her actions.

The original poster (OP) mentioned that she and her boyfriend left during the intermission. She asked the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit if what she did was wrong.

Tickets to The Nutcracker were expensive.

Behind them is a group with noisy toddlers.

She tried to send a message by looking back at the group.

The mom of the toddlers noticed what she's doing. She did not like it.

She asks the AITA community if glancing at the group was an a-hole move.

The OP could've told the usher the problem.

When taking children to places, it's important for parents to consider if they'll inconvenience the people around them.

Why bring babies to these shows?

A Redditor believes that noisy toddlers are to be expected since it's a family-friendly show.

That's what we call responsible parents.

A Redditor shares a funny commotion at the theater that she witnessed.

A Redditor doesn't like parents who allow children to make noises in such an environment.

A user believes that the toddlers, no matter how noisy they were, can be there since the show is meant for all ages.

The mom could've done this.

Not all parents do this, sadly.

Ushers can help when there are disruptive children.

It's important that parents teach their children to behave in a theater if they plan to take the little ones to watch with them.

Keeping children quiet in the theater is part of responsible parenting.

Bribing can work too!

Hiring a baby sitter is always an option.

It was a wrong move to engage personally. Ushers are there to solve problems between customers.

The mom was being inconsiderate when she allowed her toddlers to make noises during the performance.

Although most people believe that she wasn't wrong in glaring at the noisy group, she could've done better. Whenever there are problems in a theater, people can always report to the ushers.

They are trained to handle these situations. So it's best to let them handle the problem than directly confront the noisy ones.

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