CTA Tattler

Aww. That's so cute. What a great story. We all need cute stories like that every once in a while--especially in dealing with the CTA.

I gave someone some love today, but not as they intended. I was standing next to the doors on the Orange Line at State/Lake. This guy decides to try and worm his way in front of me. So as soon as the doors opened, I checked him into the wall. He's probably the type of guy who pulls out in front of you in his car and drives 10mph, just because he's more important than anyone else.

I'm sorry, but I do not delight at any child screaming let alone a child screaming on a packed train car in a slow zone. Put a sock in it.

That is so sweet.

Aw that is too sweet.

? I'm confused as to why this is heartwarming. I think you'd have to be there. On the internet it's just a boring little story.

It's a story that those of us who read this blog on a constant basis would have appreciated before all the "doomsday" readers/commentors/Annas decided to pipe up.

A story like this is what made the Tattler a great read.

It may be sweet, but I'm not delighted by a child that hasn't been taught to use their "inside voice" in public.

I know sometimes kids are kids, and even the best will occassionally get loud. And I understand we're talking about the kid loving mommy. But I'm just saying that I'm willing to bet it wasn't "to the delight of all".

And as far as what makes the Tattler a "great read", there are a thousand other stories that would be more interesting than to hear about a little kid who yelled "mommy I love you." If that's what passes for interesting these days, we're in sorry shape.

And with the writers strike going on, we really could use some interesting new stories!

Wow, what a bunch of crotchety cynics! It's not like the kid was screaming through out the ride, she spoke "too loudly" once. I really hope some of you don't have kids. If I'd been on the train, it would have made me smile--just like it did when I read about it!

the kid probably startled someone up out of a sound sleep. if you ever heard that, you would not like it either. someone might have gotten a heart attack wondering whats all the screaming about .. are we being attacked???? lol

Heh--so far the only kids who have nearly given me a heart attack have been my own. Count me among the charmed and heartwarmed ... memories like that have helped me keep going more than once.

How do we know that she wasn't Al Quaida and using code?

Umm, I think the kid was screaming over the sound in the tunnel and it got suddenly quiet. You know - it's happened to you.

Also, you meaner ones, when was the last time somebody told you that they loved you? A long long time ago? :) Figures.

I dont' care if it's a screeming kid, a boombox, or someone yelling into a cell phone. Unnecessary noise annoys me. But that doesn't make me a mean person.

Assuming that I'm a mean person because I'm not delighted by some noise is also annoying. But I'm willing to cut the kid some slack because they're still young and (hopefully) learning. You, as an adult, should have learned long ago that unnecessary noise annoys some (most?) people.

And just as I'm not any less annoyed when your boombox is playing a love song, I'm not less annoyed by the content of what the cell phone screemer, or the screeming kid is saying. And I'm certainly not delighted by any of it.

That hardly makes me a mean person.

You people who want to live in a silent world really shouldn't be living in a city. I agree that people talking loudly on cell-phones (or just talking loudly) can be annoying, but this is a little kid. You can't expect everyone to be silent all the time, just for you.

I expect restaurant kitchens to be 100% clean, too. I know they all aren't, but just because it's not realistic to expect them all to be 100% clean. That doesn't mean I can't be annoyed when they're not.

In other words, I expect to be annoyed. And by definition, when things annoy me, they aren't "to the delight of all".

Obviously it was not "to the delight of all". You have made that very clear. I'm not arguing that point. I'm just saying that you live in a city with other people. That means putting up with other people's behavior. Sometimes even the best taught and most well behaved kids can act up. She wasn't doing anything bad. Get over it.

may i request for cute endearment...tnx

may i request for cute endearment...tnx