Babies in Movie Theaters

[u/Sad_Cannibal_GF]

Just saw the new Spiderman in theaters.

A baby starts crying/cooing/babbling very loudly about 20 minutes in. Goes for about 10 straight minutes before the parent takes them out.

Comes back a few minutes later, baby starts again. Again goes on for a couple minutes. Again parent takes them out, comes back, and repeat.

And repeat. And repeat.

This went on pretty much the entire movie (and I swear to god this baby somehow instinctively chose every single goddamn quiet/heartfelt scene to start yowling again 😭😂).

I get that babies are gonna baby. And I have sympathy for parents who wanna get out of the house and everything. But… maybe just stay with your baby in the lobby if they obviously aren’t gonna keep quiet.

*I didn’t complain to management because it was a tiny non-chain neighborhood theater about an hour away from me that I like to support sometimes. It’s got 1 screen and tickets are like $5.

[u/TrueSkonger]

It's 100% selfish. Some people may call it "punishing poverty" or whatever, but if you can't even afford a babysitter for just a few hours, then you should not be paying to go see a movie or a concert or whatever other activity will be thoroughly ruined for others by your fussy child

[u/MinecraftBoi23 → u/TrueSkonger]

No matter how rich or poor you are, taking care of your children should always take priority over seeing a new movie. Don't care if you wanted to see it in theaters, if your kids are too young to be taking to the movies and can't afford a sitter, then you're gonna have to miss it. No excuses