I just got back from the grade 8 school trip, went along as chaperone for a 3 day trip and will be going along with grade 6 tomorrow to help on their day trip. I get to spend more time with my kids, and it's great seeing them interacting with their friends and having a good time.

It's also nice to spend time with the teachers, much respect to them. We were 'working' in the lounge area at the uOttawa Residence making the awards for the kids until 1:30 AM in the morning. With beer and wine of course. The teachers were the loudest lol. Btw teachers see everything, beware ;)

Kids are pretty easy to manage nowadays, they're all on their cell phones all the time... (Phones got collected at 10:30pm, no snap chat at night). Tour busses have outlets, wifi is practically anywhere. So different from my days pre-internet, sitting around the campfire with a couple kids bringing their guitar to sing along.

They are also cruel, uncompassionate and clueless in a lot of cases. Bullying is still a big issue at schools. Hence social education is the most important thing in schools imo. Learning to interact with each other in a positive way. And as kids are a product of their environment, it's usually issues at home that cause kids to act out in school.

Honest, not sure about that. I side with Judge Judy on that one, kids will lie about everything or at least omit telling the full story (usually aren't very good at it lol) But what can you expect when as a species we make many popular game shows that promote lying as a strategy.

On the other side, they can indeed also be the most caring humans around. Actually the ones 'suffering' from mental illnesses for example Down syndrome are the sweetest human beings you'll ever encounter.

Kids keep you young, adults are the boring ones.

In a lot of cases, I generally prefer kids to most adults.

Way too many adults that are bullies with nonsense expectations. Way too many adults that have toddler-like tantrums, only 5x the size. 

I don't think annoyance would be very useful as far as evolution goes. Because if you're annoyed, you're likely to become frustrated, which will ultimately lead to aggression or outright abandonment and neglect. So I think maybe the crying is more about making sure it simply gets your attention, so you tend to the baby's needs.

Which is why I don't mind the crying (it literally doesn't bother me). If it makes me feel anything unpleasant, it's the unpleasantness of knowing that it needs something and it's not getting it. And if that crying is met with anger, now I feel upset with the caregiver or parent because it's like, don't you get it? Don't you care? This helpless little thing needs you! That's why it's crying! If people just viewed it that way, and actually gave it what it needs when it needs it, the crying would end immediately.  

A lot of times the thing that is needed isn't obvious or even possible. Most people don't get mad when the solution can be found (e.g. food, being held, etc). But when a child has been crying for three hours and you've tried seemingly everything...well I understand the frustration.

I agree it gets your attention. For me, the pitch of a baby cry gives me an instant ringing in my ears and a headache, so I find it annoying but I don't find aggression to it but rather ok I need to help this child out.

Hence when people say they find crying babies annoy well yer you meant to so you can help them. We were all there at one stage and adults raised us, so now it is your turn to do the same and stop whining about it lol.

I know how difficult this is, so I have a whole new respect for you!

I raised a baby, and I've taken care of others. I can not imagine a situation where a baby would be screaming for three hours and it wouldn't be a go-to-the-ER situation. A baby should not be crying that long if it's being properly cared for, and if it is, you need a doctor, because something is seriously wrong. 

I think it's rather insulting to suggest that someone who has a child who is crying longer than the children you've raised or help raised aren't doing it correctly. I would not make that type of assumption in the future, because not every child is the same and not every situation is the same. Some children are autistic, have temperamental personality types, or just suffer from colic. Even if they have been seen by a doctor and are generally healthy otherwise. 

It's not my opinion. Even Google says to call a doctor if your baby is crying nonstop for two hours. lol.