i’ve seen like 12 videos about people complaining about 10-12 year olds being annoying in sephora and i genuinely genuinely wish they would all fall into a ditch people are so mean to children for absolutely no reason idc if an unknown child in public is annoying to you, they’re still a child trying to navigate the world. them being purposefully rude or disruptive is one thing, but if children just being children in public spaces is annoying to you then you really, seriously need to reevaluate yourself. every single one of those videos is complaints or saying how the young girls are ruining their shopping experience and not once has anyone stopped to question WHY groups of young girls even feel like sephora is an appropriate place for them to be!! ofc when they go online and see every 3rd person pushing product or talking about anti-aging and beauty and makeup and skincare, that they’re going to want to participate in it. nobody has a problem profiting off of the impressionable nature of kids, and then will turn right around on them when they’ve been influenced.

also, complaining about kids to your friends, in person, or coworkers is one thing, but to go onto social media where they can see and hear you put them down for the same thing you made them sign up for is insidious behavior!! they’re just girls!! and part of me doesn’t even blame the kids if they are a little bit rude, because they’re probably just emulating the meanness that’s driven towards them online. everybody hates what young girls love, everybody finds space to find them annoying or distasteful or diminishes any “meaning” in what they find joyful; of course, eventually, they’ll just grow rude and bitter and jaded to it all what do you expect when you treat someone like that!!!

bad enough that children don’t even really have public spaces that are built and kept for them, so of COURSE they’re going to find their way into sephoras and restaurants and department stores and ANYTHING because where else are they supposed to go!! if you see a child and they’re annoying to you in public, maybe just think for a moment and remember that you are the adult in the situation, whether you like it or not—the responsibility is on your shoulder to not be a dick to them!! especially online!! you are entitled to a child free life, not a child free world!!