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Church. My wife and I sit in the cry room with out little kids, and have gotten to know the people that are there with us. It's gotten to the point where we h
by thepasswordis 3y ago
Church.
My wife and I sit in the cry room with out little kids, and have gotten to know the people that are there with us. It's gotten to the point where we have started recognizing these people all over town. Very cozy and nice.
I'll say: having kids is obviously itself incredibly meaningful; as an additional benefit: kids are a fantastic ice-breaker/opener for other families with kids.
- Breza 3y agoSame here! Cry/play rooms can be awesome.
- ubj 3y agoI'll second this. I've been a part of several fantastic church communities in the various places I've lived, both before and after I had kids. And yes, a great side perk of having children is connecting with other parents :)
- stevage 3y agoThere are cry rooms?
- Breza 3y agoOur church has a play room with a TV tuned to the livestream. My toddler can make it to the sermon and then heads for the play room. Honestly, it's pretty nice to kick back in a comfy room and play with my daughter while still attending worship.
- thepasswordis 3y agoYeah, like a room in the back specifically for crying babies (and their families).
- unsupp0rted 3y agoHow much extra per long-haul airplane ticket would you pay for this? I'd gladly add 20% minimum.
- thepasswordis 3y agoWhen my first child was born, he didn't cry and had to spend the beginning of his life in the NICU. When he first cried, after having his life saved by doctors, so did I. I love the sound of crying babies. It means they're okay enough to cry.
- unsupp0rted 3y agoI don’t have any children and don’t want any. I wish people didn’t trap me in metal tubes for 12+ hours with their crying children. My brain hasn’t been reprogrammed to enjoy it- actually the opposite; it’s a non-stop car alarm.
- YellOh 3y agoMaybe buy earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones? The parent probably doesn't want their child to be crying either, but sometimes there's not much to be done.
- unsupp0rted 3y agoI use AirPods Pro with aftermarket memory foam tips. They block about 50% of the noise of a crying child in the area. Not nearly enough.
- YellOh 3y agoIdk about AirPods in particular, but you could try layering good PNC earmuffs over your ANC earbuds? I doubt you'll get it <10%, but should still help cut a lot of the high-frequency crying.
- conradkay 3y agoBose QuietComfort 35 with white noise playing on them should block anyone not yelling right at you. Bought mine used after some extensive research, but maybe there's something better nowadays. If you added foam earplugs and music to that you'd be deaf.
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