16 Aug 2025, 7:42 am
16 Aug 2025, 12:13 pm
Tamaya wrote:
I've had lots of unexpected situations happen to me on the bus.
Like one time when I was sitting in the exact seat some kid wanted to sit in, and he threw a tantrum. I didn't know what to do. The parent didn't seem to do anything. But the kid stood by my seat pointing and crying "I wanna sit there! I wanna sit there!" I was in a very awkward situation and didn't know what the f**k I should do. I felt everyone on the bus were watching this and judging my response - which was to stay put. But some older people on the bus might have thought "that girl is being mean, she should give up her seat for a crying child", so I felt like a wicked witch. But I didn't want to be won over by a child in front of everyone by getting up and finding a different seat. I felt so embarrassed. What are the odds of something random like that happening to you when travelling on a bus?
It would have helped the situation if the mother apologised to me for her son, but she didn't intervene at all. Maybe she thought I should have given her kid my seat.
Like one time when I was sitting in the exact seat some kid wanted to sit in, and he threw a tantrum. I didn't know what to do. The parent didn't seem to do anything. But the kid stood by my seat pointing and crying "I wanna sit there! I wanna sit there!" I was in a very awkward situation and didn't know what the f**k I should do. I felt everyone on the bus were watching this and judging my response - which was to stay put. But some older people on the bus might have thought "that girl is being mean, she should give up her seat for a crying child", so I felt like a wicked witch. But I didn't want to be won over by a child in front of everyone by getting up and finding a different seat. I felt so embarrassed. What are the odds of something random like that happening to you when travelling on a bus?
It would have helped the situation if the mother apologised to me for her son, but she didn't intervene at all. Maybe she thought I should have given her kid my seat.
In my opinion, you did the right thing. A child isn't someone with special needs who should be sitting on the bus. I see no reason to give up your seat—especially since the child was screaming and crying to force a seat. The mother should explain to the child that he won't always get what he want and can't force this with screams and cries.
I would ignore such a little terrorist and mentally prepare a plan to defend myself if others start to complain that I wouldn't give up my seat.
