12 METRO Thursday, December 17, 2009 D Look at the parents Family unit: The Simpsons To Outraged, you have actually helped me to prove my point about children not being a right, but a privilege. How you can describe children (you were also a child once) as screaming, self-serving, obnoxious brats is beyond me. Fair play to you and your wife if you choose not to have children, I wouldnt imagine that you could be as selfless as you would need to be to raise a child anyway, judging by your description of them. Children are what they are raised to be its their parents who have turned them into brats. So maybe the children you come into contact with have been raised that way, but its certainly not the childs fault. Maybe you should take a closer look at the parents before you describe small children in such a disgusting manner. I would also like to say that I think a child deserves a proper family unit whether that unit is straight, gay or otherwise. This was my point all along. Rachel M Outraged, just because you were a screaming, self-serving, obnoxious little brat, it doesnt mean that all children are. Thank goodness that your parents put up with your parasitic ways, or else we wouldnt be able to revel in the tolerant little nuggets of thought with which you indulged us Metro readers. Id say thanks, but I wouldnt want to over-sentimentalise... Underwhelmed Outraged, you state that children are screaming, self-serving, obnoxious little brats and parasites. As childrens characters Dublins best-read letters page Metro Mail E-mail letters to mail@metroireland.ie with a name. Or text us. Text MAIL followed by comment and name to 53131. *Texts cost 30cent per message + standard network charges. SP. Oxygen8 Communications, Hospitality House, Cumberland Street South, D2. Customer service number 0818286606 talk to us Hed better not pout: Santa had better watch out this year with this new break-in law he might be best getting some advice before travelling to Ireland. Joe C Next please: Noel, I had to laugh at your suggestion that queuing at Ticketmaster outlets was a thing of the nineties. Try saying that to the thousands who queue overnight for U2 tickets knowing full well that the internet has a lovely habit of failing them at the crucial moment. Elaine, Dublin Still smiling: Oliver, last Wednesday I was walking from the Tallaght Luas terminal to the Maldron Hotel and I happened to ask a garda for directions. I have to say that she was very charming, helpful and stunning-looking with an amazing smile. Goatee guy Give young people a break: Whats the story with these readers who are anti-children and anti- students. Were you not young once yourself? Or were you always obnoxious, self-serving, ignorant and middle-aged? Show some respect. Thirtysomething female In Brief are undoubtedly influenced by the manner in which they are born and raised, it says a lot about you and your wife if you think your children will be like this too! For anyone to comment on children who has not yet had the unparalleled joy of bringing one up themselves, please do not even bother you dont have a clue. AcM Wages intact bus driver, you might be one of the few lucky people in this country who managed the recession without problems, but the question raised is, whether the face some of your colleagues show to the public justifies that. I am not ranting about one single incident, I was giving examples and there are plenty of them. MH, nobody puts the dangers of a gardas job in question, the point here is why somebody who is not trying to shoot them cant be treated in a friendly manner the described incident is only one of many examples as well. Oliver Sendusyour txt Recent figures show TDs and senators have claimed 9million in expenses for the first ten months of this year. These people have no shame. Jon I wonder does Outraged realise he was once a screaming self-serving obnoxious little brat and by the sounds of it lost none of those traits in adulthood! SQ To Outraged, its a good thing for you your parents didnt share your view of children unfortunate for the rest of society though. Doting Dad Outraged, you realise you used to be one of those self- serving obnoxious little brats, and by the sound of it, you still are. F2 I really dont care which label RATM are signed to winning a talent show does not mean an automatic No.1. I will not listen to, buy or download bland, dull, run-of- the-mill, mass-production music. Jboy txt MAIL to 53131* Susan Boyle: I Dreamed A Dream is huge hit for YouTube SuBo is a 120million YouTube hit SUSAN BOYLE, the Britains Got Talent runner-up, is the star of this years most-watched YouTube video clip. The Scottish singers rendition of I Dreamed A Dream on the TV show was watched more than 120million times by YouTube viewers across the world. It netted more than three times the number of hits as the second most-watched video of 2009, a clip named David After Dentist, featuring a disorientated young boy after receiving dental treatment. It attracted about 37million hits. Boyles popularity was announced as YouTube unveiled the internet sites first official most-watched list. The data also shows that searches for golfer Tiger Woods rocketed this month as a series of sex allegations surfaced. YouTube said Tiger Woods was the fastest rising search term in December across the world. Close: Police check out the 4x4 involved in a motorway mishap while inset, the driver is taken to hospital I feel the need, the need for Speed... A MOTORIST has survived a real- life version of the classic 1994 action movie Speed. Chase Weir was forced to steer for his life as his 4x4s cruise control became stuck while travelling at 100kmh, hurtling the 22-year-old towards oncoming traffic. The incident took place as Mr Weir tried to leave the motorway as he headed out of Melbourne, Australia. Careering along in his Ford Explorer, he tried the brakes, but they did not stop him. He also tried to take the car out of gear but it would not budge and he couldnt get the key out either. Convinced he was going to die, he called Ford... who put him on hold. Panicking, he phoned the police, who sent cars to drive in front of him, clearing vehicles with their sirens. I was hysterical. I screamed... Im going to die. I have never been so scared in all my life, said Mr Weir. 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