Shut Up-----A Harsh Word---kids told to do that all too often.

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You know the harshest word in the dictionary to me is Shut Up. I was sitting in a restaurant having a meal and this mom was talking to another adult and when the child interrupted instead of the women telling the child just a minute and I will talk to you. Granted the child had interrupted a few times but if the women would have seen what she wanted I don't think there would have been a problem. She glared at her and told her in a loud voice to shut up. How rude. There are other terms you can use. Like hush, be quiet--but it should be followed with the fact that in a few minutes you will see what she wants. I do not like those two words and they are used all to often. The above situation was not a isolated situation. I see it a lot. Adults telling children to shut up. And not in nice tones either. I wish they adults would take a step back and think about how it would make them feel if someone told them to Shut Up! They would not like it.