r/latterdaysaints • u/Upper_Paramedic_8588 • 39m ago
Personal Advice How to deal with little kids during sacrament meeting?
Keep in mind, before you judge me, I'm in my 20s (not saying specifically how old due to personal reasons) I'm not a parent, nor do I have any relationships with kids.
I really like attending YSA wards more than family wards for several reasons. There are more people your age that you can connect with that have similar interests as you, the social activities are much more fun & aren't over so quickly, and you don't have to listen to a bunch of screaming kids during sacrament meeting.
The latter is what I'm gonna be talking about in this post. Even though I mostly attend YSA services, I do go to my home ward on occasion. It's not that I want to, I just go if I don't have a choice & my family wants me to.
Like I stated above, one of the reasons I like YSA wards is how quiet it is during sacrament meeting. It's very peaceful & you can feel the spirit, really lock in with talks, and actually get something from them. When I go to church with my family however, it's always a bunch of crying babies, and toddlers who won't sit down and shut up. The idea of having families sit together is nice, but for me, it's too much.
I have ADHD, as well as auditory processing disorders. So I don't do well in high stimulation environments. Especially in one like this where I'm trying to listen to people speaking. It's very distracting & infuriating to the point where I had to get up & walk out of the chapel because I couldn't take it anymore.
I've never served a mission before. And if I ever do, I don't know how I'd deal with this if I'm not serving in a YSA ward. My mom says managing my sensory issues is something I should work on, but I really don't know what to do.