zippy99
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2007
We were waiting to ride Space Mountain today and DH, DD & DS were waiting behind this guy and his 2 sons - the youngest of which was beside himself crying he did not want to ride.
The friendly cast member (who resembled a burley bouncer) said 'hey he don't have to ride' but the Dad remained adamant that he was ok. The CM protested not to make him ride - at which stage the father grabbed his son (maybe 5 or 6) by the hair!! Pulled him back and gave him the biggest wallop you ever saw!! People were stood aghast! The elder son rode and the CM shouted that his behaviour was not acceptable and then appeared to call security.
I know kids can be hard work but for a parent to behave like that in public makes you worried what occurs behind closed doors. I must confess it really affected us today as we kept thinking about what those poor kids must go through with a parent who loses control like that.
The friendly cast member (who resembled a burley bouncer) said 'hey he don't have to ride' but the Dad remained adamant that he was ok. The CM protested not to make him ride - at which stage the father grabbed his son (maybe 5 or 6) by the hair!! Pulled him back and gave him the biggest wallop you ever saw!! People were stood aghast! The elder son rode and the CM shouted that his behaviour was not acceptable and then appeared to call security.
I know kids can be hard work but for a parent to behave like that in public makes you worried what occurs behind closed doors. I must confess it really affected us today as we kept thinking about what those poor kids must go through with a parent who loses control like that.