A lady was mean to my 4 year old today..

[ICF]

Im sorry op, Im backing out now. By the way, If the woman didn't want any communication or be bothered by a kid, she shouldn't have sat right nest to you. She must of been close enough for him to reach her purse. I don't think your son was at fault at all. .

why am I not surprised that you think it was someone else's fault???!!!

 

[Bluestars]

I prefer milk duds.


What does that say about me as a parent? I mean besides high dental care bills.

That tells me that you think the party is all about you. Milk Dud loving people always think the party is about them.

 

[Boxley]

Just to be clear is snowflake, snow, snowy, and any reference to the white stuff now off limits along with screeching?

i woke up to a snowy day, the snowflakes fell from the sky and the white snow was perfect that I screeched with happiness.


I am a maverick.

 

[Bluestars]

Just to be clear is snowflake, snow, snowy, and any reference to the white stuff now off limits along with screeching?

I think the only thing that should be off limits is if you shortened the word snowflake to snowie.

 

[glitterkittyy]

That tells me that you think the party is all about you. Milk Dud loving people always think the party is about them.

I can live with that.

Hey Stacerita, see???
IT'S ALL ABOUT GLITTERKITTYY!!!

 

[Stacerita]

That tells me that you think the party is all about you. Milk Dud loving people always think the party is about them.

I thought that was pop rocks.

 

[glitterkittyy]

i woke up to a snowy day, the snowflakes fell from the sky and the white snow was perfect that I screeched with happiness.


I am a maverick.

Can you feel the report button being mashed over and over?

 

[C.Ann]

Good manners should never be left at the door, no matter how old and mean you might have become.

That's right - and good manners on the mom's part would have been very helpful in this situation - as well as a good learning experience for her DS..

 

[ols386]

Where was the grouchy part? The kid might have been in a grouchy mood, it doesn't sound like he was minding his Mom.

But the nice tolerant lady in the story, certainly doesn't deserve to be called a witch!

The kid obviously wasn't in a grouchy mood....he was trying to be friendly to the lady and she grouched back at him.

Nice tolerant lady?.....oh, please, she was being anything but tolerant.

 

[Bluestars]

Now that we are all completely OT, I should mention that when I was a kid I used to go to a boarding/day school with kids from all over the country. They didn't sell pop rocks in our area, so some of the kids would have their parents ship them and they would sell them to the rest of us. Pop rocks were like gold.

ETA - OK, by the time I posted this, the thread was back on topic. Please ignore. Or better yet, mods you can delete this post. LOL

 

[Stacerita]

The kid obviously wasn't in a grouchy mood....he was trying to be friendly to the lady and she grouched back at him.

Nice tolerant lady?.....oh, please, she was being anything but tolerant.

Why should a person wanting to be left alone need to tolerate another person's child?

 

[Stacerita]

I can live with that.

Hey Stacerita, see???
IT'S ALL ABOUT GLITTERKITTYY!!!

I don't think so.

Now that we are all completely OT, I should mention that when I was a kid I used to go to a boarding/day school with kids from all over the country. They didn't sell pop rocks in our area, so some of the kids would have their parents ship them and they would sell them to the rest of us. Pop rocks were like gold.

ETA - OK, by the time I posted this, the thread was back on topic. Please ignore. Or better yet, mods you can delete this post. LOL

Too late!

I knew there was something to my pop rocks theory. I knew it.

 

[glitterkittyy]

Now that we are all completely OT, I should mention that when I was a kid I used to go to a boarding/day school with kids from all over the country. They didn't sell pop rocks in our area, so some of the kids would have their parents ship them and they would sell them to the rest of us. Pop rocks were like gold.

Bluestars in school:

C'mon, man, I need a fix. Got any watermelon? I'm hurting. I promise, I'll pay next time. Do your homework for a month? Wash out your socks and underwear? You got it! But only for cherry, man, none of that raspberry stuff!

Pop rocks are awesome, though, so worth it. I like biting them as they pop!

 

[Bluestars]

Oh, I got my pop rock fix alright. I used to get my little brother to pick flowers and sell them to the other kids. The older kids thought he was such a cute little snowie that they always gave him some change, of which I got my manager's share.

 

[Stacerita]

Oh, I got my pop rock fix alright. I used to get my little brother to pick flowers and sell them to the other kids. The older kids thought he was such a cute little snowie that they always gave him some change, of which I got my manager's share.

Now that's Pimp.

P.I.M.P. = Person In Management Position

 

[Bluestars]

Now that's Pimp.

P.I.M.P. = Person In Management Position

Hey, a pop rock addict has got to do what a pop rock addict has to do. The funny thing is the story is true.

 

[luvmy3]

They can each decide where they want to sit. But the child should not have touched someone else's belongings. Period. And when he did, the mother should have told him not to do that. Yes kids are kids, but you know what, some do sit still and some don't talk to strangers. And who cares if he was there first. The lady should not have to worry about a kid at the next table. She was there to eat her damn big mac and be done with it.

At the risk of being a spoilsport and bringing the thread back to the original topic, I just have to say that I'm pretty sure in post #1 the OP did say she told him to stop
And again we are talking about a 4 year old asking someone their name. I guess according to some of you the mom should have brought her duct tape to put over his mouth just in case the little heathen dared to speak to the woman sitting next to him. She should have also chained his hands behind his back so he wouldn't tap on a seat that he may not have even realized that the woman could feel what he was doing.
OMG he didn't scream at her, touch her, pick his nose and fling it on her burger. He touched her purse was told to stop, he tapped his finger and asked her name. I feel sorry for those of you who think this is so appauling, it must take alot of effort to see the worst in everything a 4 year old does.

 

[FireDancer]

I leave the thread for and hour and a half and look what happens!

Look, there's Grimace!!

I know. That's what happens when I head out to the gym.

Where..I'm still looking for that squirrel that the dog in UP! saw!

The kid obviously wasn't in a grouchy mood....he was trying to be friendly to the lady and she grouched back at him.

Exactly what I was saying! He shouldn't have tapped her purse, and the mom put a stop to that, but to talk to a child for a second is not really that hard.

And I also never said that she should entertain the boy, just be cordial and answer the kid. It isn't like I thought she should get up and juggle the nuggets while doing the moon-walk (though I would have paid to see that).

OK, back to the fun...where were we...oh yeah, who it is actually all about.

 

[glitterkittyy]

At the risk of being a spoilsport and bringing the thread back to the original topic, I just have to say that I'm pretty sure in post #1 the OP did say she told him to stop
And again we are talking about a 4 year old asking someone their name. I guess according to some of you the mom should have brought her duct tape to put over his mouth just in case the little heathen dared to speak to the woman sitting next to him. She should have also chained his hands behind his back so he wouldn't tap on a seat that he may not have even realized that the woman could feel what he was doing.
OMG he didn't scream at her, touch her, pick his nose and fling it on her burger. He touched her purse was told to stop, he tapped his finger and asked her name. I feel sorry for those of you who think this is so appauling, it must take alot of effort to see the worst in everything a 4 year old does.

Nah, I jus use the duct tape on hubby. He's the one who can't keep his yap shut when in public, not the kids. lol

 

[Bluestars]

At the risk of being a spoilsport and bringing the thread back to the original topic, I just have to say that I'm pretty sure in post #1 the OP did say she told him to stop
And again we are talking about a 4 year old asking someone their name. I guess according to some of you the mom should have brought her duct tape to put over his mouth just in case the little heathen dared to speak to the woman sitting next to him. She should have also chained his hands behind his back so he wouldn't tap on a seat that he may not have even realized that the woman could feel what he was doing.
OMG he didn't scream at her, touch her, pick his nose and fling it on her burger. He touched her purse was told to stop, he tapped his finger and asked her name. I feel sorry for those of you who think this is so appauling, it must take alot of effort to see the worst in everything a 4 year old does.

Although it does sound like the older lady was rude, if it were my child I would have made sure he had no more contact with the lady after the purse incident. I would not have let him tap the seat or ask her questions. The woman obviously wanted to be left alone. I think sometime people think that everyone would love to interact with their child during a meal or wherever. That's not always the case and they should be respectful of that.