Playground Bully & Unsympathetic Mom :(

[OceanAnnie]

I took my kids to the playground recently. I was watching my kids and noticed this one child. Unprovoked he hit, punched, yelled at the children in his group "play date". Whenever he was away from the mother's group he'd go into action.

Every time both mothers involved (always this one boy's mom) would come over make them say they were sorry and the moms would go back to talking. They never asked what happened or talked about anything with the kids! It was nuts to me!

This little group of kids were running around some with mine, so I was keeping a close eye on them. I saw the same little bully punch this little guy in the eye! He was getting ready to go down the slide and he sucker punched him. He started screaming bloody murder and had a red mark on his face. I know it hurt. He ran over to his mother and she yelled at him! Told him it wasn't that bad and to calm down. She yelled at him not to talk to her in that manner. She kept yelling calm down! He told her he hit me. And she said sarcastically, "And I'm sure you didn't do anything to him!". He hadn't! She kept yelling at him to calm down and stop crying. The other mother put her son in time out, but the one that got hit finally just gave up and walked away. I felt so sorry for him. She didn't even ask to see where he was hit, ask if he was ok, or what happened. No sympathy. Just yelled at him.

She was sitting down with his sister that was about a year old. She just resumed talking to her friends. I wanted to say something so bad, but I didn't. The mother appeared to be too interested in keeping her friendships status quo and keeping up her conversation than to comfort her child. It was truly sad. I wanted to call him over and give him a hug! Poor kid! It was really disturbing. We left shortly after that.

Have you ever seen anything like this?!

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

No nothing like that.

Its usually me yelling at the bully kid because mom is too busy talking and she didn't see her precious Johnny terrorizing all the other kids on the playground.

I am so sick of that kind of crap on the playground, indoor play places and wherever else it happens.

I understand moms need time for adult interaction too, but can't you chew gum and walk at the same time or in this case, talk to the other mom and watch your kid.