My DD (9) went to a water park yesterday with a friend and her family. While on the lazy river ride she got jammed up with a bunch of empty tubes and couldn't move them. (She is fairly small and petite). A lady came up behind her (dd said,"she was old, like 30 or 40"
) and yelled at her to move. DD couldn't move so the lady KICKED HER!!!!
My daughter is a people pleaser. She generally does not lie because she hates to get in trouble. She also never wants to get anyone else in trouble. On the rare occations that I feel that she may be exagerating or leaving something out, she will imediately come clean upon being questioned. She is also extremely respectful to adults and people in general. I questioned her at length about what happened. I thought maybe that the lady had used her foot to help push her through the tube jam and accidentally kicked her. DD swears that this was not the case but that the lady intentionly kicked her in the side. Her and her friend then went to find her friends parents. When they pointed her out to the dad, the lady flipped them off (she didn't know that, the dad told me later) and stuck her tounge out at them. Then she dissapeared into the crowd.
Today, my dd has a huge black and blue bruise on her side from rib to hip! I am sooooooo angry!!! I cannot imagine intentionally injuring or attacking a child. I wish me or my DH had been there.......the outcome of this story would be far different! Sorry, just wanted to vent!
) and yelled at her to move. DD couldn't move so the lady KICKED HER!!!!My daughter is a people pleaser. She generally does not lie because she hates to get in trouble. She also never wants to get anyone else in trouble. On the rare occations that I feel that she may be exagerating or leaving something out, she will imediately come clean upon being questioned. She is also extremely respectful to adults and people in general. I questioned her at length about what happened. I thought maybe that the lady had used her foot to help push her through the tube jam and accidentally kicked her. DD swears that this was not the case but that the lady intentionly kicked her in the side. Her and her friend then went to find her friends parents. When they pointed her out to the dad, the lady flipped them off (she didn't know that, the dad told me later) and stuck her tounge out at them. Then she dissapeared into the crowd.
Today, my dd has a huge black and blue bruise on her side from rib to hip! I am sooooooo angry!!! I cannot imagine intentionally injuring or attacking a child. I wish me or my DH had been there.......the outcome of this story would be far different! Sorry, just wanted to vent!
The outcome for me would have been (if I had been there) that I would have ended up in jail!! Human beings never cease to amaze me. 
Your poor DD - what a traumatic experience!!
That is a terrible story. 
to your dd.
I asked her how she was feeling today and she said it still hurts. She told me "Mama, that lady should be very ashamed of herself for being so immature. I am just a little kid and she shouldn't be hurting kids!" Unfortunatly, I am pretty sure that someone who would do this is neither ashamed of herself, nor has she given a second thought to my child who is sporting a monster bruise today. The DIS mods won't let me post what I REALLY want to say about her but I'm sure yall can read my mind!!
I would try to track her down, too. What a lunatic!
Doesn't make sense to me. That stinks for your daughter, though.
