Watch your own child

[npmommie]

I am not your babysitter in the gymnastics waiting area.
That is all.

 

[beautybelle]

huh, what?

 

[npmommie]

huh, what?

LOL, I was thinking out loud.
last evening at gym, my 5 yo was along, he was playing with this others moms little kid.
she was not watching her kid, she left the room multiple times for extended times.
my little one went thru the first set of glass doors, its a little waiting area, and he sat on a chair, this moms little kid followed him, i could see them both the entire time clearly.

i had been watching out for the 2 of them the entire time...........I certainly would have intervened if needed.
so anyway she comes back in the room just as i was walking over to help them with the doors to come back into the room. and she gets all excited says to me
" he can't take him out there!!" meaning my child took hers out the door,

so i said "he didn't take him anywhere, he followed him"
and I wanted to add,
watch your own kid and you won't have a problem

she came over to me later and apologized, but it still irked me. If you are so concerned about your kid and what he is doing i have an idea, watch him! LOL

 

[61292cna]

Right on!

 

[minniebeth]

I am not your babysitter in the gymnastics waiting area.
That is all.

npmommie, for many moms, there is no further explanation required, even though you did elaborate, I so get it and I'm right there with you!

 

[MushyMushy]

Sing it, sistah!

I hate it. I have this maternal look to me, so I'm always having moms walk off leaving their kids with me. I'm so not good with little ones! I'm great with teens, but not little ones.

 

[TwingleMum]

I am not your babysitter in the gymnastics waiting area.
That is all.

So totally with you!!

 

[Sleepy]

It amazes me how many children are left unsupervised these days. Even worse when the parent returns to the scene and assumes a stranger has done something to endanger the child.

 

[irishbosoxfan]

I HATE THAT!!!!!!!!!

Aaarrgghhhhhh!

A couple of weeks ago DHs company had a big bbq and I found 2 kids by themselves near the bouncy house.

First it was a 2yo girl. I noticed her just standing to the side looking lost.I went to her and asked where her momma was and her lip quivered and she shook her head. We started paging for her and she came from clear on the other side of the ball field!!

Then it was a boy about 3/4 years old. He straight out came up to me and said "I can't find my mom" so we started paging for her and after 15 minutes her and her DH showed up! 15 minutes!!!!!!!!!!

Next weekend we are going to another company bbq at a lake and I am terrified that some kid is going to go missing and we'll find them at the bottom of the lake.

 

[mom2rb]

As a gymnastics coach, can I add to it. If you are watching your child and he runs out on my floor, could you stop him? It is not cute that he wants to do a class like his big sibling. We all know that when one of my girls kicks him because he ran across the floor, you are going to yell at me.

 

[powellrj]

My DD is 13 now so I just drop her off for dance, but for picture day I stayed around and to be honest I had forgotten how much I hated sitting in the waiting room. Moms were texting and talking on cell phones while the little darlings were throwing cars and running into the picture window at full speed. My nerves were frazzled by the time I left.

You had my sympathy because I knew exactly what you were talking about.

 

[MoniqueU]

So many peoples ability to tune out their childrens behavior just SHOCKS me. I may not be the most patient person in the world, I admit that. My childrens bad behavior annoyed and compelled me to take action before others could even be offended I am hopeful that is the way it was at least.

 

[beautybelle]

You go girl. LOL

 

[Ohiodislover]

LOVE IT

I am amazed at the number of kids left running around--EVERYWHERE!

 

[SunshineOR]

Okay, can I add that I I would appreciate it if your unsupervised kids would not bother my children who are sitting quietly with me?

My kids are asking me, "Can't I go play with ______?" and I tell them we don't do that and we brought a book to read or toy to play with quietly. We get settled, then we're suddenly overrun with other younger siblings who are grabbing at the toys and books and causing issues with my kids.

By the end of basketball season, my two youngest were not only not allowed to run around, but also not allowed to bring anything to do because I couldn't stand the swarms of other kids bothering us, and that's really unfair to my kids.

 

[MushyMushy]

As a gymnastics coach, can I add to it. If you are watching your child and he runs out on my floor, could you stop him? It is not cute that he wants to do a class like his big sibling. We all know that when one of my girls kicks him because he ran across the floor, you are going to yell at me.

That reminds me of when my DD was in dance! This one woman had 3 young girls, and felt by the 3rd that she could be more "relaxed." I mean, geez, they were only a couple of years apart! How relaxed do you want to be with a 2 year old?

Anyway, the little one would run all over the studio, and the teachers would get ticked when she would run into the studios while classes were in session. The mom would say, "Oh get over it! She's just a kid, she's not hurting anything." It drove the rest of us batty and we'd all breathe a sigh of relief on the nights she didn't have the two youngest with her.

 

[Disney Doll]

Saturday night I was at a wedding at a banquet place where there were 3 weddings going on at the same time.

I was in the ladies room and in wanders this 3 year old girl. There's no one in the ladies except her & I, so it wasn't like she was "following Mommy". She goes into a stall, shuts the door, I hear some splashing, the toilet flushes, out she comes to wash her hands. I, of course, now have to wait with her and watch because I am convinced that some maniac will steal this adorable child who no one seems to be watching, other than me. She isn't tall enough to reach the faucet so I turn it on for her. She isn't tall enough to reach the soap, so I get her some soap, she isn't tall enough to reach the towels so I get her some towels. I ask her where her Mommy or Daddy is and she shrugs her shoulders. So off we go out the bathroom door, and she starts to wander toward one of the rooms where another wedding (not the one I was attending) is taking place. Now she's holding my hand (which by the way she grabbed. I didn't grab her hand because I know how freaked parents get about strangers touching their kids). We walk to the dorrway of the room and I see a woman jump up and come running over and she says to me "What are you doing with my child?". So I said "I found her in the ladies room". So the woman says "She was going to the bathroom. She is potty trained". I said, "I understand that but she needed some help in there, couldn't reach the faucet, soap, hand towels, the bathroom was right near the front door of the building, I was worried she'd go out into the parking lot so I walked with her to make sure we found someone". Meanwhile, I am thinking to myself "Because this 3 YEAR OLD is potty trained, you actually think she is old enough to go to the bathroom in a large, strange building full of strangers, by herself". So then this woman says to me "Well, I'm not sure why you had to bother my daughter". I looked her square in the eye and said "I figured it was better for me to bother her than for some pedophile to get your kid. For the record, three is not old enough to go to the bathroom by yourself. Watch your kid lady, or you'll probably lose her someday. What you should be saying is thank you". She was left open-mouthed and I turned and went back to the wedding that I was attending.

And once again, it made me think in amazement "I couldn't have kids, yet she could".

 

[npmommie]

Saturday night I was at a wedding at a banquet place where there were 3 weddings going on at the same time.

I was in the ladies room and in wanders this 3 year old girl. There's no one in the ladies except her & I, so it wasn't like she was "following Mommy". She goes into a stall, shuts the door, I hear some splashing, the toilet flushes, out she comes to wash her hands. I, of course, now have to wait with her and watch because I am convinced that some maniac will steal this adorable child who no one seems to be watching, other than me. She isn't tall enough to reach the faucet so I turn it on for her. She isn't tall enough to reach the soap, so I get her some soap, she isn't tall enough to reach the towels so I get her some towels. I ask her where her Mommy or Daddy is and she shrugs her shoulders. So off we go out the bathroom door, and she starts to wander toward one of the rooms where another wedding (not the one I was attending) is taking place. Now she's holding my hand (which by the way she grabbed. I didn't grab her hand because I know how freaked parents get about strangers touching their kids). We walk to the dorrway of the room and I see a woman jump up and come running over and she says to me "What are you doing with my child?". So I said "I found her in the ladies room". So the woman says "She was going to the bathroom. She is potty trained". I said, "I understand that but she needed some help in there, couldn't reach the faucet, soap, hand towels, the bathroom was right near the front door of the building, I was worried she'd go out into the parking lot so I walked with her to make sure we found someone". Meanwhile, I am thinking to myself "Because this 3 YEAR OLD is potty trained, you actually think she is old enough to go to the bathroom in a large, strange building full of strangers, by herself". So then this woman says to me "Well, I'm not sure why you had to bother my daughter". I looked her square in the eye and said "I figured it was better for me to bother her than for some pedophile to get your kid. For the record, three is not old enough to go to the bathroom by yourself. Watch your kid lady, or you'll probably lose her someday. What you should be saying is thank you". She was left open-mouthed and I turned and went back to the wedding that I was attending.

And once again, it made me think in amazement "I couldn't have kids, yet she could".

wow! people just never fail to amaze me!
I wait for my 8 yo at the bathroom in strange places, no way would my 3 yo go it alone!!! good grief!

 

[Ohiodislover]

Another bathroom story.

I was in a BR a few months back. Mom, daughter about 3, and very new newborn. 3 y.o. went, and washed her hands, while mom waited. Then mom handed the newborn to 3 y.o. who was standing (no chairs), so she could go. 3 Y.O. started out well, but quickly lost grip on baby, and tried to adjust, but then didn't have hold of baby's bottom. Then she was holding baby by one arm, and arm around back. The baby's feet were on the floor by this point. I went over and helped the little girl get readjusted, and get a good grasp again.

I was still waiting on my daughter when mom came out, and quickly told me that I shouldn't have felt the need to 'Butt In"

 

[agnes!]

Another bathroom story.

I was in a BR a few months back. Mom, daughter about 3, and very new newborn. 3 y.o. went, and washed her hands, while mom waited. Then mom handed the newborn to 3 y.o. who was standing (no chairs), so she could go. 3 Y.O. started out well, but quickly lost grip on baby, and tried to adjust, but then didn't have hold of baby's bottom. Then she was holding baby by one arm, and arm around back. The baby's feet were on the floor by this point. I went over and helped the little girl get readjusted, and get a good grasp again.

I was still waiting on my daughter when mom came out, and quickly told me that I shouldn't have felt the need to 'Butt In".

How about this...

"Next time, Sweetie? Next time!? Don't worry...'next time' I WON'T. *Next* time, I will ignore the situation and your baby will be accidentally dropped by a child who's too young for the responsibility. So *next* time? You won't have to worry about it sweetheart, just make sure you know the way to the nearest Emergency Room."

And good for you Disney Doll at the wedding reception. I think the supposed child was showing more smarts than the alleged adult in this situation. The little girl knew she limitations, the mom obviously did NOT. Good for you to give it right back to that woman.

I would be flabbergasted by all these stories but people's stupidity in general doesn't surprise me much anymore.

agnes!