NBR have to vent about parenting technique

Kristine Schilling

We went to the mall today so i could walk around some.

At the mall, I got hungry, so we stopped at McD's. Inside is noisy, fine, normal, I may be a bit noise sensative, but I can handle it. But theres this lady with a kid, about 8? yrs old. This lady, i kidd you not, has no volume control. She is telling her child to eat this or that, stop playing with the straw, sit up, stop that, do this... ceaselessly harrassing the kid right? And the kid is not being bad, hes just a tiny bit wiggly and fidgety while he eats.... She is doing all this at a volume level that literally drowns out conversation around her. She is also obviously annoying her neighboring tables, not just me too.

They say children lack volume control. Well, this lady takes the cake. I start to have a freaking anxiety attack because she wont shut UP and leave her kid alone while he eats. Meanwhile our toddler is quietly and happily munching away at her happy meal nuggets, not asking for her toy, being an angel.

I finally at some point when the mom gets especially loud during another useless comment about how to eat food, just stare her down. I mean daggers and ice flying from my eyes to hers. My DH notices me staring and trys soooo hard not to laugh right? Because I am obviously scolding this mom without a word being said.  You know the look? The one you dreaded getting from a parent when you misbehaved.

She must have gotten the point because she shut up. And the boy was able to finish his meal peacefully, yes, peacefully, with minimum fidgeting or wiggles. He was fine once she left him to his own devices and let him eat without constant "coaching."

We saw her at the lego store too, and yet again, she was trailing 2 steps behind her child scolding and telling him not to touch things before he moved a hand away from his side. OMG. I could have died. We left the store so i wouldnt explode.

At least i didnt yell at her or let me hormones get the best of me. LOL

Leave your kid alone. just keep an eye on them, step back and see what happens. you might be surprised at how well they can behave people. UG!

Lhand11

Omg I would have given the evil eye too! People like that annoy the crap out of me! My DH would have been telling me to just calm down and leave it alone though. I would have been close to an anxiety attack!