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Outrageous comment today

neverblushedneverblushed member
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My DS had swim lessons today.  He's on his second time through the Pike 1 level at the YMCA, which is the easiest level of preschool lessons.   On the first week of this new session, my son was really nervous -- in fact he teared up a little when the teacher asked them to try to put their faces in the water.

So today is the third week of the session.  I was talking to a couple of the other moms and Mom 1 says, "These kids all seem so relaxed in the water.  In my daughter's last Pike 1 class, all the kids were terrified."

Then Mom 2, who has a son and a daughter in the class says, "Well, this is about the seventeenth time my kids have taken Pike 1, so they're pretty comfortable by now."  We all laugh.

I added, "Yeah, my son has also already been through Pike 1, so he really knows the drill!"

THEN, Mom 2 says to me, "Oh, well I've never seen a kid who was as scared as your son in one of these classes.  On that first day, I couldn't believe how much he was crying and shaking.  I've never seen a kid do that."

I was, like, "Um.  Wow.  Oh-kay."   No lie -- that's verbatim.  I had to school myself not to rip her a new one.   I should add that NONE of the kids would put their faces in the water, including Mom 2's kids, and that my kid was the only one who would swim without the teacher holding him, AND one of only 2 kids who would jump into the pool from the edge.

I will admit that my son's anxiousness drives me nuts.  Am I overreacting because this lady's comment hit me right in a sore spot, or was she incredibly rude?  DH says I'm overreacting.  WDYT?

High School English teacher and mom of 2 kids:

DD, born 9/06/00 -- 12th grade
DS, born 8/25/04 -- 7th grade
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Re: Outrageous comment today

  • EveGirl05EveGirl05
    She sounds rude to me. I'd be annoyed.
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  • FaeryStarGazerFaeryStarGazer member
    Iwould be bugged, for sure.  I probably would have rolled my eyes at her and whispered under my (passive agressive) breath, "It's to bad all children aren't as perfect as yours." Ooor, said something about, "Well, he doesn't like water on his face. I'm sure yours are used to trying to drown themselves with a bith like you for a mother." .. okok I wouldn't have said that but I totally would have thought it.
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  • brightningbrightning member

    I think tone goes a long way. If she was saying it kind of with a smile, then it's fine. But if she was saying it with a smirk, then it was kind of rude. But still, I think this lady's comments just hit you in a sore spot. Sorry, but your DH might be right on this one.

    And if it makes you feel any better, my DD is pretty shy, too. But I really try to be patient with it because I was extremely shy as a child and hated it when people pushed me to do things that made me extremely uncomfortable.

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  • MrsAmersMrsAmers
    Both.  It was rude and she also hit you in a sore spot.  You're allowed to be pissed and annoyed, and hopefully you won't see her in another class again!
    Heather Margaret --- Feb '07 and Todd Eldon --- April '09
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