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Ugh, first bad park experience, I yelled at some kid

Littlejen22Littlejen22 member
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Well, not exactly yell but surely said something to him.  Yesterday we were at the park and DS was trying to climb this chain ladder that he was not really capable of doing but wanted to try (we have a rope ladder that he is great at), this kid that was about 4 came over and started to climb on the other side of DS and told DS to "move your hands and feet" and started trying to push his feet off the rung he was standing on.  Mama bear came out and walked the two steps closer to DS to make sure he did not fall and told the kid to "get your hands off of him" and then took a breath and him that DS was there first and he can wait his turn.  I never yelled but it was so annoying that the father was only about 20 feet away and on the phone totally clueless to the fact that his DS was pushing kids around.  And turns out that he was there with two siblings.
Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
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Re: Ugh, first bad park experience, I yelled at some kid

  • JOEBunnyJOEBunny member
    I think stuff like that is pretty common at the park.  I would not be super worried about it.  I would have told him to wait his turn too, but would not be super annoyed that a 4 year old was trying to get a younger child to go faster in an inappropriate manner.  It doesn't sound like he was being malicious.  We have a busy park and it is hard to watch both my kids every second.  I hope someone would say something to DD if she tried to climb over another child or something like that.
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  • W&J'sMommyW&J'sMommy
    I do that too, I can't stand when people don't pay attention to what their kids are doing.  I think it's the high school teacher in me, but I have no problem correcting behavior.
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  • kevschickee2kevschickee2 member
    I have had to do that too.  Esp when the other parent is sitting on the bench talking on the phone instead of paying attention to their kid
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  • Littlejen22Littlejen22 member

    imageJOEBunny:
    I think stuff like that is pretty common at the park.  I would not be super worried about it.  I would have told him to wait his turn too, but would not be super annoyed that a 4 year old was trying to get a younger child to go faster in an inappropriate manner.  It doesn't sound like he was being malicious.  We have a busy park and it is hard to watch both my kids every second.  I hope someone would say something to DD if she tried to climb over another child or something like that.

    I agree with you, it was just the first time I have experienced it.  And I know you cannot watch all your kids the entire time but he was talking on the phone and not watching any of them.  And later on I heard him threaten to leave if he did not leave his sister alone.   It was just hard to watch some kid I did not know try to push my kids foot off a ladder (he was only on the first or second rung) b/c DS is not pushy like that and just froze...I really wish he was the kid that would stick up for himself but I know he is so young.

    Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
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  • cbidt*sgirlcbidt*sgirl member
    imagePMQ:

    A huge pet peeve of mine is parents not supervising their kids because they are too busy talking on their cell or texting. I don't even bring my phone with me on walks, to the park etc.

     

    really? One of the main reasons I have a cell is so I could call for help when I'm out and about alone with my kids. The side benefit is sending dh video and pics of the kids playing. He lives seeing glimpses ov their day.
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