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January 2011 Moms
columbiamommy
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I really can't stand parents who... (long)
columbiamommy
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are on their phones or doing something other than watching their children when they are supposed to be watching and paying attention to them.
DH and I took DD to lunch and to the park since the weather is gorgeous today. We were on the swings when DD decided she wanted to slide. There was a little boy sitting on the steps with two handfuls of sharp, pointy sticks. DD wanted to go up the steps, but the boy was in her way and waving the sticks around, so we redirected her to another way up. DD gets to the top and wants to go down the slide and of course the little boy is now sitting at the top the slide with his sticks (he was a fast little guy!). Anyway, his mom finally looked up from her book and said, "oh he always blocks the slide. Just give him a push or go around him." Umm...no lady, I'm not going to teach my DD to push people out of her way, and I don't want her trying to maneuver around your kid and his sharp sticks. I was getting ready to ask her to get him to move, but another younger boy walked up to the slide and the stick boy started pulling him down. The mom of the younger boy freaked out, and that's when the other mom got off her butt to take care of her kid.
After watching the mom and the boy for a few minutes DH and I thought that maybe he was autistic. However, that doesn't mean his mom is excused from watching him in my opinion. I don't even care if she lets him carry around sticks, but it was dangerous for other kids, and that's not ok.
I'm not a hoverer on the playground, but I do watch DD and make sure she is safe. But, once again, I can't stand it when parents don't watch their LOs...especially if they're staring at a phone!
Vent over.
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Re: I really can't stand parents who... (long)
I see it all the time at the park. It's annoying.
My daughter is only 21 months, so I have to help her get to the slides and things. She's always getting knocked over by older kids, which I guess it happens, but when parents don't say something like "Watch out for the little kids!" it ticks me off.
This is seriously a pet peeve of mine! Last week something similar happened when a little girl, probably around 7, was blocking the slide. She kept telling my DD to go around her and DD kept trying to step over her... I was yelling at poor DD not to stand on the slide and I was afraid to walk to the other side to climb up there because I was afraid she would climb over her and fall... meanwhile, the girl's mother was chatting on her phone on a bench with a newborn in a stroller facing the other direction.
Another time I took DD to the park with my friends' two boys (they are 4 months and almost 3). Two older boys, around 5-6, were throwing sand in my friend's 3yo's face and the mother was laughing!!! WTF!!!
I hate that, too. I just don't understand some parents. I'm always want DD to be safe, but I want to make sure that she's not making it unsafe for any other children, too.
Both of those situations sound horrible. I hate that some kids have to make it so hard for everyone to play and have fun.
I would have lost my mind on that mother! Don't teach your kid to be a bully, which is exactly what she was doing! UGH!
I have a friend like that, my dog almost bit her son because he kept pulling her tail and ears, over and over, and she took it for so long, with my brother and i telling him to stop, luckily my brother was right there and stuck his hand down and blocked her. It wasn't out of anger on her part, more annoyance and a warning because there wasn't anything behind it, but the kid just wouldn't stop. Bowdee has never done anything like that before or since in the 4 years we've had her. And they've gone through 2 dogs and have a cat that is TERRIFIED of him and they don't understand why....
My BIL & his girlfriend brought their DS over to our house for our city festival's parade back in July. We live right at the starting line, but our front yard is really close to the street.
BIL and his girlfriend just let their 1 1/2 yr old DS run around out front, apparently thinking he would actually listen if told to come back. (He doesn't listen to anyone - ever.) He got really close to the street so I yelled for him to come back. He yelled "NO" and ran directly to the street. Traffic was still moving at full speed. We had a float sitting in front of our house in the parking area & a guy from the float grabbed him right before he ran out in front of a car. I was standing on our porch, there was no way I could've caught him. The worst part - BIL & his girlfriend both saw what happened & shrugged it off. Umm... your child almost got run over b/c you never taught him that the road is dangerous, and you never taught him to listen. That doesn't bother you at all? Are you insane?