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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 334629" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">So sorry that happened to you on your nice visit to the park. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">My difficult child is now 20 and at time I still feel like apologizing or interpreting for her. Hahaha.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Seriously? Yes, I've apologized to other parents for her behavior at times, usually at birthday parties where kids tend to get a little nuts anyway. And I've encountered some parents who just take things as they see them and instantly judge. Thankfully, I was too busy to give a rat's..ahem...well, you get the idea. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Try and let the other parents' reactions roll off your back. Fortunately for you, there was another parent who DID understand and said as much to make you feel more comfortable. Makes me want to hug him. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #483d8b">Why didn't the other parent help get his daughter to back off? Because he/she probably felt that it was wonderful for his/her daughter to be 'helping' her new friend. Who knows...I think I would have turned to them for assistance by asking them to please get their daughter out of the situation, politely of course. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #483d8b">Putting my daughter in a swing or bath/shower always snapped her out of meltdown mode - I'm glad you were able to stay at the park with your daughter.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 334629, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]So sorry that happened to you on your nice visit to the park. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]My difficult child is now 20 and at time I still feel like apologizing or interpreting for her. Hahaha.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Seriously? Yes, I've apologized to other parents for her behavior at times, usually at birthday parties where kids tend to get a little nuts anyway. And I've encountered some parents who just take things as they see them and instantly judge. Thankfully, I was too busy to give a rat's..ahem...well, you get the idea. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Try and let the other parents' reactions roll off your back. Fortunately for you, there was another parent who DID understand and said as much to make you feel more comfortable. Makes me want to hug him. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b]Why didn't the other parent help get his daughter to back off? Because he/she probably felt that it was wonderful for his/her daughter to be 'helping' her new friend. Who knows...I think I would have turned to them for assistance by asking them to please get their daughter out of the situation, politely of course. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b]Putting my daughter in a swing or bath/shower always snapped her out of meltdown mode - I'm glad you were able to stay at the park with your daughter.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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