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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 217190" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Strangely, I'm both less and more. As you said, you didn't have a problem until you saw she wasn't watching her daughter. That would have infuriated me and I probably would have said something either directly to the mom or udner my breath but loud enough to be heard.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, when I see kids tantrumming in public I see if I can help. If I think I can, I step in -- not with the child but the other children with the mom or the packages or just to block the aisle. I've had more than one mother thank me through tears. I simply tell them I've been there done that too many times to count. If they want to chat, I tell them of the time I got on the floor and trantrummed with my child. This usually brings a smile. I also tell them a little about my daughter so that they know I truly do understand and sympathize.</p><p> </p><p>So, I don't judge how the child acts but I do judge how the mother reacts to the child. </p><p> </p><p>For the friend and her comments to you, I'd chalk that off as a friend trying to protect her buddy, which is a good thing. Odds are you were staring by her standards but not by yours. It does sounds like you weren't taking your eyes off the little girl. It's a shame the mother wasn't doing the same.</p><p> </p><p>I would not judge her for not taking the kids home and coming back another day. You don't know the circumstances. She may not have a car and this is the only chance she had. She may have a controlling husband and this is the only time he let her go. You just don't know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 217190, member: 3626"] Strangely, I'm both less and more. As you said, you didn't have a problem until you saw she wasn't watching her daughter. That would have infuriated me and I probably would have said something either directly to the mom or udner my breath but loud enough to be heard. At the same time, when I see kids tantrumming in public I see if I can help. If I think I can, I step in -- not with the child but the other children with the mom or the packages or just to block the aisle. I've had more than one mother thank me through tears. I simply tell them I've been there done that too many times to count. If they want to chat, I tell them of the time I got on the floor and trantrummed with my child. This usually brings a smile. I also tell them a little about my daughter so that they know I truly do understand and sympathize. So, I don't judge how the child acts but I do judge how the mother reacts to the child. For the friend and her comments to you, I'd chalk that off as a friend trying to protect her buddy, which is a good thing. Odds are you were staring by her standards but not by yours. It does sounds like you weren't taking your eyes off the little girl. It's a shame the mother wasn't doing the same. I would not judge her for not taking the kids home and coming back another day. You don't know the circumstances. She may not have a car and this is the only chance she had. She may have a controlling husband and this is the only time he let her go. You just don't know. [/QUOTE]
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