what's on your mind, right now?

deadendp

I was that woman this weekend. Cutting a long story to a shorter version:

We were on vacation this past weekend for 4 days. We took our daughter to Idlewild. (An amusement park.) We waited in line at the bumper cars, two kids in front of us obviously left to fend for themselves. Probably 6 and 7 years old. The 6 year old boy flicks a branch in my daughter's eye twice. After the second time, I asked that he please step down from the fence and stop flicking the branch since he is hurting people. He was being obnoxious, so I decided to ignore him. Parents in line are rolling their eyes at me over these kids behavior. Finally, the boy absolutely plonked his sister HARD. I looked at him and loudly told him that I was not his mother. I was not his grandmother, but I was NOT going to let him stand there and hit his sister. I told him that it was not okay. We do not hit people and when I see his grandmother, I am telling her about his behavior. "You aren't going to tell her." "Watch me." He starts panicking. The sister starts telling me that I'm not telling on her because she was good . . . "You were not good either." :insert jaw drop: I then hear, "HEY!" It was the obnoxious 6 year old boy. I looked at him. "IF I SEE YOU ANYWHERE IN THIS PARK TODAY, I'M GOING TO BLOW A GASKET!" "Really? You are really going to blow a gasket? Here's the thing. I hope that you grow up and learn to lead a productive life. That is not a nice thing to say." The guy in front of them had been busy for a while telling them that if they didn't straighten up, the ride operator wouldn't allow them to ride the ride.

Now grandma saunters up. "Have you guys been good?" My husband, not one to generally say much in situations like these responds, "NO, they haven't been." The guy in front of us said the same. She looked at me. "They've been very bad." She pulled them out of line and said she was taking them to the end. She did that for a few minutes, removed them from the line and we never saw them any more that day.

I was not going to put up with that boy beating on his sister. His sister was busy mother-henning and our guess was that they are not very well managed by anyone.

My hope? I hope that discipline is shown to those two SOON. Those kids aren't lost, but need guidance. It truly was sad. I have never yelled at a kid who wasn't my own in public, but I wasn't going to let him continue to hit her. I know that this situation won't be a turn-around moment for him today. I hope that one day he looks back and thinks of this. I hope that he remembers when he is raising his own children and won't be an absent parent like it seems he is experiencing.

What would you have done?

whispering hands

deadendp said:

I was that woman this weekend. Cutting a long story to a shorter version:

We were on vacation this past weekend for 4 days. We took our daughter to Idlewild. (An amusement park.) We waited in line at the bumper cars, two kids in front of us obviously left to fend for themselves. Probably 6 and 7 years old. The 6 year old boy flicks a branch in my daughter's eye twice. After the second time, I asked that he please step down from the fence and stop flicking the branch since he is hurting people. He was being obnoxious, so I decided to ignore him. Parents in line are rolling their eyes at me over these kids behavior. Finally, the boy absolutely plonked his sister HARD. I looked at him and loudly told him that I was not his mother. I was not his grandmother, but I was NOT going to let him stand there and hit his sister. I told him that it was not okay. We do not hit people and when I see his grandmother, I am telling her about his behavior. "You aren't going to tell her." "Watch me." He starts panicking. The sister starts telling me that I'm not telling on her because she was good . . . "You were not good either." :insert jaw drop: I then hear, "HEY!" It was the obnoxious 6 year old boy. I looked at him. "IF I SEE YOU ANYWHERE IN THIS PARK TODAY, I'M GOING TO BLOW A GASKET!" "Really? You are really going to blow a gasket? Here's the thing. I hope that you grow up and learn to lead a productive life. That is not a nice thing to say." The guy in front of them had been busy for a while telling them that if they didn't straighten up, the ride operator wouldn't allow them to ride the ride.

Now grandma saunters up. "Have you guys been good?" My husband, not one to generally say much in situations like these responds, "NO, they haven't been." The guy in front of us said the same. She looked at me. "They've been very bad." She pulled them out of line and said she was taking them to the end. She did that for a few minutes, removed them from the line and we never saw them any more that day.

I was not going to put up with that boy beating on his sister. His sister was busy mother-henning and our guess was that they are not very well managed by anyone.

My hope? I hope that discipline is shown to those two SOON. Those kids aren't lost, but need guidance. It truly was sad. I have never yelled at a kid who wasn't my own in public, but I wasn't going to let him continue to hit her. I know that this situation won't be a turn-around moment for him today. I hope that one day he looks back and thinks of this. I hope that he remembers when he is raising his own children and won't be an absent parent like it seems he is experiencing.

What would you have done?

The same thing.

northerndragon

whispering hands said:

deadendp said:

I was that woman this weekend. Cutting a long story to a shorter version:

We were on vacation this past weekend for 4 days. We took our daughter to Idlewild. (An amusement park.) We waited in line at the bumper cars, two kids in front of us obviously left to fend for themselves. Probably 6 and 7 years old. The 6 year old boy flicks a branch in my daughter's eye twice. After the second time, I asked that he please step down from the fence and stop flicking the branch since he is hurting people. He was being obnoxious, so I decided to ignore him. Parents in line are rolling their eyes at me over these kids behavior. Finally, the boy absolutely plonked his sister HARD. I looked at him and loudly told him that I was not his mother. I was not his grandmother, but I was NOT going to let him stand there and hit his sister. I told him that it was not okay. We do not hit people and when I see his grandmother, I am telling her about his behavior. "You aren't going to tell her." "Watch me." He starts panicking. The sister starts telling me that I'm not telling on her because she was good . . . "You were not good either." :insert jaw drop: I then hear, "HEY!" It was the obnoxious 6 year old boy. I looked at him. "IF I SEE YOU ANYWHERE IN THIS PARK TODAY, I'M GOING TO BLOW A GASKET!" "Really? You are really going to blow a gasket? Here's the thing. I hope that you grow up and learn to lead a productive life. That is not a nice thing to say." The guy in front of them had been busy for a while telling them that if they didn't straighten up, the ride operator wouldn't allow them to ride the ride.

Now grandma saunters up. "Have you guys been good?" My husband, not one to generally say much in situations like these responds, "NO, they haven't been." The guy in front of us said the same. She looked at me. "They've been very bad." She pulled them out of line and said she was taking them to the end. She did that for a few minutes, removed them from the line and we never saw them any more that day.

I was not going to put up with that boy beating on his sister. His sister was busy mother-henning and our guess was that they are not very well managed by anyone.

My hope? I hope that discipline is shown to those two SOON. Those kids aren't lost, but need guidance. It truly was sad. I have never yelled at a kid who wasn't my own in public, but I wasn't going to let him continue to hit her. I know that this situation won't be a turn-around moment for him today. I hope that one day he looks back and thinks of this. I hope that he remembers when he is raising his own children and won't be an absent parent like it seems he is experiencing.

What would you have done?

The same thing.

Me To!

ldent42

I don't parent, so if I'm honest I probably wouldn't have done or said anything. But I applaud you and your husband and the guy in line in front of you. Hopefully it teaches that kid that being a dick even when you think no one will find out isn't going to work out for you. But what does mother henning mean?

JWPearl

my family and relatives live quiet peaceful at the moment and dont have to put up with shit like myself dont want that to change but would like me to have a peaceful future too

dimitrispearljam

bed

JWPearl

im sick and paranoid at the moment....yes im real... and good people do suffer...

Pap

Victorious Festival

JWPearl

a little worried of bitches and creeps just because...

RKCNDY

I don't want to go to work...if the new girl doesn't show up again, I don't want to deal with the explosion.

deadendp

RKCNDY said:

I don't want to go to work...if the new girl doesn't show up again, I don't want to deal with the explosion.

I've never understood how new people can call off and still retain their positions. Good thoughts to you for a better day.

whispering hands

RKCNDY said:

I don't want to go to work...if the new girl doesn't show up again, I don't want to deal with the explosion.

Hope this new girl either shows up, or you are able to find a good replacement. I hate that kids and even adults are so
Lazy and unreliable these days..

whispering hands

JWPearl said:

my family and relatives live quiet peaceful at the moment and dont have to put up with shit like myself dont want that to change but would like me to have a peaceful future too

Everyone deserves a peaceful future.

jnimhaoileoin

The philosophy of Objectivism

lolobugg

I have terrible heartburn... I shouldn't have eaten Mexican food for lunch and followed it up with a coffee..dumb dumb dumb

samjam

Reunited with my man tomorrow, then off to Chicago. So excited!

If anyone has any food/drink/attraction recommendations, PM me!

deadendp

I had really good pizza at the art museum. Sounds weird, but true.

JWPearl

Feel like I'm running on empty

deadendp

JWPearl said:

Feel like I'm running on empty

I felt that way earlier. Sorry to hear that.

dimitrispearljam

Bourito