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10-12-2011, 05:49 PM | #1 |
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Today i took my 2 boys to a lego store. When we arrived we were the only ones there. My boys are 2 and 6. I was helping the 6 year old look at sets and the 2 year old wanted down. He then proceeded to look at various boxes and the pick a brick wall. He was digging all the colors. As I continued to help the six year old I kept walking over and talking to the 2 year old. At one point my older son asked me to get a set for him. About this time a mother came in with her son who looked about 2 or 3. My little one got excited when he saw the little boy and ran over and pushed him. It wasn't out of anger or to hurt him. The little guy fell on his bottom and my boy just stood there. The mother totally freaked yelling very loudly, "Is this your kid?" Which at her reaction her son began to cry. My first thought was to be a smart ass and say no as she clearly was asking a rhetorical question, but I calmly walked over picked my son up apoligized to the mother and asked if her son was all right. She ignored me at 1st then mumbled yes. I then told my son ,in front of her, that what he did wasn't right and made him say he was sorry. He did and we continued to browse. My little one wanted down again and I looked to see if she was still in the store. She was but she was holding her son so I let him down. He never approached them, instead he was excited to continue looking at stuff. A few seconds later I hear her loudly saying to a Lego clerk , "Yes he's all right, but I would have spanked that other boy. We are firm believers in spanking!" She said this loudly so that I would hear. I looked at her and said , "Really?" She said, "Yes really, he's out of control." I turned away from her and said, "I feel sorry for your kid, he'll probaly have issues." Now I know I probaly shouldn't have said that but she pissed me off. I know we could get into a debate on spanking and not spanking but that's not what I'm here about. I immediatly felt bad the issues comment, but didn't say anything. Me and my boys continued to look at stuff in another corner of the store. She then proceeds to come over to us on her way out. She starts with "Let me tell you... I interupt and say "Maam, I am sorry my son pushed your son..." She interupts me and says, "My husband is in the military.." Which I quickly and and sincerly tell her thanks for his service, then she says " we don't need your thanks and your lucky he wasn't here." Which in my head I quickly think "or what? he would hit me or killed me b/c my son pushed his son. I then pause and think this woman is really pissed and I have no idea what her family life is like. I look at her and say, "Maam, I'm sorry again and I'm going to pray for you tonight." This set her off. "Don't pray for me, we don't need your prayers, we're atheist." At this point she began to walk away and I said "Maam calm down, would you like to talk this over like adults?" She stormed out the store. It was quite bazaar. I really think the only thing that would have appeased her was me beating the crap out of my kid. Sorry that's not cool. I agree what my kid did was wrong but I made him apologize and I showed concern for her kid. What do you guys think did I do enough and shes wacky or should I have handled it another way? Keep in mind I stayed calm the whole time and never raised my voice to her.
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10-12-2011, 06:26 PM | #2 |
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Some people are just crazy and rude man sounds like you kept your cool and did was right
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10-12-2011, 06:31 PM | #3 |
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Thanks! I'm not a confrontational person at all and it's bothered me all day.
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10-12-2011, 06:34 PM | #4 |
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Sounds like she had plenty of issues before even walking into the store and encountering you. The fact is that you and your son made good targets for her anger and resentment over something else in her life and she took them out on you.
You displayed more patience and kindness than the lady deserved so please know you did everything right in a situation where there was no right solution.
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10-12-2011, 06:39 PM | #5 |
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I think you handled that rather well. If I were in her position I would have accepted the apology and moved on. At their age things like that are bound to happen. But the "I feel sorry for your kid" comment just served to push her buttons and probably wasn't a wise thing to do.
Every kid is different. Some kids can be disciplined without spanking. Also, they need to really understand what they are being spanked for. I'm not sure he would understand at his age. But, like I said every kid is different. Personally, I would have given him a timeout outside the store in a bench or something. |
10-12-2011, 06:45 PM | #6 |
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You did the adult thing and kept your cool.
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10-12-2011, 06:48 PM | #7 |
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FYI, don't go to the Lego store for the 1st Tuesday monthly build. It's a mad house.
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10-12-2011, 06:53 PM | #8 |
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you should probably keep your kid on a leash...
J/K!!!! shes a total crazy b!tch but you should know that lego stores are for adults
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10-12-2011, 06:58 PM | #9 |
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My son just turned a year old. He is bigger than nearly every kid his age. He has the same problem, when he plays he gets excited and sometimes gets rough. He doesn't understand it yet but we are trying to teach him to play nice. When they are young they don't understand how strong they are. You were right for apologizing. It just sounds like she has some issues.
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10-12-2011, 06:59 PM | #10 |
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I believe in whippin some ass when a kid fucks up but I don't expect everyone to feel the same way. You handled it cool till you baited her with the issues comment, don't feel bad about it, you were pissed and rightly so. From your description, she was a bitch so don't sweat it. I spent 20 years in the military but that doesn't give me the right to beat someone or tell them what to do with their kid.
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