VHunter
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My 4yr old daughter attends preschool.
They had a fieldtrip today to the "Cabane a sucre" (where maple water is drawn from trees and turned into maple syrup, yes 'water' and not sap).
When we all sat down to lunch to eat the different foods served with syrup, we wound up at a table with a mother and her kids from the other class that I don't know.
They were a little rowdy, but not horrible like some others were. To be expected that children are excitable on fieldtrips.
Anyway, the eldest son - 5yrs old - kept putting his fingers in his mouth and his mom kept telling him not to do it.
Out of the blue, she drew her hand back and slapped him hard right in the face,and said "stop being a F*****g Idiot! Stop putting your D**n fingers in your mouth". When he started crying, she yapped at him "cut the f*****g **** out and sit your A** down!".
I wanted to intervene, but didn't want a scene in a room full of children, that could possibly escalate into much more foul language, so I simply said "Excuse me,but my daughter is sitting right here" and she snapped at me "you never swear?!" I answered "I didn't say that, I said that my daughter is sitting RIGHT HERE.... and this is neither the time nor the place!"
She started ranting, and so I calmly moved my daughter and myself to a neighboring table while saying nice and clearly "come Cailin, we do not need to sit with a savage". Ok, catty and rude... but made my point.
I'm calling the authorities tomorrow.
Apparently, another mother witnessed her outside the bathrooms with her son, who was banging his head on the wall. She said to him "if you want to bang your head on the wall, let me help you" and grabbed his head and banged it on the wall.
I figure, if she's unashamedly carrying on like this in public, what on earth is she doing at home??
I'm NOT perfect.
YES, i have used bad language in front of my kids a time or two. HOWEVER, I make a concentrated effort not to, and I have NEVER ever slapped my children in the face or spoken to them in such a demeaning way, nor belittled them like that. Nor have I ever swore 'at' them!
What is that poor child's self esteem like???
I feel somewhat conflicted, worried that my complaint will bring more troublel down on these children's shoulders. But I'm more worried if I don't utter a sound, what on earth she might do next.
A couple of the mother's later came up to me and said I was right to interupt her tirade, but were surprised at my restraint because they know I am NOT shy. I simply pointed out she was volatile and I didn't want a worse scene in a crowded room with 25 children in it. They concurred that it was probably best that I didn't tell her off for slapping her son.
BUT OMG!!!! I really wanted to!!!
What is this world coming to??? How can people treat their children like this?
They had a fieldtrip today to the "Cabane a sucre" (where maple water is drawn from trees and turned into maple syrup, yes 'water' and not sap).
When we all sat down to lunch to eat the different foods served with syrup, we wound up at a table with a mother and her kids from the other class that I don't know.
They were a little rowdy, but not horrible like some others were. To be expected that children are excitable on fieldtrips.
Anyway, the eldest son - 5yrs old - kept putting his fingers in his mouth and his mom kept telling him not to do it.
Out of the blue, she drew her hand back and slapped him hard right in the face,and said "stop being a F*****g Idiot! Stop putting your D**n fingers in your mouth". When he started crying, she yapped at him "cut the f*****g **** out and sit your A** down!".
I wanted to intervene, but didn't want a scene in a room full of children, that could possibly escalate into much more foul language, so I simply said "Excuse me,but my daughter is sitting right here" and she snapped at me "you never swear?!" I answered "I didn't say that, I said that my daughter is sitting RIGHT HERE.... and this is neither the time nor the place!"
She started ranting, and so I calmly moved my daughter and myself to a neighboring table while saying nice and clearly "come Cailin, we do not need to sit with a savage". Ok, catty and rude... but made my point.
I'm calling the authorities tomorrow.
Apparently, another mother witnessed her outside the bathrooms with her son, who was banging his head on the wall. She said to him "if you want to bang your head on the wall, let me help you" and grabbed his head and banged it on the wall.
I figure, if she's unashamedly carrying on like this in public, what on earth is she doing at home??
I'm NOT perfect.
YES, i have used bad language in front of my kids a time or two. HOWEVER, I make a concentrated effort not to, and I have NEVER ever slapped my children in the face or spoken to them in such a demeaning way, nor belittled them like that. Nor have I ever swore 'at' them!
What is that poor child's self esteem like???
I feel somewhat conflicted, worried that my complaint will bring more troublel down on these children's shoulders. But I'm more worried if I don't utter a sound, what on earth she might do next.
A couple of the mother's later came up to me and said I was right to interupt her tirade, but were surprised at my restraint because they know I am NOT shy. I simply pointed out she was volatile and I didn't want a worse scene in a crowded room with 25 children in it. They concurred that it was probably best that I didn't tell her off for slapping her son.
BUT OMG!!!! I really wanted to!!!
What is this world coming to??? How can people treat their children like this?
