http://news.aol.com/article/stranger...ld-in%2F653392
This didn't happen in my community, but I am absolutely horrified that this could actually happen ANYWHERE. If you can't get the link to work, a stranger slapped a 2yo baby in Walmart in Georgia, for crying. I have had crying children in the store
:, unfortunately, with the number of children I have, it is harder to just walk out. I do try to keep my children from disturbing other shoppers. But, how could anyone justify hitting a crying baby? Much less someone else's or a stranger's child?
The article doesn't say how the mother reacted to this, besides calling the police, but how would a mother react to that? Take the nearest large object off the shelf and clock the man with it? How often do you think this actually happens? I would think that I would rush away from a man that threatened to harm my crying child. How did he get back the the child do you think? Or maybe she didn't think he actually meant it.
This is bizarre. Has anyone else dealt with crazy strangers? How do you handle it?
I had one incident where we were waiting as a walk in to the dentist. My son REALLY needed to be seen. This lady started reading a book to my children. My 5mo old son was upset all of a sudden and banged his head on the floor, out of anger. I calmed him down. I was talking to a lady born in our town, and we were talking about the politics of our town that I was unaware of when we bought there.
This lady all of sudden got up, and at the top of her voice says, "I cannot continue listening to this as I am a Christian woman." Gets right in front of me with her finger at my face and says, "You are the worst example of a homeschooling mother I have ever seen." Part of this was based on the lady telling my 7yo DD to read a book, and she said she couldn't (which really she is dyslexic), so the lady read it to her, and cont reading to the girls loudly. The girls never asked her to do this, but they do love having books read to them.
I was appalled. What did I do or say? We were talking about how prejudice the town still was, and I was UNAWARE of this when we bought our house there. This lady doesn't live in our town, nor were we actually in it. I ask, "What just happened?" And, the friend of this lady says, "If you would just LISTEN for a minute instead of interrupting, I will tell you what she said." all snarky. I don't remember really what it still was about.
So, I get upset and nurse the baby in the hot van. My son had to sit there for his turn, which we didn't get in that day. And, the lady even said to him (he was 9yo), "What? Did I do something to you?" Because he appeared to be "glaring" at her. I came in and apologized to her that I was sorry for offending her, for whatever it was that I did. (still wasn't sure) And, she goes on about how my girls' hair was messy, and I should be reading to the children all day (my girls NEVER asked her to do this), and I needed to get my act together. I told her it must be my off day and we aren't usually that way. I took the girls in and brushed their hair (again since we don't have A/C), and we didn't get seen that day. I apologized to the receptionist the next day. She said that the lady was out of line, as they have seen us many times, and she must have been off her meds, because she threatened a nurse in the back later on after we left. This was all done in a VERY small waiting room, where I have spent HOURS waiting to be seen. Fortunately, we haven't been there in a long time.
This same lady, several years later, opened a hardware store in our nearest town. I bought a toilet seat, and recognized her, but I don't think she recognized me. When I figured out who she was after getting in the van, I knew we would NEVER be buying there again.
So, how does one handle strangers that REALLY step over the line? Kymberli
This didn't happen in my community, but I am absolutely horrified that this could actually happen ANYWHERE. If you can't get the link to work, a stranger slapped a 2yo baby in Walmart in Georgia, for crying. I have had crying children in the store
:, unfortunately, with the number of children I have, it is harder to just walk out. I do try to keep my children from disturbing other shoppers. But, how could anyone justify hitting a crying baby? Much less someone else's or a stranger's child?The article doesn't say how the mother reacted to this, besides calling the police, but how would a mother react to that? Take the nearest large object off the shelf and clock the man with it? How often do you think this actually happens? I would think that I would rush away from a man that threatened to harm my crying child. How did he get back the the child do you think? Or maybe she didn't think he actually meant it.
This is bizarre. Has anyone else dealt with crazy strangers? How do you handle it?
I had one incident where we were waiting as a walk in to the dentist. My son REALLY needed to be seen. This lady started reading a book to my children. My 5mo old son was upset all of a sudden and banged his head on the floor, out of anger. I calmed him down. I was talking to a lady born in our town, and we were talking about the politics of our town that I was unaware of when we bought there.
This lady all of sudden got up, and at the top of her voice says, "I cannot continue listening to this as I am a Christian woman." Gets right in front of me with her finger at my face and says, "You are the worst example of a homeschooling mother I have ever seen." Part of this was based on the lady telling my 7yo DD to read a book, and she said she couldn't (which really she is dyslexic), so the lady read it to her, and cont reading to the girls loudly. The girls never asked her to do this, but they do love having books read to them.
I was appalled. What did I do or say? We were talking about how prejudice the town still was, and I was UNAWARE of this when we bought our house there. This lady doesn't live in our town, nor were we actually in it. I ask, "What just happened?" And, the friend of this lady says, "If you would just LISTEN for a minute instead of interrupting, I will tell you what she said." all snarky. I don't remember really what it still was about.
So, I get upset and nurse the baby in the hot van. My son had to sit there for his turn, which we didn't get in that day. And, the lady even said to him (he was 9yo), "What? Did I do something to you?" Because he appeared to be "glaring" at her. I came in and apologized to her that I was sorry for offending her, for whatever it was that I did. (still wasn't sure) And, she goes on about how my girls' hair was messy, and I should be reading to the children all day (my girls NEVER asked her to do this), and I needed to get my act together. I told her it must be my off day and we aren't usually that way. I took the girls in and brushed their hair (again since we don't have A/C), and we didn't get seen that day. I apologized to the receptionist the next day. She said that the lady was out of line, as they have seen us many times, and she must have been off her meds, because she threatened a nurse in the back later on after we left. This was all done in a VERY small waiting room, where I have spent HOURS waiting to be seen. Fortunately, we haven't been there in a long time.
This same lady, several years later, opened a hardware store in our nearest town. I bought a toilet seat, and recognized her, but I don't think she recognized me. When I figured out who she was after getting in the van, I knew we would NEVER be buying there again.
So, how does one handle strangers that REALLY step over the line? Kymberli
