Apparently, my two year old is "offending" another parent - Page 5

[gbailey]

Originally Posted by Hoopin' Mama

This is officially Off Topic, but thought I'd share this story:

Another 5yo called my ds a dumba$$ the other day. I immediately told the father, who waved it off with his hand and said "oh, ds." He said it in a tone like "oh, you little rascal".

I would have been irked too. You know, since I posted this thread a lot has happened in regards to the whole, "she's only two" or "he's only 8" kind of thing.

When we were at Magic Kingdom this little boy screamed at an old lady, "get outta my way fool" and the parents laughed. The father said he gets it from him having road rage. They just thought it was the funniest thing.

In front of our apartment building a bunch of tenants were chatting it up. My two year old DD tried to take a toy out of another childs hand. I moved her hand away, told her we don't take things from other people and asked her to show him the toys we had under her stroller. Another mom told me, "she's only two" The issue with my friend was just a lesson learned for me and it seems to keep coming up whether it's me dealing with it directly or not.

[PennyRoo]

OP, I know I am chiming into this thread at the very end, but I've read through it all and I just want to say how impressed I was to see your receptiveness to all the feedback you received. I think it's rare to see someone so open and undefensive, so hats off to you.

It sounds like you handled this beautifully, and that you continue to see things differently as a result of the discussion on this thread!