What a nasty day here! I never would have left the warmth of my home had I not needed milk (or drink my coffee black tomorrow morning). I opted for pulling out the boots, warming up the vehicle and making my way to the nearest grocery store.
The snow is coming down fast and furious with the wind cutting into faces as you see people hurriedly making their way through the parking lot. Much to my amazement I see a man with a little girl, she looked to be about 3 years old heading into Blockbuster.
You may be thinking, “what’s the big deal with that?” Well, she certainly didn’t have on her winter jacket, no hat, no mittens and her jacket was unzipped! Here she is holding Dad’s hand making their way through the crowded and snowy parking lot in the freezing cold and he can’t even zip her jacket! I felt like stopping my vehicle and telling him to zip it up but of course I didn’t. Had I been walking and passed him in the parking lot I probably would have said something. Where do you draw the line of being a concerned citizen and mind your own business?
Once a Mom always a Mom I guess.
Hope he at least rented her a movie that she wanted.
It is quite frio here in the midwest!
Well, I don’t really know. I’m one of those who typically mutters something when people allow their children to misbehave in public and they ignore the fact. Or I end up telling children to stop running when they whip past me in the store. One said it takes a village to raise a child, so maybe we all need to allow our input!
Brenda
I know, Elaine… My kids have other kids who come play with them in our yard. Sometimes they won’t have coats on, or even shoes. I always just talk to them like I would my own kids, and tell them to go home and get their shoes on, or get their jackets on. I’m sure every kid in the neighborhood thinks I am bossy and mean, but I can’t deal with it. If their own parents won’t pay enough attention to tell their child to do these things, then I will! This happens at other times, too, like you mentioned at the store. I guess once a mother, you do tend to have those maternal feelings, even when it isn’t your own child.
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Sometimes you really do wonder what is going on in people’s heads.
Well at least he was holding her hand. I have certainly corrected misbehaving kids and clueless parents but I try to “catch them being good” too.
something similar happened to me last summer in costco. a woman had her baby wrapped up like it was 30 below with blankes all around her and weather was like 80F if more so I mentioned to her that babies feel the heat just as we do, so maybe she should shed a couple of the blankets which she did so and even thanked me for telling her that………
Laoch – yes it is!
Brenda - good point! I’ve been known to give a disapproving glance too when the parents won’t.
Julie - I was the same way when my kids were little, and NOPE that does not make you mean or bossy, just a caring Mom of your children’s playmates.
Cilicious – maybe he didn’t realize how cold it was? Who knows? I just wish he had taken a few seconds to make coat was zipped.
Mary Anne – Good for you! I bet she was a first time Mom and still uncertain what to do and not do.
I think you’re right, once a mom, always a mom.. but it’s nice to see you care for other children too..
I can’t believe you have snow! Temps here yesterday were around 80 degrees!
My pet peeve #14 involves parents who dress themselves warmly when it’s cold out and forget about their kids! I can’t tell you how many I see who bundle themselves up and then carry children with bare heads and feet. What are they thinking? Ah yes, even stupers (short as you know for unbearably stupid persons) have kids!
In the Dad’s defense my nephew wears shorts all year. My sister cannot get him to put on pants at all and it has always been this way. She got tired of fighting with him and just conceded defeat.
While my daughter wears skirts and sandals to school and we live in a mountain ski town. The tourist think she is off her rocker. Some kids are just hot natured and sometimes you get tired of fighting with them.