so we're at the indoor playground and it's closing time. this woman comes in with her kid and the owner tells her the place is closed. the woman proceeds to walk in with her kid and says..honey, the place is closed, we have to leave. yes, you read correctly, she totally disregarded the fact that the owner just told her the place was closed, and walked IN with her kid.
NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! you and I both know the mother should have taken her child out the door once the owner told her the place was closed. Right? Right?
NOPE! the little girl starts SCREAMING and HOLLERING, I don't want to go, I want to stay, I want to play. What does the mom do, continue to explain to the kid that the place is closed. Well, the kid goes on to scream and holler MORE!
What happens next is something out of the twilight zone, the owner says, ok....you can stay.
Needless to say, the place never closed and the down time the owner rightly deserves, went out the window just to please this kid (age 3-5) from making a public donkey of herself. I bit my lip. It was none of my concern, it's not my place of business, it's not my rules, I am only a customer there.
I am good friends with the owner and I hate to see people taking advantage of her. I have on many occasions bit my tongue to keep the peace. This is just one of the many stories that go on on a daily basis in that place.
I had a flashback to when I was growing up. Something like this would have NEVER gone down. My grandmother did NOT play when it came to public embarrassment. She would have snatched me up by my ear if I even thought of whining about a rule that's in black and white. The joint is closed, we're going home. The End. Act like you got some sense or I will knock some into you. Better yet, I will knock you into next week if you ever dream of embarrassing me in public in your life. Deal? Deal.
Question: What has your child ever done to embarrass you in public? How did you handle the situation?
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Sachel loves to try to embarass me, I do like your grandma and snatch him right up by the ear...uh, uh, mama don't play that! his tantrums have become few and far between but every once in a while he forgets and I have to remind him.
I remember when I was a kid, my mother didn't even have to lay hands on me, (lol!) all she had to do was look at me and I knew if I wanted to keep my teeth in my mouth, I'd shut up.
See, there was no such thing as embarassing my mom in public. My mom will embarass the hell out of me and make me look like a plum fool.
Great post, Tanyetta!
The only times he embarrassed me was when he was going through the "terrific twos" and would throw tantrums at the store. I always wanted to walk right out of the store...and I would if someone else was with me (so I could leave the shopping cart with them). I hate not being in control or when my son acts crazy. I have ZERO tolerance for feeling embarrassed by his actions. My husband says I don't need his help when it comes to disciplining our son cause I've got all the bases covered. LOL.
It was around Easter and my daughter (about 5)and I were at Penneys. She tried on a cute Easter hat and it was adorable. But it was too much. I told her that we would look at WalMart because I knew I could find another cute hat for a lot less. We leave to go down the escalator. I'm at the bottom and I hear her screaming "I WANT THAT HAT!" I look up and she is at the top of the escalator. I said quietly but firmly "Come down here NOW". My kids know that when I add a NOW, I mean it. She came down and we left the store. And no, she didn't fuss and she knew there was no chance that she was going to get that hat.
Remember this? "Don't tap my legs mama!" -LOL!
The mama look is all it took for me, I never got hit either. I found myself using it on Caesar and Simba and it worked, yes the mama look works on dogs and cats!
I'm pretty sure it'll work on Jayden too. If he turns out like Greg I'll be giving him plenty of those looks!
We were always given the "don't embarrass me" speech.
Parents today need to be schooled!
Well, mr. riley is testing the waters and knowing he is the baby seems to think mommy, that's me, won't get next to him. So, we are in the bank and he is wining, my biggest pet peeve, and wants to be picked up. I say "no" mommy is busy working with the lady and you can walk. He proceeds to lay on the ground when its time to leave. Yes, folks he is crying/whining all the time. So, I walk over him and proceed to the door. I leave him there and tell him to get up and lets go. He crawls to the door...then realizes that Im serious about leaving him..gets up and walks 2 feet to the car. An old man in the bank said "That right mom don't give in." When we got to the car it was my duty to correct that booty. Had to go old school on him. We haven't had anymore of those fall outs.
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