2 SIDES OF THE COIN

by Echo
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

I definately agree that there are alway 2 sides to the story and I hope that this lady gets what is coming to here but I have a prime example of when disciplining someones elses children is necessary!

I was at a play place for kids and as you know (if you have ever entered one of these places) alot of parents assume that it is a good hour break for them and let thier kids run around as they please... .dont get me wrong my kids have free raein to play and have fun but I always keep an eye on them incase they fall or kids get in confrontations, as they tend to do.

Anyways with that said my little man was playing and wanted to go down the slide there was no one else around that slide except myself and him so I stood at the bottom to catch him. He climbed up by himself and went to sit at the top to slide down and another little boy came along and hit Teayguian in the head, pushed him out of the way and proceeded down the slide. So as he reached the bootom I said casually to him that is notvery nice and you should say sorry.

All was fine and about 10 minutes latter the little boys mom comes up to me and says that I told her son that he was bad and that he is not allowed to play here anymore. So I too do not like confrontation but do have a very wide range of vocabulary and speach making skills gently explianed to her what happened and exactly what I said; she then proceeded to scream at me saying I have no right to say anything to her son... and I again appologized and at this point I am embarrased and P.O.'ed so I told her if you dont want others to discipline her child maybe she should and I walked away.

I defintley agree that there is a time and a place and 99% of the time I would definatley not discipline someone elses child or even give advise to other mothers on how to raise thier children (we have all been given the unwanted advise). I am greatly sorry that that ugly woman screamed at your son but as you can see there is definatly 2 sides to every story!

PS I agree with your friend I would have said to her that you have no reason to tke your frustrations out on my son, please deal with your own child and if you find that my child is doing something you dont like please speak to me.

Best of luck! and I hope that ugly situation never occurs again as the kids are just being kids as they should be!