tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31905034.post5580603262193171108..comments2023-10-29T05:11:32.345-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Paranoid Parent: What Would You Do?Paranoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941403343831583259noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31905034.post-5094702996456730382008-03-04T04:30:00.000-05:002008-03-04T04:30:00.000-05:00I'm with Judy. I would have sternly told the head...I'm with Judy. I would have sternly told the headbutter that headbutting is not allowed in the sandbox! At the bar in 17 years, sure, but NOT the sandbox! ;o)<BR/><BR/>I would have found the parents and you did the right thing.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677486759919091018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31905034.post-32265021960323368372008-02-29T11:30:00.000-05:002008-02-29T11:30:00.000-05:00I would have totally pulled those boys apart and l...I would have totally pulled those boys apart and looked for the parent.<BR/>That mother was probably embarassed by her own lack of mothering.<BR/>You did the right thing.judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787238003816041229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31905034.post-22264246610164959582008-02-28T15:46:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:46:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, kids I know are fair game. That's actual...Oh yeah, kids I know are fair game. That's actually one of the things I adore about the moms in my playgroup -- not a one of them would hesitate to step in if M were acting up and I wasn't on the ball. And they feel the same way about me and their kids.Paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941403343831583259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31905034.post-66674928780733135212008-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:00Me and my big obnoxious mouth, I would've walked o...Me and my big obnoxious mouth, I would've walked over to sneering mommy (or snarkily said it to my friend loud enough for nasty mommy to hear) and said, "Next time your kid gets head butted and your too busy chatting up nastily about other people to pay attention, I hope social services isn't around to take him away - or maybe I hope they are around."<BR/><BR/>And no I don't generally reprimand other kids either, unless it's endangering my kid or other kids and I try to nicely say, "Hey you might not want to do that." Often just the realization that someone is watching is enough to get them to stop (if they're old enough, which Big Kid probably was). <BR/><BR/>Oh, unless you're another kid whom I count among "my" kids i.e. most of my kids' friends who call me Momma H. or the like. if you have free reign to root around my pantry and fridge, then know that I just might even yell at you if you do something dumb enough....mehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128716136200049390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31905034.post-44013979777435982632008-02-28T14:13:00.000-05:002008-02-28T14:13:00.000-05:00I don't like to reprimand other people's kids, eit...I don't like to reprimand other people's kids, either. I don't know why, but it feels like I'm over-stepping my bounds. Honestly, I probably would've just sat there and kept my mouth shut, wishing I had the guzbies to say something.<BR/><BR/>If I was Un-Attentive Parent, I would have thanked someone for filling me in on the whole story. Because I don't like punishing my kids unjustly. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to you for speaking up, and I'm sorry that mom didn't appreciate it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468528091848543059noreply@blogger.com