How would you react to a stranger shooshing your child at a restaurant?

[Anonymous]

When the father "got into it" with strangers in front of the children he was modeling bad behavior. What was called for was an apology. You are not responsible for correcting the behavior of anyone except your own children.

[Anonymous]

^ I disagree. Someone disrespects me by going over my head and reprimanding my child? They don't deserve my respect and I'll respond to them as freely as they felt they could respond to my child. It's a two-way street.

[Anonymous]

I find this thread hilarious - I used to have a boss that would "shoosh" people if he was trying to think and you spoke, and my coworkers and I would constantly talk about how rude it was to "shoosh."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ I disagree. Someone disrespects me by going over my head and reprimanding my child? They don't deserve my respect and I'll respond to them as freely as they felt they could respond to my child. It's a two-way street.

Why do I think that if you have been so slack in dealing with your kid's behavior on your own that someone DID fgeel compelled to bring it up with you, all they'd get is some combination of entitled attitude and, "He's only three, lighten up!" Better to cut out the (unhelpful) middle man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - if you are still reading this, stop. Some threads just bring out the meanies and this sure seems to be one of them. I've been on the receiving end of one of these, too.

I think you're right. After a certain point, it's just ridiculous on here!

OP, perhaps the time you've spent trying to justify yourself to anonymous strangers could be better spent doing . . . anything, really. Except drama classes - you clearly don't need any of those.

Lame dig! Try again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ I disagree. Someone disrespects me by going over my head and reprimanding my child? They don't deserve my respect and I'll respond to them as freely as they felt they could respond to my child. It's a two-way street.

Agreed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WOW! Only in DC and only on DCUM would you find people who would call the OP a bad parent for a 3 year old (in IHOP, people, IHOP!!!!!) saying "hi" to people. Remind me never, ever to have dinner at your homes. I can imagine your children straped to chairs afraid to say anything more than "may I pleased be excused mommy deariest?"

NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!!!!

LOL! Siderack: As a college student working part-time, I actually helped Mommy Dearest (aka Faye Dunaway) at a clothing store once. Almost asked her if she'd like wire hangers for her purchases...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - if you are still reading this, stop. Some threads just bring out the meanies and this sure seems to be one of them. I've been on the receiving end of one of these, too.

I think you're right. After a certain point, it's just ridiculous on here!

OP, perhaps the time you've spent trying to justify yourself to anonymous strangers could be better spent doing . . . anything, really. Except drama classes - you clearly don't need any of those.

Lame dig! Try again

I found it funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - if you are still reading this, stop. Some threads just bring out the meanies and this sure seems to be one of them. I've been on the receiving end of one of these, too.

I think you're right. After a certain point, it's just ridiculous on here!

OP, perhaps the time you've spent trying to justify yourself to anonymous strangers could be better spent doing . . . anything, really. Except drama classes - you clearly don't need any of those.

Lame dig! Try again

I thought it was quite funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ I disagree. Someone disrespects me by going over my head and reprimanding my child? They don't deserve my respect and I'll respond to them as freely as they felt they could respond to my child. It's a two-way street.

Why do you think you have the right to correct other people's behavior?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ I disagree. Someone disrespects me by going over my head and reprimanding my child? They don't deserve my respect and I'll respond to them as freely as they felt they could respond to my child. It's a two-way street.

Why do you think you have the right to correct other people's behavior?

Who are you talking about, OP's husband or the people who "corrected" her child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ I disagree. Someone disrespects me by going over my head and reprimanding my child? They don't deserve my respect and I'll respond to them as freely as they felt they could respond to my child. It's a two-way street.

Why do you think you have the right to correct other people's behavior?

Last time I checked, three-year-olds were people. If they feel they can correct my child (I'm not OP), then we can correct their behavior as well. That's what a two-way street is. That wasn't exactly a difficult concept to master.

[Anonymous]

Since you intend to emulate and extend that behavior you must think that they did right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Who are you talking about, OP's husband or the people who "corrected" her child?

OP's husband. Sounds like a bully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - if you are still reading this, stop. Some threads just bring out the meanies and this sure seems to be one of them. I've been on the receiving end of one of these, too.

I think you're right. After a certain point, it's just ridiculous on here!

OP, perhaps the time you've spent trying to justify yourself to anonymous strangers could be better spent doing . . . anything, really. Except drama classes - you clearly don't need any of those.

Oh please. The drama queens on here are the ones who think IHOP is fine dining and that it's perfectly acceptable to snarl at a 3 yr old because he (gasp!) "yelled at them". What a monster! Let's proceed to make our point by calling him a monkey, retarded and a brat. Let's also accuse the mother of stuffing her face with pancakes while he "ran wild"! Poor poor elderly 55 year olds. Yea, none of that is dramatic. OP is crazy! What a mean thread!