Was I out of line at the grocery store with a shrieking toddler?

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I mean, you got what you wanted - the kid to stop shrieking.

Do you really care that you got called a name?

FWIW I think you were kind of out of line.

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As long as you got it to shut up, I see no problem.

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You did nothing wrong. I don't usually correct other people's kids unless they are being physical with other kids, but that's simply because I lack the cajones.

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Anonymous wrote:I will be honest and sound crazy but if you mess with my kid- especially in that pseudo condescending Karen way you did- I would consider clocking you. I wouldn’t do it, but it evokes an extremely strong response in many women. You were wrong.

This. One time a woman made a remark to my intellectually disabled 5 year old. And I’ve never done anything like this in my life, but it’s like a switch flipped and I got up in her face screaming. Like I’m talking 3 inches from her face. Saying HE IS INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED. How DARE YOU. She was shocked and scared and immediately apologized but my rage didn’t dissipate. I told her she SHOULD be sorry. It was like….i was kind of afraid of myself in that moment. Had no idea I had that in me. I was beyond conscious thought in that moment.

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Anonymous wrote:I will be honest and sound crazy but if you mess with my kid- especially in that pseudo condescending Karen way you did- I would consider clocking you. I wouldn’t do it, but it evokes an extremely strong response in many women. You were wrong.

Hitting a stranger because you're a sh*t parent is bizarre.

I didn’t say I’d hit her. I said I’d want to. Very different things. Op doesn’t know what’s going on with that mom or child. She should mind her own business. You do not mess with someone’s child

So who cares what you imagined you would do in your small mind if you weren't such a coward? If you're this scared of people then teach your children how to behave in public then you don't have to imagine doing anything.

No one is scared of anything. I’m merely explaining how strong maternal instinct is. It is not rational and it knows almost no bounds. This is why women have been found to suddenly have the strength to lift cars off their children to save them. You don’t have to like it, but I’m trying to make you understand that the instinct to protect one’s own child is incredibly primitive and instinctive. Obviously when rational thought comes through, I wouldn’t clock op. But there would be a millisecond that my amygdala would want to rush to defend my child.

Your maternal instinct is broken if you're not preparing your child to be a well behaved citizen observing and following social norms like using an inside voice. Otherwise you make your child and you a target. Do better mama bear.

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Anonymous wrote:I will be honest and sound crazy but if you mess with my kid- especially in that pseudo condescending Karen way you did- I would consider clocking you. I wouldn’t do it, but it evokes an extremely strong response in many women. You were wrong.

+1. This was my immediate visceral reaction to this story.

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I would never intervene unless I truly thought someone was getting hurt or was about to get hurt, be it physical or their feelings. Neither was the case for this situation.

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Anonymous wrote:I will be honest and sound crazy but if you mess with my kid- especially in that pseudo condescending Karen way you did- I would consider clocking you. I wouldn’t do it, but it evokes an extremely strong response in many women. You were wrong.

The fact that you would even consider violence towards someone who did nothing more than speak sternly to your child, who was in fact misbehaving, is not an indication that you are an emotionally mature parent.

Does your kid go to school? Teachers will absolutely speak this way, or even much more harshly because they are charged with a couple dozen kids (if they are lucky) and don't have time to handhold if a child doesn't understand that screaming endlessly is not an acceptable behavior in a public place. Are you going to "clock" all your kid's teachers too?

Is op a teacher in a classroom who I have voluntarily ceded this authority to? No. She is not. She’s a busy body snowflake.

She is definitely white.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you people actually so fragile that a loud kid in a store genuinely bothers you? How do you even leave the house?

Yes they are and they are psycho.

Took my kid to the store with me all the time when he was a toddler. Never ONCE let him shriek. It's possible.

Good for you, you raised a lemming.

He is 17 now, doing really well. His teachers routinely tell me what a joy he is to have in class. It's the natural consequence of parenting well.

Oh, and he is on the spectrum. Go figure.

Sounds like a lemming.

Bless your heart. I bet people correct your brats in public all the time because you refuse to parent them.

Oh sweet summer child. I don’t have to identify with the poor woman in the grocery store to realize that you’re a psychopath.

Autism ism and caused by Tylenol it’s caused by heredity.

hahahahaha the sweet summer child poster is back. You really love that one, don't you? Really highlights the lack of education and upbringing you suffered. And nbow you're passing it on to your offspring. This is why we need people like OP. She is doing people like you a favor by raising your children since you won't.

You could’ve used a diagnosis and some social skills classes.

Results speak for themselves. No one ever had to correct my child, because I taught him how to act in public. You should try it.

I’m not talking about your parenting. I’m talking about your mother’s parenting. she clearly missed the mark

Nope, she didn't put up with rude morons either.

She created one.

Again, nope. I don't let my child scream and bother everyone in the store. That's yo,u sugarplum. You have zero manners.

You don’t seem to have manners. You’re calling people names. You have no empathy or compassion for others.

I get it. You’re on the spectrum so you don’t really understand these concepts.

hahahaha says a person who started interacting with me by telling me I raised a lemming and by calling me a "sweet summer child." A person who throws a medical diagnosis as a cheap insult. But sure, tell me again about MY manners.

Parent your child so I dont have to. It's that simple.

Okay Rain woman. Keep showing us how psychotic you are.

I just love to post so I can get a reaction from your low EQ self.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you people actually so fragile that a loud kid in a store genuinely bothers you? How do you even leave the house?

Yes they are and they are psycho.

Took my kid to the store with me all the time when he was a toddler. Never ONCE let him shriek. It's possible.

Good for you, you raised a lemming.

He is 17 now, doing really well. His teachers routinely tell me what a joy he is to have in class. It's the natural consequence of parenting well.

Oh, and he is on the spectrum. Go figure.

Sounds like a lemming.

Bless your heart. I bet people correct your brats in public all the time because you refuse to parent them.

Oh sweet summer child. I don’t have to identify with the poor woman in the grocery store to realize that you’re a psychopath.

Autism ism and caused by Tylenol it’s caused by heredity.

You’re so nasty, far more so than OP or the mother you’re attacking for parenting and loving her son. Who calls a kid with SNs a “lemming”?

The same psycho who thinks it’s OK to scream in a toddler face.

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Anonymous wrote:I will be honest and sound crazy but if you mess with my kid- especially in that pseudo condescending Karen way you did- I would consider clocking you. I wouldn’t do it, but it evokes an extremely strong response in many women. You were wrong.

Hitting a stranger because you're a sh*t parent is bizarre.

I didn’t say I’d hit her. I said I’d want to. Very different things. Op doesn’t know what’s going on with that mom or child. She should mind her own business. You do not mess with someone’s child

So who cares what you imagined you would do in your small mind if you weren't such a coward? If you're this scared of people then teach your children how to behave in public then you don't have to imagine doing anything.

No one is scared of anything. I’m merely explaining how strong maternal instinct is. It is not rational and it knows almost no bounds. This is why women have been found to suddenly have the strength to lift cars off their children to save them. You don’t have to like it, but I’m trying to make you understand that the instinct to protect one’s own child is incredibly primitive and instinctive. Obviously when rational thought comes through, I wouldn’t clock op. But there would be a millisecond that my amygdala would want to rush to defend my child.

Your maternal instinct is broken if you're not preparing your child to be a well behaved citizen observing and following social norms like using an inside voice. Otherwise you make your child and you a target. Do better mama bear.

Yeah. That was her narcissistic voice, not her mama bear voice.

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Anonymous wrote:I will be honest and sound crazy but if you mess with my kid- especially in that pseudo condescending Karen way you did- I would consider clocking you. I wouldn’t do it, but it evokes an extremely strong response in many women. You were wrong.

The fact that you would even consider violence towards someone who did nothing more than speak sternly to your child, who was in fact misbehaving, is not an indication that you are an emotionally mature parent.

Does your kid go to school? Teachers will absolutely speak this way, or even much more harshly because they are charged with a couple dozen kids (if they are lucky) and don't have time to handhold if a child doesn't understand that screaming endlessly is not an acceptable behavior in a public place. Are you going to "clock" all your kid's teachers too?

Is op a teacher in a classroom who I have voluntarily ceded this authority to? No. She is not. She’s a busy body snowflake.

She is definitely white.

Or Asian

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Anonymous wrote:I will be honest and sound crazy but if you mess with my kid- especially in that pseudo condescending Karen way you did- I would consider clocking you. I wouldn’t do it, but it evokes an extremely strong response in many women. You were wrong.

Hitting a stranger because you're a sh*t parent is bizarre.

I didn’t say I’d hit her. I said I’d want to. Very different things. Op doesn’t know what’s going on with that mom or child. She should mind her own business. You do not mess with someone’s child

So who cares what you imagined you would do in your small mind if you weren't such a coward? If you're this scared of people then teach your children how to behave in public then you don't have to imagine doing anything.

No one is scared of anything. I’m merely explaining how strong maternal instinct is. It is not rational and it knows almost no bounds. This is why women have been found to suddenly have the strength to lift cars off their children to save them. You don’t have to like it, but I’m trying to make you understand that the instinct to protect one’s own child is incredibly primitive and instinctive. Obviously when rational thought comes through, I wouldn’t clock op. But there would be a millisecond that my amygdala would want to rush to defend my child.

Your maternal instinct is broken if you're not preparing your child to be a well behaved citizen observing and following social norms like using an inside voice. Otherwise you make your child and you a target. Do better mama bear.

Your mom’s maternal and steaks were broken because she clearly didn’t prepare you to be in public and learn how to behave because you think it’s OK to be a psycho to a toddler in public.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you people actually so fragile that a loud kid in a store genuinely bothers you? How do you even leave the house?

Yes they are and they are psycho.

Took my kid to the store with me all the time when he was a toddler. Never ONCE let him shriek. It's possible.

Good for you, you raised a lemming.

He is 17 now, doing really well. His teachers routinely tell me what a joy he is to have in class. It's the natural consequence of parenting well.

Oh, and he is on the spectrum. Go figure.

Sounds like a lemming.

Bless your heart. I bet people correct your brats in public all the time because you refuse to parent them.

Oh sweet summer child. I don’t have to identify with the poor woman in the grocery store to realize that you’re a psychopath.

Autism ism and caused by Tylenol it’s caused by heredity.

hahahahaha the sweet summer child poster is back. You really love that one, don't you? Really highlights the lack of education and upbringing you suffered. And nbow you're passing it on to your offspring. This is why we need people like OP. She is doing people like you a favor by raising your children since you won't.

You could’ve used a diagnosis and some social skills classes.

Results speak for themselves. No one ever had to correct my child, because I taught him how to act in public. You should try it.

I’m not talking about your parenting. I’m talking about your mother’s parenting. she clearly missed the mark

Nope, she didn't put up with rude morons either.

She created one.

Again, nope. I don't let my child scream and bother everyone in the store. That's yo,u sugarplum. You have zero manners.

You don’t seem to have manners. You’re calling people names. You have no empathy or compassion for others.

I get it. You’re on the spectrum so you don’t really understand these concepts.

hahahaha says a person who started interacting with me by telling me I raised a lemming and by calling me a "sweet summer child." A person who throws a medical diagnosis as a cheap insult. But sure, tell me again about MY manners.

Parent your child so I dont have to. It's that simple.

Okay Rain woman. Keep showing us how psychotic you are.

I just love to post so I can get a reaction from your low EQ self.

Here you are with more super high IQ name calling. I had really hoped that at least they’d be witty this time. Oh well. Better luck next time.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you people actually so fragile that a loud kid in a store genuinely bothers you? How do you even leave the house?

Yes they are and they are psycho.

Took my kid to the store with me all the time when he was a toddler. Never ONCE let him shriek. It's possible.

Good for you, you raised a lemming.

He is 17 now, doing really well. His teachers routinely tell me what a joy he is to have in class. It's the natural consequence of parenting well.

Oh, and he is on the spectrum. Go figure.

Sounds like a lemming.

Bless your heart. I bet people correct your brats in public all the time because you refuse to parent them.

Oh sweet summer child. I don’t have to identify with the poor woman in the grocery store to realize that you’re a psychopath.

Autism ism and caused by Tylenol it’s caused by heredity.

You’re so nasty, far more so than OP or the mother you’re attacking for parenting and loving her son. Who calls a kid with SNs a “lemming”?

The same psycho who thinks it’s OK to scream in a toddler face.

If you have to make shit up you’ve lost the argument.