Kid asking for water in playground - wwyd ?

[Anonymous]

Of course I'm not going to give some random kid water at a playground.

Half the time the parents would be furious if I did that, and clearly the child is not in any serious health danger.

I'd be annoyed at the mom for not stopping her daughter from asking strangers for things, but the water issue itself is such a huge non-issue. despite what many moms will have you believe, kids can actually go 20 minutes without a drink and a snack.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I’d give a kid water. The people saying no- this is why this area sucks balls.

You'd give a kid water out of a bottle that you or your kids have been drinking out of? Even during the middle of a pandemic? It's not like the kid was there alone and in a desperate situation, her parent was there.

No one meant or suggested that. Weird conclusion! No one meant offering your own bottle, your kid’s sippy cup, your own cup. It was suggested if you had a an extra/unopened water, or an empty clean unused cup it would have been an option (this was not spelled out that you’re not mouthing one another’s drinking vessels, it shouldn’t need to be for adults!).

Okay, most people aren’t carrying around a bunch of extra water bottles to the playground. The options are your water bottle or your kids water bottle.

Seriously... who on earth carries a bunch of sealed plastic bottles to the playground?

I see plenty of cars with cases of water in the back. No one owes anyone a free bottle. But let’s get real, your Costco value shop is visible.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I’d give a kid water. The people saying no- this is why this area sucks balls.

You would let an unknown child drink from your water bottle during the midst of a pandemic?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I’d give a kid water. The people saying no- this is why this area sucks balls.

You'd give a kid water out of a bottle that you or your kids have been drinking out of? Even during the middle of a pandemic? It's not like the kid was there alone and in a desperate situation, her parent was there.

No one meant or suggested that. Weird conclusion! No one meant offering your own bottle, your kid’s sippy cup, your own cup. It was suggested if you had a an extra/unopened water, or an empty clean unused cup it would have been an option (this was not spelled out that you’re not mouthing one another’s drinking vessels, it shouldn’t need to be for adults!).

Okay, most people aren’t carrying around a bunch of extra water bottles to the playground. The options are your water bottle or your kids water bottle.

Seriously... who on earth carries a bunch of sealed plastic bottles to the playground?

I see plenty of cars with cases of water in the back. No one owes anyone a free bottle. But let’s get real, your Costco value shop is visible.

Many of us on this board walk to the parks in our neighborhood and only bring reusable water containers. Not everyone on here is driving giant vehicles full of disposable plastic water bottles from Costco just to take our kids to play at the park.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I’d give a kid water. The people saying no- this is why this area sucks balls.

You'd give a kid water out of a bottle that you or your kids have been drinking out of? Even during the middle of a pandemic? It's not like the kid was there alone and in a desperate situation, her parent was there.

No one meant or suggested that. Weird conclusion! No one meant offering your own bottle, your kid’s sippy cup, your own cup. It was suggested if you had a an extra/unopened water, or an empty clean unused cup it would have been an option (this was not spelled out that you’re not mouthing one another’s drinking vessels, it shouldn’t need to be for adults!).

Okay, most people aren’t carrying around a bunch of extra water bottles to the playground. The options are your water bottle or your kids water bottle.

Seriously... who on earth carries a bunch of sealed plastic bottles to the playground?

I see plenty of cars with cases of water in the back. No one owes anyone a free bottle. But let’s get real, your Costco value shop is visible.

Many of us on this board walk to the parks in our neighborhood and only bring reusable water containers. Not everyone on here is driving giant vehicles full of disposable plastic water bottles from Costco just to take our kids to play at the park.

We are as suburban as you get and will sometimes drive to playgrounds. I have never actually bought the Costco water case and have never seen one in the parking lot. I don't think most people do. And most people don't randomly carry disposable cups either. This is a liberal area and most people try to be at least a little bit eco-friendly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course I'm not going to give some random kid water at a playground.

Half the time the parents would be furious if I did that, and clearly the child is not in any serious health danger.

I'd be annoyed at the mom for not stopping her daughter from asking strangers for things, but the water issue itself is such a huge non-issue. despite what many moms will have you believe, kids can actually go 20 minutes without a drink and a snack.

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It’s bad manners. I’d be annoyed if my kid was bugging strangers for food or drink.

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Anonymous wrote:I think in the grand scheme of the world, not having water at a playground is really no big deal.

You know nothing of this mom.

My mom is super annoying about water and staying hydrated. She has to drink water multiple times per hour and constantly talks about water. My kids will drink water and be dying of thirst the next hour. My kids have forgotten to take water to soccer practice and lived.

People get thirsty. Being thirsty for an hour or two is not the end of the world.

My kids would come home starving and thirsty from school daily. They eat lunch at school at 12 and pretty sure they have snack time at 2. My kids are starving at 11:30 even though they are breakfast at 7:30 and snacked at 9 and 10am.

The kid will live.

Thank you. The hand wringing over this kid's momentary experience of thirst is really something.

Seriously. This woman isn't winning any Mom of the Year awards, but its not like they were in the middle of the Sahara.

[Anonymous]

The power walking moms wine friends clearly are representing.

I also walk to the park. Would try to help the kid if possible. And at least be kind to them and not dismissive if they were repeatedly asking for help.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so sad. I would have offered to the mom to give her my water bottle.

No need to be dramatic. Kids don’t need every want fulfilled immediately.

Exactly. It sounds like the kid went 20 minutes without water. Who knows if she had just finished a whole bottle and the mom was like, "you can wait or we have to go home." My kids do this all the time. I give them a huge meal, they are still hungry; they drink a juice box, they want another; they drink their water, they want more. Clearly this kid wasn't going to get sick from dehydration for 20-30 minutes.

I would never give a strange kid any food or drink because it's completely inappropriate without the parents' permission. Not even water. If it was bothering you so much you should have addressed it with the mother.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course I'm not going to give some random kid water at a playground.

Half the time the parents would be furious if I did that, and clearly the child is not in any serious health danger.

I'd be annoyed at the mom for not stopping her daughter from asking strangers for things, but the water issue itself is such a huge non-issue. despite what many moms will have you believe, kids can actually go 20 minutes without a drink and a snack.

+1

It’s bad manners. I’d be annoyed if my kid was bugging strangers for food or drink.

Agree. The only thing this Mom did wrong was to allow her kid to bother you. I have never once “forgot” to bring my kid a water bottle... if they don’t have one, it’s because I, their mother, decided they don’t NEED one, and I would absolutely be annoyed at a stranger giving my kid any food or drink, and I would be LIVID if they shared their germy used bottles!!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I’d give a kid water. The people saying no- this is why this area sucks balls.

There's a pandemic happening. Didn't you get the memo?

So then I wouldn’t have drank out of it, JFC

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Anonymous wrote:The power walking moms wine friends clearly are representing.

I also walk to the park. Would try to help the kid if possible. And at least be kind to them and not dismissive if they were repeatedly asking for help.

The person dismissing the kid was the kid's mom... not the OP. The OP didn't have any water to give the child.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course I'm not going to give some random kid water at a playground.

Half the time the parents would be furious if I did that, and clearly the child is not in any serious health danger.

I'd be annoyed at the mom for not stopping her daughter from asking strangers for things, but the water issue itself is such a huge non-issue. despite what many moms will have you believe, kids can actually go 20 minutes without a drink and a snack.

+1

It’s bad manners. I’d be annoyed if my kid was bugging strangers for food or drink.

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The kid's mom can't say no to her snowflake, yet doesn't bring water. Knowing snowflake is attention seeking/needy. WTH?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The power walking moms wine friends clearly are representing.

I also walk to the park. Would try to help the kid if possible. And at least be kind to them and not dismissive if they were repeatedly asking for help.

But would you give them your water?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I’d give a kid water. The people saying no- this is why this area sucks balls.

There's a pandemic happening. Didn't you get the memo?

So then I wouldn’t have drank out of it, JFC

You... would have given a strange child water out of a bottle your child already drank from, in front of her mom, who had already said no? And you think that was the appropriate response here?