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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 100% sure I'm going to get told to check my priviledge, or I'll be told that my expectation is unreasonable because what I consider rude or inappropriate is not rude or inappropriate to others, but I still need to vent about what happened to me today.

I am hard of hearing and wear bilateral devices to aid my hearing.

I was in a waiting room today when the (approximately 7 or 8 year old) child who was seated next to me reached up and grabbed the device off my right ear. I calmly said, "Excuse you, do not do that. Please give it back to me." The child then started laughing and mocking my speech. The mother just sat there, texting on her phone, oblivious to what was happening, and even after I told her that her kid had ripped my device off my ear and that I needed it back immediately. The mom just shrugged and said, "Well, I don't know what to tell you."

I repeated myself and told the child to give back my device. Again, the child just laughed and mocked my speech.

I then directly addressed  the mother again, and she sighed and then said, "Give back the lady's toy."  (TOY?!?)

The kid threw my device down at my feet and continued to mock my speech for several minutes. Mom said nothing, but she did chuckle a few times.

I was furious that the child was so rude, but also disgusted with the mother. Thankfully, my device seems undamaged, but that was far from the only problem with the situation.

I am very concerned about the direction we're taking, with limited consideration for others or property. It's infuriating.

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