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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Op here. Bottom line (for me) is that I slug it out with my 18 month old all day, every day. Tbere is a lot of boundary setting and testing of said boundaries. Our playground is a safe and fun place where he can run and I can relax a little bit as well. [/quote]

Yup, that's what having a kid is like.  You have to deal with them, set boundaries, and it is often unrelaxing with not as much down time as you would like.  Welcome to the reality of parenting. [/quote]

And I never think of the playground as a place where I can relax.  Sure, my kid can run around and blow off steam, which is great, and maybe play with some other kids, which is nice, but whether or not someone brings a toy to the playground or not, there are always things you have to keep an eye out for.  The idea that no one else should ever do anything that might require you to parent is absurd.  It was a public space.  A parent and a child came to play together in that public space.  You chose to interpret a single comment by a three-year-old as a threat.  You chose to interpret the father and son focusing on their play together as "unwelcoming" and rude.  I've been at the playground when someone else had a toy that my kid wanted to play with, and I just don't get being so uptight about it.  [/quote]

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