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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The general public is crazy. There are three places the general public will be encountered: the dmv, metro and highway rest stops. Teach your child that when they encounter crazy, they should move on. A single apology should suffice, but if your child doesn’t get a chance, it shouldn’t make a dent in their day. Just be grateful that your child isn’t the crazy.[/quote]

This. Maybe it was discrimination. Maybe this person would have reacted this way to a child of any ethnicity. Either way, most people don't scream in response to something so minor. If you encounter someone who does, it's safest to not engage beyond an apology. Since there was no opportunity for an apology, moving on is a good response.

It sounds like that family and you reacted appropriately by moving on.[/quote]

[b]It may not have been a minor issue. Her child needs to learn to control his body and stay with a parent in crowded, unfamiliar environments.[/b][/quote]
100% this. Many kids go through a phase where they're big enough to move by themselves but not self-aware and they are constantly getting in other peoples' space/bumping them/stepping on them. Way too few parents watch their kids and correct this behavior, and the kids do outgrow it. For the safely of everyone, kids need to stay close by parents or chaperones and be guided in appropriate public behavior. 
And heck even if there's no pain, if a kid steps on me, I'm going to say something like "hey, watch where you're going."  The parent might consider it "yelling". [/quote]

Would a passerby like OP consider it screaming?[/quote]

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