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

During coronavirus I wouldn't if I was already drinking out of it. The mom said they could go home if the kid really wanted water - so the kid could have said let's go, I guess.

If I had an unopened bottle of water - I might have asked her mom if I could give it to her. I certainly wouldn't have offered my baby's sippy cup if that was all I had.

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

Anonymous wrote:My kids are sometimes dramatic about being hungry and thirsty.

They would never go up to a stranger for water.

I usually take water but if for a short outing, I may forget or just plan to go home for drink/snack.

We went to the playground today and I was the one who was so thirsty. It is really no big deal.

Agree. Me 2

Ugh, just wanted to agree that I'd be annoyed with that mom. It wouldn't even bother me that her mom forgot to bring her water -- I am not a perfect person and I've forgotten stuff for my kid lots of times. But I don't ignore my child at the playground. Not saying you have to spend every second meeting their every need. But if my kid was bugging other people enough to where they said something to me, I'm not just going to laugh about it and wander off. It's rude to the kid but it's also rude to everyone else at the playground.

Anyway, that mom put you in an awkward situation. While I would love to say "Oh yes, of course I would give a thirsty child water," I have lived in a city for 20 years and no there are way too many ways for that situation to go wrong and unless I was worried for the child's overall safety, I would simply say we didn't have any to share. Sucks but there is no better option.

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Anonymous wrote:If I happened to have an unopened bottle I would have. Otherwise no.

Yup.

Same. We never have plastic bottles of water because environment, but if for some reason we did and had an extra of course I'd give it to her. Bummer there wasn't a water fountain there.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are sometimes dramatic about being hungry and thirsty.

They would never go up to a stranger for water.

I usually take water but if for a short outing, I may forget or just plan to go home for drink/snack.

We went to the playground today and I was the one who was so thirsty. It is really no big deal.

The deal is the mom kept blowing off their kid, who sought out other adults. Whether it was drama or need is irrelevant

+1

That kid is probably used to being blown off, sadly, OP. You did what you could.

Anonymous wrote:If there was a way to share water safely- like extra bottle or a cup, yes. But I’d also be more vocal with mom. I’m not above being embarrassing if you’re ignoring your kids needs. The mom should have thought ahead or cut her friend time short to attend to her child. If I were the power walking friend I’d have spoken up as well. Not in a rude way, but directly enough to bust through her preoccupation with her own experience instead of her child’s actual need. Clearly that kid gets blown off often.

+1

That mom is terrible. It was hot today!

Anonymous wrote:My kids are sometimes dramatic about being hungry and thirsty.

They would never go up to a stranger for water.

I usually take water but if for a short outing, I may forget or just plan to go home for drink/snack.

We went to the playground today and I was the one who was so thirsty. It is really no big deal.

The deal is the mom kept blowing off their kid, who sought out other adults. Whether it was drama or need is irrelevant

My kids are sometimes dramatic about being hungry and thirsty.

They would never go up to a stranger for water.

I usually take water but if for a short outing, I may forget or just plan to go home for drink/snack.

We went to the playground today and I was the one who was so thirsty. It is really no big deal.

That girl's mom really sucks. If I don't bring water for my kids, I direct them to the water fountain, and I sure as hell wouldn't be so flip with a kind stranger such as yourself, OP.

That being said, I wouldn't share water from a sippy cup or my own bottle, unless it was an actual emergency, even in non-COVID times. I'd apologize to the kid, and let it go.

Side note: some kids that age can be unreasonable about asking for stuff. I could feed my kids a huge lunch before going to the playground, and they'd still ask for a snack as soon as we got there, and probably ask random adults for a snack, too, if I didn't tell them to cut it out. I'm sure this little girl was genuinely thirsty, but it's also not that huge of a deal, in the grand scheme of things.

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

+1000

Omg, you two...I can just imagine the reactions here on DCUM on a thread where someone reported that a stranger gave their child a drink from a sippy cup at a playground.

Unless the kid were in danger, I would not give any food or drink to someone else's kid without her parent's permission. And, I would be pissed if a stranger gave food or drink to my kid without asking me.

Not saying this kid's mom gets a gold star for parenting, or anything, but she does have a right to tell strangers not to give food and drink to her kid.

Anonymous wrote:No way would I let someone drink out of my cup! There's a pandemic going on and there's also germs. If I had a spare water disposable water bottle I would have given it, but I never have those.

We’ve had disposable cups in our day bag. Usually not, but it’s happened after cook outs. No one’s suggesting you baby bird the kid.

No way would I let someone drink out of my cup! There's a pandemic going on and there's also germs. If I had a spare water disposable water bottle I would have given it, but I never have those.