I was dropping charlotte off at school and incidentally she was telling me how she was going to meet Cinderella soon, and there was a mom standing next to me kissing her child goodbye and the boy was telling her that he was pushed last time. So then mom says “when that happens you need to tell the teacher or you should just push them back.”
I looked over. OMG. I did not just hear a parent tell a 4 year old that its ok to push another child back when they are pushed. What is WRONG with her? Charlotte tells me when she is pushed or any other physical thing happens at school and i always stress to her that its NOT ok to push or kick or bite back, that you go to a teacher for them to handle it. Why didn’t that mom go to the teacher RIGHT THEN and address it. All the teachers were standing around…Instead, just say, PUSH BACK?
So we are going outside and she is front of me muttering something about pushing (yep, under her breath). Now let me stop and explain that where I drop Charlotte off, they have about 5 parking spots. Its SO tiny. Most people just park on the roundabout that brings you back into the road, because if you pull into a spot someone will block you in.
Anyhoo, I’m in an SUV so its higher and I park as far right as I can when I drop Charlotte off so other cars can still get out. This lady was parked smack in the middle of the road….with her car RUNNING. And as I am looking down into her car shaking my head, I notice a baby about 4 months in the backseat in a car seat.
Not only was she inside giving *awesome* advice to her son, but she left her car running, in the middle of the road, with a 4 month old in the backseat.
I better shut up now or Im gonna get REALLY ugly.
this article is a flashback from MomDot 2008
You gotta wonder what goes through these people’s minds…
wow… what is wrong with people.. Does she not watch the news??? poor baby!!
Wow, I just don’t understand some people. It’s scary how many stupid people are raising children.
There was a lady that did that here in Chicago. She left her baby (older) in the back seat while jumping out to put money in a Christmas Salvation Army kettle… She was ARRESTED!!!
She might as well put a sign on the baby’s forehead saying, “Hi, I am a free healthy baby. Please kidnap me. And while you’re at it, steal my mommy’s car.”
Also, your artistic abilities astound (-:
The baby being left alone in a running vehicle is so disturbing. It just makes me cringe to think what could happen to a child in that situation.
Well, we’ve told my son that if he asks another child several times to stop [insert whatever behavior] and they do not, if he gets pushed he can defend himself but getting into a fight is the last resort. Physical confrontation is not best answer but for some kids words don’t seem to work. Fortunately he’s never had to go there. I’ve been teaching him “my look.” ;^)
I just can’t imagine a baby alone in the car…… I also keep a close watch at what my baby is doing and never leave him unattended.
Are you kidding me! That was 3 strikes and your out!! My baby is 3 and I don’t leave her on the couch or bed without adult supervision let alone a car that is running!
Yikes! She’s an interesting mother. Maybe she was having a bad day?
OK, I really can’t hear about mothers who leave their babies in the car with the car running. I don’t get it, period.
Wow. Not really sure what to say. I definitely wouldn’t confront her. You just never know when someone’s going to go off these days. I’d probably call the cops, too. Since my husband is one, that’s usually my response, though. He’s pretty overprotective.
But I really like hair4myprincess’s response!
Well Trisha, in my son’s old school, we had issues on the playground. He tried to walk away, and the kids would just follow and keep pushing. Teachers did nothing, Principal did nothing, and the behavior continued. I didn’t know what else to tell him. He was tired of being pushed even after telling the kid to stop, walking away, and repeatedly telling the teacher. Even if I hadn’t told him I’m sure he would’ve snapped eventually and it could’ve been a lot worse. After he pushed the kid back once, same as Zach got done to him, the kid stopped. It truly is survival of the fittest out there sometimes. And yes, I was all up in the teacher and the principal’s faces, both of them. there are so many things wrong in that school, it’s not even funny. I tried to fix them while we were there, with no results. Even the superintendent blew me off. I didn’t know the kid or his parents to talk to them, but given the mentality of the people living there, I’m sure I would’ve gotten the same as everyone else said “Boys will be boys.” So I told my kid the only other thing I could think of to do rather than have him hide during recess every day. At his new school, not even an issue and Zach understood that was an extreme case and that pushing is still wrong.
Suzi and I just left a meeting early because a little boy, who is WAY bigger than Suzi, kept waving a sucker in front of her face and then snatching it away when she almost got her mouth (or hand) on it. His mom told him no once and he didn’t listen. So then, he held it out and she grabbed it and he SLAPPED her hand! Oh yes he did. I am normally not one to bitch out another mom’s kid, but I had to say something, and once I did, well… I felt like a witch and we left. Suzi wasn’t having fun anyway. Now she is enjoying a big blue Tootsie Roll Pop, which I SO wish I’d had with me to give her at the meeting. Harrumph.
ohh btw, great picture to explain the parking lot =]
who-i would have said someting to her! u should have called her out, on either hte push back or the baby in the car.
What the… Is all I’ve got to say about that.
I’d call the cops on her the next time she leaves her kid in the car. Sounds like she needs a wake up call.
You can’t vote without proper credentials but you can RAISE CHILDREN?