I need to get this off my chest in order to calm down as I am still shaking. My youngest dd age 2.4 and I were shopping. She was standing in front of her pushchair in the checkout queue and for some strange 2.4 year old reason did not want to get out of the way and so was holding up the queue. I asked her to move, I said it nicely, then firmly then picked her up out of the way. She predictably did not appreciate this and began to scream blue murder. I carried her out of the shop whilst pushing the pushchair and then put her down and held her hand. She was twisting away and trying to fall on the floor. All very age appropriate and irritating, and much worse when you're out in a public place.
Then a well-meaning old dear (for well meaning old dear read INTERFERING TOOTHLESS OLD CRONE) says:
"Be careful with the child she's fallen over twice already."
I was struck dumb, already stressed due to tantruming daughter I just looked at her, smiled (), and said 'thank-you'. How ridiculously polite. I wanted to scream at her but did not. Now I am shaking with anger and keep going over it in my head. Was I hurting her? Should I have handled it differently? Probably but your options are very limited in a crowded market street. I don't think I was hurting her, I was holding tight but just to stop her wriggling off, to keep her safe for a start.
So just to get it off my chest. SHE WAS AN INTERFERING OLD HAG WHO HAD THE CHARM OF MRS MANGEL WITH NO INSIGHT OR EMPATHY WHOSE CHILDREN PROBABLY HATE HER AND WHO DESERVES SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN TO HER TODAY.
Please say something nice and make me feel better.
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Interfering OLD lady during public temper tantrum.....
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undergroundernie · 06/11/2006 11:24
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