Parenthood

[fourstardan]

God that Steve Martin film was right.

I've got a toddler at the moment and god its becoming hard work, so after a day at the desk I decide to take him down the park.

We arrive he plays and there is a setup with a place for kids to sit underneath and play etc, it's difficult to see in from the outside as its low down.

I sit and let him run around with initially just him in there, then others join.

My son is becoming rather active, he sits and waves his legs about, runs about. However one mother decided to walk here probably 1 year old who had just started walking into around this area.

I'm seeing this woman walk in further with the child with my son and other kids...and I'm seeing too many in there so go in to look, "my daddy" he points to me, and this woman decides to come out from under this area with this;

Woman - "Is this your son"
Me - "Yes, whats wrong"
Woman - "He's kicking my baby"....
Me - "I'm really sorry love but he's 2.5 years old, they are like this at this age"
Woman - "Well you know he shouldn't be doing it"....
Me - "Again apologetic I said you'll see what its like when they get to this age" and she buggered off.

I'm thinking wtf, so I'm Slightly confused and she had the cheek to talk to me like this as it was clearly not intentional. But what do you do in this sort of situation?

I'm also feeling like my son is the worst kid in the world and i'm a poor father, all in the space of 1 minute.

It felt like this was just a protective mother and overactive children where she should had known better, as I was always wary of taking my son in this very similar fashion and spot into this situation.

This stuff is happening more with my son, he goes to a nursery they must do this all day but im not convinced in todays world they get disciplined.

Congrats on becoming a father they said!

[agent006]

fourstardan said:

im not convinced in todays world they get disciplined.

So what are you doing to help him understand how his actions affect others, if the nursery aren't doing it?

[RammyMP]

Fair play to you for getting out with your kid. Other parents can be very protective of their little darlings. Don’t take it to heart and don’t worry about it.

My lad was a right little git when he was 2 and would bite the other kids at nursery. He grew out of it.

[Spare tyre]

I’d have been tempted to say at least he is not biting strangers again

[RammyMP]

Spare tyre said:

I’d have been tempted to say at least he is not biting strangers again

Or stting on the slide,

[fourstardan]

agent006 said:

So what are you doing to help him understand how his actions affect others, if the nursery aren't doing it?

Er parenting....but Ive not got 30 odd other kids in my front room have I?

I taught him what sorry meant......every day is a learning day.