Screaming dad

[happylabs]

This guy was most likely at his wits end. What he should have done was just walk away on his own and regroup. It isn't easy shopping with 3 kids. I had 2, but that is no excuse to abuse your child in any way, shape or form. The guy obviously has no parenting skills.

Hopefully, your confronting him will make him think twice about acting that way again.

[moosmom]

I would've done the exact same thing. As much as the kid was a stinker, I feel bad for I'm SURE what was coming to him when he got home. I'm glad you stood up, Marigold!

[Lady's Human]

I'm fairly sure that if I had someone interfere with me with my children you'd get the same result. I don't take kindly to outside interference.

[Karen]

But as bad as a certain nephew can be, I don't think I've ever seen you drag him anywhere by the face!

[Lady's Human]

Face, no. Shoulder, yes.

Have an issue with something? Call the police.

IF you're going to confront me,, guess what? You'll get your confrontation. In spades.

IN addition, how intelligent is it to walk up to an evidently obviously irate individual and say something to make the situation worse?

It just defies common sense.

[Lady's Human]

In addition, I continue to love the blanket judgement of someone's parenting skills from a 10 second snapshot of one day.

You're not him, you don't know what else has been going on that day. Ever think he might have been a good person having a really lousy day?

I know we're all perfect here, but it does happen.

[Marigold2]

I was not worried about myself at first. I was worried about the screaming child. His dad was hurting him. I stated in a calm voice that I would call the authorities. He then EXPLODED. And yes right there in the middle of the girls clothing section I got scared, he was inches from my face and very very angry.
I cannot stand by and let a child be abused. A dog, an elderly person. I can't it is not who I am. I will step in to help. His explosion surprised and scared me badly. I was shaken and it made me feel so very very bad for the kids. Is this what their life was like all the time? How sad. As I said I notified the store clerks several of them and I am sure they have him on film abusing his child. Perhaps the store detective could do something or perhaps the police were called by a clerk.
This was one scary dud. Really really scary.
God help those kids and the mom.
Dragging a child away by the hair and the side of the face till they scream out in pain. That is sick.

[sana]

That was seriously wrong of the father, kids are kids, they are little stinkers at first, let them grow up a little, I mean especially boys, they aren't the sweetest kids around usually. Boys are meant to be hard and noisy, its in their nature. He should have scolded him when he would have returned home, just be patient for the moment. Kids feel bad and angry towards their parents if they are scolded in public. The father should have been patient for the moment. My nephew is really a bad kid at times, but, he needs to be taken aside and then scolded. And grabbing by the face is seriously wrong, he could have carried him or grabbed him by the arm and then taken him aside and told him if, he did anotehr thing wrong, he'd be in trouble *at home* not in public...

And about the dresses, waiting to see them!! I really like purple and pink!

[wombat2u2004]

I cannot stand by and let a child be abused. A dog, an elderly person. I can't it is not who I am. I will step in to help.

But isn't that you exerting your expectations on others ???