Screaming dad

[wombat2u2004]

Sorry Marigold, but I have to disagree with everything you are saying.
It isn't your place to get involved in family matters other than your own.
If you wish to do that, then the consequences of your actions can take two directions.......firstly, you will be target No.1. Secondly, the child will probably be punished more because you have angered the parent even more.
Think about that.
Sometimes it's best just to walk away.

[pomtzu]

Sorry Marigold, but I have to disagree with everything you are saying.
It isn't your place to get involved in family matters other than your own.
If you wish to do that, then the consequences of your actions can take two directions.......firstly, you will be target No.1. Secondly, the child will probably be punished more because you have angered the parent even more.
Think about that.
Sometimes it's best just to walk away.

I agree with this - somewhat anyway.
Yes - just walk away, but walk to a store employee and let them handle it from there. You are putting yourself in possible harm's way if you get directly involved.

[Lady's Human]

I have completely had it with the attitude that it's fine to interfere with someone's parenting because "I'm doing good".

You don't know. You don't know the kids, you don't know the parents, and you don't know the situation.

I'm tired of the school system calling me or sending notes home with the children that a child in classroom XYZ had pinkeye, strep, chickenpox, the sniffles, or anything else and telling me that if I see symptoms I need to get the child to a doctor. No. Really? You don't say. I never would have guessed that I needed to take a child to the doc with a 102 temp.

I'm tired of hearing absolute BS like "If you drink alcohol openly in the home you're putting your child at risk to be an alcoholic"

I have stepped into other people's parenting. When safety is involved, I will step in in a heartbeat. However, a dad or a kid having a miserable day in the store isn't a safety issue.

I certainly wouldn't (and haven't) post it on the internet to garner an ego stroke from sycophants.

[wombat2u2004]

I certainly wouldn't (and haven't) post it on the internet to garner an ego stroke from sycophants.

I would have.
I love to read what the toadies have to say

[Cataholic]

I'm tired of hearing absolute BS like "If you drink alcohol openly in the home you're putting your child at risk to be an alcoholic"

I mean, really. The only person put at risk is the person doing the drinking! LOL, I am just kidding. Everyone knows that you should HIDE the alcohol from the kiddos....lest you have none when you want some.