I feel like absolute crap. I was with my toddler and 7 year old. The 7 year old had just vomited in a cafe and we were trying to get back to the car as quickly as possible so we were moving really quickly along the street. My toddler was screaming and creating a big fuss about having to go in the buggy while the other one stood there looking green and then the toddler made a bolt for it. I picked him up in a really fast swoop and put him down very very firmly in the buggy, I didn't throw him in but I put him in really firm so I could get the straps on in one move. I then pushed the buggy at my husband while I scooped up the green child and marched off towards the car. An elderly couple went oooh when I put the toddler in the buggy and as I marched off I could hear them saying "Did you see that? She was very rough, oh and look baby is crying etc."
We're all home now and sick finished and kids asleep but I feel like crap that someone in the street said I was being a crap mum. I wish they could have seen the whole story but if they just saw that, me putting him hard in the buggy they would have thought I was just in a temper and although I was stressed and exasperated with him I just wanted to get the sick one in the car. Am I awful?
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Elderly couple in street said I am a bad mum
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saltnpepa · 17/08/2014 19:54
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