I was at the zoo today with my 6 year old daughter and we stopped to have our picnic. This family came over and sat on another table, I could hear the mother shouting and swearing at the kids before I saw her. They had 4 children who were running about trying to either kick or pull a feather of a Pecock. Both parents were smoking, wearing leasure gear and just looked angry. Even when the mum was saying something nice it was still in a deep angry tone. She actually made my DD jump several times as she screamed at her children to sit down or something.
Now I'm not saying I'm a perfect parent or anything, I do find it very hard indead and I only have one, although she does have SEN's. But what a disfunctional family! They were truly awful! I don't think that anyone who met them could possibly think otherwise.
It got me thinking about judging people and I know that on MN people are very against judging but I don't think you can help it, I know I can't. AIBU to think that everyone must do it, or am I just a total judgy bitch? 
I just know someone will say they judge me by my spelling, so I thought I'd get there fist. 
AIBU?
To think that everyone judges people, they must do! Surely I'm not alone.
mummyloveslucy · 28/05/2011 21:49
"I know that on MN people are very against judging"
Really? isn't MN called Judgypantsnet 
Of course everyone judges, but what's important is the framework you do your judging with.
MN can show you viewpoints you'd not thought of before, so instead of a knee jerk judgement of the parent of what I used to think was a DC who was far too old to be in a pushchair, I'd now think of the reasons why they might be in it.
Breathe princess Breathe! You're turning blue
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That is true, I don't feel so badly about judging now. I like to think of myself as a nice person but I do judge all the time. I can't help myself! 
I suppose it made me a bit cross that they came over swearing and smoking and made my dd jump. I'm far too much of a coward to say anything and I know if we moved, my dd would blurt out "why are we going" in a nice loud voice, then I'd feel
Yes, definately agree with compassion MadamD.
It's just not easy to summon any up when you're in a right arse and stamping round Tesco
I should be judged. Harshly.
I found a cornflake in my cleavage earlier......and ate it.
Sqee- That's so funny, I won't judge you for that. I do things like that. Maybe I'm in no position to judge others.
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Nobody can be arsed to get themselves in a lather princess, actually, now you've mentioned it, AIBU is a bit watered down with niceness tonight, you don't think...
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