AIBU? Kid's kicking rotting apples in a field / parent had a right go

I know where my money is.

Certainly there is plenty of joyless fuckers like that about.

I wouldn’t have allowed my kids to do this. I can’t even explain why. I just wouldn’t have been happy with that behaviour.
If they need to let off steam, take them to a football pitch.

Otherwise known as people who are able to call out people who act badly

You are extrapolating an awful lot from my comments.

Your assumption is incorrect. At no point did I say that lads kicking things around is odd. But if you prefer to make stuff up then that’s fine.

It’s funny you call people miserable fucks for criticising others when that’s exactly what you are doing, and quite aggressively at that.

And having to claim you are lots of fun tends to be a little ‘try hard’. I don’t feel the need to justify how I am perceived. It makes no odds what a rando online thinks of me.

But its not as simple as that is it? There's a wide variation in what people consider "acting badly" when it comes to non- criminal behaviour. People used to spit at unmarried mothers and mixed race couples under the guise of "calling out people who act badly".

Your kids are why some people should just stay out of the country if they can't behave.
People take windfall apples.
Animals eat them.
Why was trashing stuff and making a mess their go-to for'fun'?

Harmless fun with windfall apples that were already rotting into the ground anyway. Two boys outside having a laugh without swearing or damaging anything is completely normal. The other parent massively overreacted and needs to get a grip. 🙄🙄

So people who speak up are the same as bigots now? What an odd comparison,

People really don’t just tell others off for fun and games. Particularly not teen boys. We don’t know what was said or why the woman said it. So it’s hard to know whether it was justified.

And we only have the OP’s side of it.

Good lord some people have to find something to moan about.

All of this "I think it's wrong but can't even remotely say why" in other words they can't actually think of a tangible reason to find something offensive, but are going to say they'd find it in some way offensive anyway.

As for the ones acting like 2 teenagers on a walk with their mum, kicking a few (already fallen) apples around for a bit is one step away from a life of crime... Oh if they'll do this, what's stopping them from VANDALISM or worse?? Good lord.

I dread to think what some people on here would do if they stepped foot into the estates round by where I live. Heads would be exploding!

Which is why people won’t generally tackle teen boys even if they are being irritating. The fact she did means whatever they were doing was presumably worth risking speaking up.

I think it’s great that everyone assumes they are just two sweet little boys playing innocently but why would someone say something?

Its entirely possible the woman was just a miserable person and is the type to complain if a neighbour has one party every 3 years that finishes at 11pm, or if they see 2 teens wearing hoodies and gloves in December they put a post on their local FB page warning the village there are criminals about.

And some people just dislike seeing others enjoying something they wouldnt do or they think is unusual. They cant get their heads around the fact people are different so assume there must be something wrong going on.

Its simply about a lack of respect. I wouldn't want my lads doing that. Take a football instead

Of course it’s possible.

It is also possible that the boys were not just playing nice, we won’t ever know.

Interesting that anyone who dares object to things is automatically called miserable. I suppose it saves people taking responsibility for their poor behaviour.

Some people are just arseholes who like to complain about anything and everything.

That's maybe why.

Won't somebody think of the half-decomposed apples!

Youve contradicted yourself - you assumed the woman wouldnt have said anything if they werent behaving badly, now its "we'll never know".

Ill assume the second part of your post isnt in response to mine, unless you actually would object or dont think its miserable to object to a neighbour having a party once every 3 years til 11pm and you would put a post on FB if 2 teens wore hoodies and gloves in December.

Both are possible - I assume the woman would have only spoken up if she had good reason BUT we will never know. does that clarify things for you?

I wouldn’t do either of those things but just writing people off as miserable if they do complain about things is short sighted. The teens in hoodies is a stupid example. But plenty of people would be annoyed by a loud party even as a one off.

And some people are selfish fucks who think their wants override those of other people.

Humans are, by and large, irritating and selfish creatures.

I didnt need anything clarifying tbh it was all very clear 😬

What’s selfish about some kids kicking apples to each other?

I would not have said anything but I would have thought:

1. kicking fruit is going to damage it; some people will collect decent windfalls to eat. We collect them for horses;
2. I think ball games in public spaces are anti social - unless they are in a designated area;
3. windfalls survive longer intact and may provide food for wildlife for longer after a very bad summer for wildlife;
4. squashed windfalls will attract insects more, are a slip hazard and can adhere to your shoes and make a mess.

So the people picking intact windfall fruit are taking food away from wildlife?

Yes and if you squash them, you simultaneously ruin it for the wildlife but also attract more wildlife. Insects are the wrong kind of wildlife.

Insects are the wrong kind of wildlife

Oh absolutely. It's not like they're a critical part of any food chains is it? Or pollinate any plants? Of help recycle dead matter? FFS! 🙄