Just witnessed some horrible parenting

[Scion123]

In the local park and a family (looks like the mum’s are sisters with their children). Mum gets on one of those big basket swings with her mum. The aunt starts swinging them, little girl gets very upset, sobbing and shouting ‘Please stop I feel sick’. The mum’s are absolutely creased up with laughter. Poor little girls gets more and more distressed and eventually starts screaming. Aunt is still pushing higher and higher. The girl then goes silent and they gradually bring the swing to a hault. She says ‘I couldn’t breathe’ and is doing those deep sobs. Takes herself off and sits quietly by herself while the mum’s are still cackling like a pair of hyenas.

Stupid bitches.

*the daughter gets on the swing with her mum

And this went on for a good few minutes 😤

Aww :(

That bad you sat there watching it all unfold before posting on mumsnet! 🙄

If that’s not abuse, I don’t know what is! Vile women.

Well either say something or walk away in disgust don't sit there documenting on Mumsnet

I would've said something. Poor wee girl.

poor child. I’d have wanted to say something, but also would probably worry that sort of mum would punch me

I would have said something too. If it went on for a good few minutes you had time to intervene in a non-confrontational manner. That poor girl shouting and sobbing and not only did her family laugh but adults observing did nothing to intervene.

I didn’t ‘sit there documenting on Mumsnet’ thanks very much! I was taking care of my own children. They were loud mouth yobs and I wasn’t prepared to get into a fight with them infront of my children. They also had their partners with them. They were an intimidating bunch and I haven’t got the confidence to front up to people like that. You’re all far better people than I am.

Lol at the people saying you should have done something when there’s a gang of them . What exactly? Get torn to strips in front of your own child?

You can’t tell people like that anything. They will probably punch you or swear at you!

It was just the documenting on here that's all . Sorry If you've took offence I get that you wouldn't want to approach them they don't seam very nice.

Why do people have to respond on here so curtly.

Why not ask ‘did you not feel able to confront them?’ Instead of ‘Well either say something or walk away in disgust don't sit there documenting on Mumsnet ‘

You just can’t have a civilised conversation anymore.

It was upsetting, they were intimidating, I felt protective of my own children. I’m 5ft on a good day,I’m softly spoken.

How did this so quickly descend into giving me a bashing?

I have read the best thing you can do if you have the courage ever the best thing to diffuse the situation is to talk to the child. Idk if it is true.

Poor child. The horrible thing is it’s setting her up for future abuse, perhaps of a sexual nature.

I'd love to see DullPortraits and Ifyouneedmenow confronting a gang of yobs while looking after her own children. Easy to be sanctimonious and superior on here.

ifyouneedmenow I’ve started a thread on a horrible incident I witnessed. I didn’t live stream it.

Sounds horrible OP. I don’t blame you for not saying anything - they would probably have gotten aggressive and it won’t have made them change their behaviour.

That's understandable op. If there was a group of them and you felt unsafe.

Lol at the people saying you should have done something when there’s a gang of them . What exactly? Get torn to strips in front of your own child?

I have done exactly that in parallel situations. I find that not using a criticising tone helps to defuse a potentially dangerous situation before it erupts. My lack of tact on Mumsnet does not reflect my real life ability to be diplomatic.

Of course you can’t confront them. Don’t be so bloody ridiculous.

They sound like dickheads, poor kid.

Mummyoflittledragon thankyou I’ll keep that in mind.

In the situation the OP later describes with the loud mouth intimidating partners I don't blame her for not intervening.

I’ve been in this situation. I’ve taken the approach of strolling over all nonchalant like I’m going to take the DC on the activity. Then I’ve stood and said “oh DC, no I don’t think we will do that, the little girl doesn’t like it so you definitely won’t”. Then again, I’m quite intimidating myself and I can see if you’re not naturally so it wouldn’t be something you’d feel comfortable doing.

Literally no mention of loud mouth gangs of people in the OP? Read as 2 women ( possibly sisters) with their children.