Am I alone in finding other people's children awful? At a party today DS2 (4) was strangled (he was OK) by the birthday girl (4) and her parents were nowhere to be seen. She is always hitting, pushing etc other children and they just don't seem to realise how horrible she is. I.E. if she was my child I would not take my eye off her for fear of her hurting other children.
On another note, is it normal for other parents to tell your child off when their child cries for NO REASON. AAaaaggh it makes me so cross. A game throwing cuddly toys at each other or being hit by a cushion does not hurt. And a cushion with tiny Indian-style mirrors in it is not a dangerous weapon. And my children had already said sorry twice when he was told to say it again. Is this normal behaviour? I am dying to have a go at this father who is encouraging his sons to be total wimps and think that my DS is in the wrong.
OK rant over, for now.