to have had a go at this kid?

[Bogeymanface]

I was walking into the shop earlier when a lad of about 9, still in his primary school uniform, was shouting something through the door to his sister. Then he turned and spat and it went on me.

I dont think he intended to spit at me and as soon as he did it he said sorry. It took me a second to realise what had happened but then I said "FGS!! That is absolutely disgusting! Do you realise that I need to get changed and wash these clothes now, because of YOUR digusting habit of spitting?! Do your parents allow you to spit?" "(a very shamefaced) No" "And what the hell do you think they would say if they knew you had just gobbed all over a stranger in the street?" "Dunno" "I think you do know! I think you'd be in big trouble wouldnt you?!" "mumbled Yes" "So pack it in, its revolting and you should be ashamed of yourself"

I didnt swear, I didnt shout, although I was bloody angry. And a woman in the shop said "Oh you shouldnt have had a go at him, he didnt mean to spit on you" I said that if he hadnt been spitting in the first place then it wouldnt have happened at all.

WIBU?

Apparently one of the main ways the black death spread was through spitting. It's absolutely revolting. YANBU.

Sorry, it was the Pneumonic Plague not the Bubonic Plague that spread by spitting, so easy to get one's plagues confused.

No worries Proud, I was feeling a bit snitty at the time so over reacted :)

:o Wimba @ getting ones plagues confused!

I told a couple of boys off when i was driving. In a nice way. they were walking and one of them shoved the other nearly hitting my car which was stationery at the lights.

I just said to him 'look be sensible, you could end up hurt and I would hate that, my ds's your age or something along those lines. He looked sheepish and said sorry I think

sometimes you do have to intervene and to keep kids safe. i know this is slightly different.

HidingInTheBathroom - I am sorry to hear about your DDs condition, but when she is 9, I'd hope you would have taught her to manage her problem so that she's not having to spit in shop doorways