Kids were showering after their swimming lesson and DS (5y) was shampooing his hair and body (which we don't normally do, he normally just has a good rinse). So he's rinsing off and stands directly under the shower so all the shampoo went over his face and in his eye and starts screaching and crying. I tell him from the edge of the shower area (no shoes allowed) to get back under the shower and rinse it all out, cue more shrieking and general overreacting (he's great at hamming it up at the worst time). So I step in a bit and guide him back under the shower, so I could help rinse his face. Only I didn't get chance to do that as another mum came marching over, turned DS round by the shoulders and started rubbing at his eyes, I said to her that it was ok and he was overreacting a bit, was a no more tears shampoo so nice and gentle. She didn't say anything then, just walked back to her own kid.
Was a bit put out really, I was quite clearly handling the situation (although obviously not to her satisfaction), I don't think she had any right to just come and take over! From him getting shampoo in his eyes to the woman coming over must have been all of 10-15 seconds - I really didn't think I was unreasonable to try to get DS to sort it himself before intervening, he's been fine doing this at bath time. I felt like everyone was tutting and head shaking at The Bad Mother Over There 