To have yanked DD away from the "Living statue"?

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One of those living statues in our town...he's doing his thing as we pass...he's holding a lollypop....a cheap and nasty one...he sees my 4 year old close to his feet and bends slowly down towards her whilst proffering the lolly...she naturally reaches out for it.

I yank her away a bit too quickly because of the following

A: You don't take sweets from weird painted men strangers

B: He has not asked my permission

C: He'll expect a pound in his bucket for the lolly

My Mum said "Oh that was a bit rude of you..."

I was annoyed and wanted to tell him to bugger off.

WIBU?

Do you live in Sandford?

No Scurry

seriously?

YANBU. I hate those people they are scary. They should not be giving lollies out, or invading your personal space. Shudder.

Did you explain to your DD?

hmm Pure

Yes. Seriously....why the face??

Oooh wrong response, snarky face was supposed to be on another thread

Painted people are creepy, but people on stilts are worse

Aha x post

Yanbu, I would have done exactly the same.

Complete over reaction.

OOh Pure where's the snarky thread??

Stupid brackets!

Yes I did Sparkling I said he was a rude man who thought it was ok to offer things to children without asking their Mummy first...and that she's not to take things unless they ask me before offering her.

The statue is being v unreasonable! he's totally crossed a line there - putting parents in a really awkward situation (which is why your mum said you were rude, but you weren't, he forced you to be so) - and it's creepy too. Ugh. YANBU.

I think those statues are a bit creepy for children TBH. He probably makes a mint too and parks his brand new car round the corner.

I hate them too, and yes, I tell DD that we don't take sweets from strangers. I don't like any random strangers offering DD cheap and nasty sweets. We give them a wide berth. YWNBU!

Oh right thanks Pure

Why Soup? He's using dirty tactics to get money! Like the stupid balloon bending man we have who also offers the balloons to your child as if he's GIVING them when I know he wants 3 pounds for one dodgy poodle!

Maybe you should have steered a bit further away from him when walking past.. he was handing her a lollipop though, not a lit marlboro or a can of stella...

We got nobbled by the balloon man. What with living statues, balloon people and chuggers going into town can be a scary business.

They are creepy but my DD isn't really scared of them...she just reached up to take it...she's a sweet fiend and would accept one from pretty much anything! Which was worse in a way...if she had cried, I could have told him off!

no yanbu and I would have done the same. I can't stand lollipops and no one should give children sweets without asking the parent first.

Sqeuky I couldn't it was packed and that's where we were walking...busy, tourist town you know....full of people shopping.

Sparkling the one time he nobbled me, I said ""Oh...right...how much? And he said "Three pounds" and I said HOW MUCH! I've only got one.!" and he took it! Nobber.

i think that he crossed a line, but that you redrew it fast enough. You are right to set boundaries for your dd to follow and if you think that his behaviour was inappropriate, then she will too.

BTW I think you are right on all accounts. and I'd have done the same. Shame on him.

My 4 year old won't go into town with me anymore because of the bloody living statue man. So in surprised your dd nearly grabbed a lOlly off him. I dont think you're BU about the lolly.

Chester?
YANBU. I do exactly the same, much to the annoyance of DD.
For exactly the same reasons you have given.
Strangers + sweets= dangerous territory.

We have a really creepy paedo looking balloon man too. He makes stuff without asking, holds it out to child and expects payment. Both statue and balloon man give me the creeps.