sitting with dcs aged 8 and 4 in a fast food place. I had queued (massive queue as the place was packed) whilst dcs sat at the table. when I sat down ds1 told me that a girl had been making fun of him. I asked what girl and he pointed behind me so I turned round and saw that it was a girl around his age. I turned back and told him to ignore that sort of behaviour. I said it to him at a level only he could hear. the next thing I heard was an adult woman loudly saying "if you've something to say, say it to my face" I turned and it was the woman with the girl and she was looking at me. so I asked "what?" with a confused face because I really didn't have anything to say to her I had chosen to ignore whatever her child had done. anyway she didn't answer me and looked away and started eating her food so I turned back to my food and the next thing I felt this thud on my back. ds said "the girl threw something at you" so I turned again and asked the girl why she had thrown something at me. she ignored me and the mother said there was no need for me to ask why, I knew why, that we had been giving her dirty looks. I told her I hadn't given anyone dirty looks (I really hadn't), explained that my son said a girl had been making fun of him and I asked him to show me which girl, he pointed so I looked and that was all so there was no need for anyone to be throwing anything. the mother replied "she's my child and if I give her permission to throw stuff she can" and then some other incomprehensible stuff that I couldn't make out as I had already turned away again choosing to ignore her. she ranted on and on about the sort of person I was and lots of stuff I couldn't make out peppered with swearing every other word, massive queue of people with lots of children hearing it. then she got up and her final shot at me was "tramp" as she walked past our table to leave! 