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To refuse to get my child out of the car to apologise?

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LionEggMeg · 19/02/2017 17:38

I was leaving a supermarket yesterday with my children. As i herded them towards the car, the littlest, who happens to have very poor auditory issues, ran ahead and opened his car door against the door of the next car, and jumped in, oblivious, and put on his seat belt. The owner of the car next to us said "did he bang that?" and looked but there was no damage. She got in the car with her child, but then her friend, about to get into the passenger seat, said "please get him out of the car to applogise." I refused, I said i would speak to him about it and in all likelihood he wouldnt have known he had done it. She was quite insistant, and i continued to refuse politely and put the others in the car and I said he is 6 and has [a form of] autism. She said 6 was nothing but would "let him off". I did speak to him and he was very sorry and I am sure he wont do it again, but I dont think there was anything to be gained by humiliating him in front of a stranger, and it wasnt even her car!

aibu?

IonaMumsnet · 19/02/2017 21:34

Evening folks.

We've had a fair few reports on this thread so just wanted to stop by with a reminder of our policy on disablism.

While we are aware the OP has asked if she was being unreasonable so is presumably happy to hear opinions on both sides of the coin, we would just like people to think carefully about the way in which they post about children who have special needs.

We prefer to think, for example, of autism as perhaps being a 'reason' for certain actions rather than 'an excuse', which makes it sound like it isn't valid.

We have lots of parents of children with special needs posting on the boards, as well as people with SN themselves, so we just think it benefits everyone to think carefully and post in a way that is inclusive and understanding.

Thanks!

KatherineMumsnet · 21/02/2017 14:01

Peace and love, please! We think everyone can make their points without PAs - we don't want to have to zap the thread but we will if it's just going to descend into bunfightery.

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