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Was this woman unreasonable to shout at my daughter?

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oceanstars · 19/02/2017 20:56

I was swimming with DD (18 months) and she was excited and shouting a bit and splashing.

A woman kept giving her daggers and tutting whenever she swam past and saying "too many children." Then when she got splashed shouted at DD "and you can just stop that!"

AIBU to think you don't shout at babies?

OP posts:
hungrypanda2008 · 23/02/2017 08:42

Nasty woman. There are always some people who Just can't tolerate kids. Sometimes there are reasons - for e.g. If she is unable to have children (I avoided babies when I was struggling to get pregnant - I realise not everyone handles things this way) or are not used to them. I'm always careful that my children are behaving and not impinging on others. So if I do get dagger looks I always respond with a look or comment. Why? Well I think it should be obvious I'm doing my bit as a parent to ensure my children aren't being a nuisance. I'm a teacher so even before having kids I witnessed some quite frankly rude and hostile behaviour to young people. And yes, I would intervene.

Reebs123 · 23/02/2017 23:12

She was BU. Er, it's a pool . She's going to get splashed sooner or later. If she doesn't like it why doesn't she hire out the WHOLE POOL? Grin

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