WIBU? - Child waking the street

[Iltavilli]

We live on a cul de sac with a ginnel (alley for non-northerners) at the bottom, so it is often used as a cut through for people walking children to the local schools about half a mile away. Leaving the house this morning around 8am (huge lie in as I normally leave at 6am), a girl of around 7 or 8 was being walked to school by her mum.

The girl was banging what looked like two plastic sticks together, quite loudly, and was shouting “get up, get up, it’s time for school and work” all the way along the street. She was about 100 metres ahead of her mum, but mum was laughing along and not trying to stop her. I said to the girl that some people, like nurses, work at night and need to sleep in the morning so they can take care of people the next night. The girl burst into tears, and as mum got to where we were (outside my house) shouted at me for making her daughter cry.

Given the weather is so warm, and people have windows open to sleep, was I wrong to ask the girl to stop - but also to explain why she should stop?

I suggest the thread is closed

Yep. Uptight like I thought.

Report your thread OP see if they will close it.

You know you have no control over whether they do it or not...

This thread has hit a nerve with somecakefather for sure. I reckon she’s one of those mothers with a noisy kid. I mean, why else would you keep on defending this child?

There's something very ironic about people antagonising and arguing with strangers on an internet forum in a debate about how against antisocial behaviour they are.

Or are the rules different online?

Or are the rules different online?

Yep.

Mumsnet never ceases to amaze me with the lack of understanding regarding child development

Mumsnet never ceases to amaze me with a substantial chunk of posters’ tolerance / encouragement of brattish behaviour by their DC. And their HOOROR when another adult speak to their DC

*This thread has hit a nerve with somecakefather for sure. I reckon she’s one of those mothers with a noisy kid. I mean, why else would you keep on defending this child?

Good try. You're so far off the mark it's laughable😅. So because I disagree with the OP and think she was wrong, my child is noisy ? I mean I could easily make up thinks about your children on the basis of your replies couldn't I? I don't know why you are all so interested in my replies...it's almost like I've hit a nerve.

*things

And screaming with two plastic sticks is allowed of-course it is

I absolutely did not say that^, you outright lied.

Sorry, should have said shouting