Son was sick in the playground

[humanz]

Was at a local playground today. First time since it's reopened. Son was happy playing and wasn't really interested in other kids. He's 21 months old. He ran over to me for a feed then ran back to the slide. I stood at the bottom and waited f him. He was sick at the top of the slide and another child slid down and got sick on his trousers. It was a tiny amount but still not nice. The child literally slid down a second after he was sick and I couldn't sort it out in time. He's not unwell, I think it was just a mixture of milk and excitement/running around.

Cue child's father swearing and ranting. "Stupid bloody woman" and "are you going to pay my dry cleaning bill" - he was really aggressive and angry and wouldn't accept my apologies. He walked with his kid over to his partner and she also started and said "absolute tramps"

I just scooped my son up and went home and am still feeling a bit meh about it

If you were them, would you have reacted the same?

What a total twat. Don't waste any more time even thinking about it OP!

Oh he needs to get over himself. The line about dry cleaning gets said in movies/tv and he probably feels like a right numpty now.

Seriously though, kids get sick for no reason at all. I once found a bit of shit stuck to a foam triangle at soft play so a puke probably wouldn't phase me.

Anyone who calls anyone else a tramp is just a bit of an arsehole IMO.

The problem is that anyone with children at nursery or school know parents who do insist on sending their sick kids everywhere. The man was out of order, but there's always that presumption that parents knew and ignored the sick bug or whatever illness.

You just learn to ignore it, you know your kid was fine, nothing you could have done.

wouldn’t have bothered me at all op

Children are unexpectedly sick sometimes OP, this is Not your fault. It was not yours or your child’s intention to get sick on the other child. Please don’t feel bad, I hope you’re both okay xxx

If people were looking, they were thinking what an aggressive dick he was. And feeling sorry for his kids. And you for being shouted at. What a wanker.

I have a sick phobia so would probably would have freaked out (in my head) but been very understanding and stripped off the trousers sharpish !

Oh lord, poor you. We've all been in mortifying predicaments at one time or another. It wasn't your fault, they were dicks. Try not to think about it anymore

Anyone who is trying to say you did anything wrong here is reaching.

Having said that, if I saw a child be sick I would probably be baffled as to why they were at a playpark if they weren't feeling well

I guess you've never just been sick rapidly and without warning? Jeez.

Don't worry OP, my DD threw up at a trampoline park as I let her go back on after eating. Doh! These things happen!

My DM says that some people live life in a constant state of stress (finance difficulties, relationship dramas etc.) And it comes out as things like this and road rage. He's a dick. Kids go the the park in their playing out clothes. He could have politely asked you for a baby wipe. He could have sympathised with your predicament. My DD was sick all over another child at a 3 yo birthday party once. It happens. These mums have got your back OP!

Kicking people isn’t playing! She sounds ineffective at best.

That’s why these sort of confrontations are so unsettling; the other parent is left with the conviction that they are right and you and your child are at fault, and there’s not much you can do to challenge that! (Unless you’re the sort of person who’s happy to have a slanging match or punch-up in a crowded playground...) A bit like the playing chess with a pigeon analogy.

I hope the OP can at least take comfort in the MN consensus that dry-clean-toddler-dad behaved like a dick.

Yes they aren’t fun at all but they happen unfortunately. Yes hopefully she will, he sounds like a bully.

OMG no that's horrible how they reacted. what horrible people.