Woman having a go at children in shop

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2 children were in the store and I'm guessing they were being a bit hyper as they were buying some sweets. They were about 11.
However, I was quite uncomfortable with the way the children were spoken to by other customers.

It started off with the security guard asking the children where their parents were to which the girl explained she was with her friend (she seemed quite intimidated), the security guard thne started raising his voice at her about how her mum should not let her in the shop on her own and next time her mum must be with her.

Her friend then came from the checkouts after buying sweets and an elderly lady came up to both children and pointed her finger at them saying "I can't even bring my husband to shop with me yet here you two are in the shop together"

I understand the security guard warning the children if they were misbehaving or whatever but AIBU to think the elderly lady should not have got involved with two children who already looked quite shell shocked?
Covid rules are reducing now what with indoor restaurants and pubs opening that I couldn't believe the woman had a go at 2 children over the fact she doesn't bring her husband shopping with her

@Moulesvinrouge1 Bullying, stabbing, shoplifting, begging people to buy booze or fags for them - it all centres around supermarkets on the way to and from schools. A lot of supermarkets near schools even ask for age proof if they see someone that could potentially be an unsupervised

People aren't being asked to shop alone though. You can go to the pub with a group of people from another household, why on earth would you not be able to go in a shop with another person? They are both buying stuff, separately anyway. It make no difference if they went in separately or together, unless actual numbers are restricted within the shop. Then the actual number in the shop matters, not whether people have gone in together when they are each buying something.

[quote GrumpyHoonMain]@Moulesvinrouge1 Bullying, stabbing, shoplifting, begging people to buy booze or fags for them - it all centres around supermarkets on the way to and from schools. A lot of supermarkets near schools even ask for age proof if they see someone that could potentially be an unsupervised

@GreyhoundG1rl

Have we not had the scold/scald discussion before and it was a mixed bag to whether they sounded the same or different? Of course they don't sound the same, if you're pronouncing them correctly.

Quite ☺️

I wouldn’t have actually told the old lady to fuck off because I don’t tell anyone to fuck off, I’m not a savage 😂 But I would have told her to go away and mind her own business. Just because someone’s elderly, it doesn’t mean they have free range to intimidate or humiliate others, especially children.

@Flaxmeadow

I’d have told the old lady to fuck off

This is what's going wrong. No respect whatsoever

Oh shut up, respect works both ways, the old bag should zip her mouth and mind her own business.

It clearly only works one way with you, all SakuraEdenSwan1
You little charmer.

Both the lady and the security guard were out of order! Unfortunately, Covid has provided an excellent excuse for people who are generally inclined to go on a bit of a power trip...

Reminds me about this: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3924623-DD-shopping-and-2-meters?pg=1

@GreyhoundG1rl

Have we not had the scold/scald discussion before and it was a mixed bag to whether they sounded the same or different? Of course they don't sound the same, if you're pronouncing them correctly.

Oo-er. No need to be patronising. And I would pronounce them the same