To have taken this opportunity away.

[ProclivityForPyrotechnics]

Small village. I was tired, walking home from work. Noticed a child and parent on the other side of the street, we got to the opposite side of the lights together I pressed the button at the lights.

Child lost his shit. Screaming, crying, flailing. Green man came and I crossed the road. They did not.

As I passed the mum she told me I was a selfish bitch who could clearly see her child wanted to press the button.

1. I didn't know that
2. He clearly couldn't reach
3. The lights change immediately and I wanted to get home.
4. Her kids wishes are not my problem!

Aibu to think she's absolutely batshit and if I see her in the pub again I will tell her so?

You mean you were just thinking about crossing the road and getting home? You weren’t thinking about this unknown child, tuning into his/ her brainwaves to know their wants and desires? How very dare you!

( the mother is very rude, lovely example to set to her child)

Were you walking back from the pub then, OP?

As I said just above to a PP, that's one reason why I don't think it's appropriate to say anything out loud, it was just a small inner irritation.

😆

It's a universal truth that a kid will want to walk on a wall, and press buttons. To be honest, the crossing buttons on main roads are so filthy I'm more than happy to let a child get a dirty finger! 🙂

My DS had a week or so around age 3 where he would go nuts if someone else pressed the button first but he grew out of it quickly when I kept having to tell him that he can't always be the one to have a turn!
It definitely wasn't easy or fun but had to be done.
It's an important life lesson and part of their gradual realisation that the world doesn't revolve around him.
She's creating a monster.
YANBU!

How dare you not understand that the world revolves around her precious child, and how very dare you not know telepathically what he wants!

Two drops short of a piss 🤣

Adding that gem to my lexicon 😜

She is clearly being unreasonable.

Did she really call you a 'selfish bitch' in the street though? I never seem to come across these situations where people shout obscenities at each other for really minor things in public?

I do do exactly that (wait for the green man, not scream). I work on the basis that if the parents are trying to teach their child road safety, a few extra seconds out of my day is worth not making it difficult for them and keeping the child safe.

@Funkyslippers no it's a small village I've seen her in the pub before. You know to recognise a face. Don't know her though

@Lynnthesearesexnotgenderpeople yes she really did! I was so shocked!

I think you should have waited for the green man. I always do if there's a child waiting.

Were you in Germany?
Cross before the lights go green there are you will get a bollocking. A man even turned his bike around to yell at DH about it

Ignore her OP and just blank her in the pub

She was ridiculous and rude. I don't see why you'd want to bring it up if you see her in the pub though.

Definitely batshit

I remember when my kids would whinge because they hadn’t pressed the button. I just let them press it even after it was pressed and they were happy

Hmm .. can see where he gets his tantrums from is what I would of said to her.

I got yelled at once by posh type for not walking on the road so fanged rat small dog on extendable lead could continue it's sniffathon on the pavement unhindered.

Good times.

I don’t. I go when the road is clear

I want to teach my dc that the green man isn’t an automatic cross as some cars won’t listen to that.

So they are taught to cross when it’s safe

Behave yourself.

I think you credit people with too much awareness of what random children want.

TBH we used to love pressing buttons so much when we were young and to have yet another opportunity for something for my brother and I to argue about that even half a century later I automatically hang back if I see a child anywhere near a button.

However, it’s quite understandable that not everyone feels like this and both she and the child were out of order.

Horrible entitled woman with a vile, bratty child. I would have burst into fake laughter and told both to get a grip.