Hello, I would just like your thoughts on this. Am I the one being unreasonable thinking I am not in the wrong regarding this situation as its been playing on my mind.
During the weekend , I was out shopping in a well known store. I'd just finished a round of fertility treatment and decided to treat myself to some retail therapy in a nearby town to help relax me during the two week wait. I was having a really relaxing day until I went into one store.
I was standing In the middle of the Isle looking at the shelf, and I stepped forward to lift something of the shelf . All of a sudden a young boy , I would say maybe around 11-13 years old , I'm not good at estimating, he came flying along in a scooter. You know those scooters you put one foot on. I didn't see him at all. There was a corner so I don't know weather he came around the corner or straight up the Isle but he almost ran the scooter into me. I was a bit taken back when this happened as it took me by surprise. My opinion is that he shouldn't be using a scooter inside a store. Would you not agree? If he had of been on foot then he wouldn't have came so suddenly and quick. I just think they shouldn't be allowed in a store. What if he was to knock down a small child or something ?
I apologised and said sorry when I saw him almost running into me, how could I see someone coming so quickly on a scooter? All of a sudden he started screaming at me that I walked in his way. He was going insane violently roaring throwing F bombs over and over at me. Like he was going MENTAL, very aggressive. I've never heard a boy use such foul language. I don't feel that's a normal reaction at all. I didn't say anything to him, because I was taken back by what was suddenly happening and also he was a child. What bothered me more was the fact his dad just stood there and said nothing other than cmon. The way he behaved coming at me , I genuinely thought he was going to attack me physically before his dad interjected and said cmon. If that had been my child I would not have tolerated him thinking its acceptable to speak to another person like that and I would have made him to apologise. At the very least, I would apologise on his behalf for his behaviour and dealt with him later. His father clearly heard me say he shouldn't be flying around on a scooter inside the store . He was old enough to know sense and I feel its almost enabling this behaviour and teaching him this is OK to speak to people like that. staff overheard and said absolutely nothing while he rode off on his scooter again. If I had of been a staff member I would have asked him not to ride on the scooter while inside the store.
To be honest maybe I'm a little sensitive but this has genuinely been bothering me. I feel extremely uncomfortable going into any stores now and it's on my mind all the time and I had to send OH to do shopping last night as I couldn't face it.
I'd like to hear your thoughts.
If that was your child, would you have just ignored the situation or said something to the child or apologised on their behalf?
Do you think scooters should be allowed in stores ?
I know its none of my business how people educate and discipline their child but I just feel its not ok to teach a child its acceptable when it comes to endangering other people . What if he had of attacked me ? What if he knocked downed a young child as there were lots of very young children in the store .
I know some poeple will say those are what ifs and didn't happen , but those are also possible scenarios which could have / could happen in a future time .
Would like to hear other peoples thoughts