This is bonkers mummy behaviour

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At the pool. Waiting on kids in swim lesson.

There is a mummy walking/following her 2 year old around..
Both soaked from swimming,
are you choosing a cubicle? Which one do you want? Joe mummy wants to go home...I know you want to stay....why are you walking around the changing room, no treat now, come on go in there, let's go let's go....he's now wailing while mummy is narrating the whole thing while following him around the communal room.

Ffs pick him up and take him into a cubicle...aibu?

We are now on you are tired after your swimming lesson, I know, let's get changed now....still carrying the swim bags around the room 🫣

Not just mums but dads too.. at the park yesterday. Said dad kept saying oh we need to go, cue child climbing up to top of climbing frame. Dad kept reminding him. Had to make it into a game and then wrestled to get the child’s shoes on. Child was about six. Child then hit him he said oh please don’t do that and then child spat in his face.. dad says oh we don’t do that. Child said I had sand in my mouth.. all very gentle and took a very long time to actually leave!! Was blowing my mind a bit.

What would you have done here?

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Yesterday my 2 year old made lots of decisions in the supermarket.

What colour treats do you want to buy the dog? He worked on colours...
Do you want the cheese or garlic crackers? Cheese, cool
Would you like watermelon or pineapple. Both... no you can only have one. He chose one.

He also asked for ice cream in the freezer aisle. I said no and guess what no tantrum.

Age appropriate questions are fantastic.

That’s exactly the point. You give them age appropriate choices of one small thing to give them some control and independence of thinking.

You don’t let them choose the entire menu for the week, or wander round a changing room for several minutes, or when to leave the park when everyone is cold and tired, or decide which house to live in!

45 minutes 😂😂😂 who the fuck has time for that nonsense.

No one's suggesting you should, however with your first ever experience of parenting a 2 yr old, maybe the first time you've even taking them swimming alone, you're still figuring this out. Give the woman some grace

Omfg.