to expect this woman to actually do something?

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Went to the park with ds(5) and dd(1) last week. Park has a large outdoor paddling pool, ds was paddling away and me and dd were bending over the edge so she could put her hands in the water. A boy who seemed around 7 ran up to us and booted aload of water straight in dd's face. She choked and then screamed the place down, we were both soaked. Watched the boy run back up to his mum, followed him and told her what had happened she said "it's only water and if you don't want to get wet go home". Told her I don't mind getting wet but I do mind getting water kicked in mine and dd's face. She said she wasn't telling her son anything as he's a child and having a fun.

Right, decided to move to other end of pool away from demon boy, he follows us and tries to kick water at me and dd again, go back to his mother who shouts "go home if you have a problem for gods sake" she then says she's watching him and he's just playing, try and point out that actually she's stuffing her face with chocolate cake and not watching her son but then give up and take kids away from pool. Was so f*cking annoyed, felt like tipping her off her chair into a big patch of nettles

YANBU. On the other hand, just be thankful that you don't have to teach this child

I'd have been tempted to dump a big bucket of water over her (and her cake) and tell her to fuck off home if she didn't like it! can't stand people not taking responsibility for their own DC

YANBU - there's a big difference between an excited 7 year old accidentally splashing a small DC (which is par for the course), and what you describe.

TBH, though, I would not have spoken to the mother at all. I would tell the boy off myself. I have 2 DSs myself of around this age.

Well done for not smacking the silly cow.

Don't worry - what goes around comes around. If she isn't teaching the lad discipline and respect etc now, she's going to have a complete nightmare with the little brat, if she isn't already. Might be that she's already scared of him - he sounds like he has the capacity to be quite a bully....

Shame, as kid will grow up with some serious behaviour problems if things don't drastically change very soon, and it'll be her fault, not his.

Lol
she sounds a charmer

YANBU, I wouldn't speak to the child though, the unreasonable cow mother probably would have kicked off by the sounds of it. Think the idea of soaking her and seeing how she likes it's a good idea!

YANBU. Feel sorry for her, for the shit she's got in store for herself for years and years to come. At least you only had a few minutes exposure to the little shit child. She has to live with him.

Bloody nerve of some people. I would have been mortified if DS had done that and made him apologise and play further away. Obviously either one of the 'my child can do no wrong' brigade or just doesn't give a shit as long as she's got cake. Nice.

I have to say you were very restraint I think I'd have shoved the face in her face or grabbed the little bastards leg and soaked him from head to toe.
We were once told to fuck off by a 4 year old who'd thrown sand in our DD's face at the park, you meet some horrors.

Shoved the cake in her face, I cannot even type today

YANBU if it was me she would have been told in no uncertain terms what would happen to her little darling and told to stop being a right bitch after her first dissing comment, just because some people can't be arsed doesn't mean others should put up with it.

After the second time I would have just returned the favour after al kids are small it wouldn't take much effort to push the little sod in the pool and frankly I would have looked forward to the mother starting shit so I could deal with her too.

Blimey

Next time you go along, take Ryoko, she'll sort the bitch out for you

What a horrible woman, but yes her lack of discipline with her ds will bite her back on the arse.

next time I go to the park i'll take you with me Ryoko

I like to think of all the wonderful and horrid things i'd like to do to her and her orc of a child but in reality i'm crap at confrontation. The fact I even went and confronted her is a bloody miracle.

You should have held him face down in the water for a second or two.

If he didn't want to get wet, she should take him home, right?

You should have pushed her into the stinging nettles and then the pool.

YANBU! What are cheeky mother, no wonder her DS is so rude.

I have to say I laughed at your last sentence about wanting to tip her into the nettles. Lol.

I got fed up with arse holes years ago, I speak my mind.

I shock cyclists and car drivers by shouting at them on a regular basis, things to do with indicators, red lights and no cycling signs normally.

The way I see it, the kids who are dissing others today will be climbing up on rooftops and throwing things at people/trains tomorrow like they do round here.

Otherway round Hully

The cold water might take the sting out of the nettles your way.

The cow needs to suffer.

I would have been tempted to shove her into the pool and say "I'm only playing, go home if you don't like it". I'd make sure she'd put the cake down first though......don't want to get that wet

Colditz - I LOVE your style.... ;)

drowning's too good for the pair of them

She was rude and she should have had a word with him - especially after the second time - but to be honest, paddling pools in summer time are very often overcrowded and chaotic, and you can't really stop kids from splashing and being silly. OK, you can, but that would mean marking them like it's a World Cup footie match, and who wants to do that?

We were at one this weekend and it was dominated by 4-8 yr old boys kicking, splashing and chucking water over each other's heads.

YANBU. I'm getting so sick of how yobbo so many people act in this country, tbh.