Said the mum to her son in the playground today!
Ive never heard anything like it. Dont normally blatantly criticise someone elses parenting skills but honestly, this woman took the biscuit today.
"DONT put your hands in your mouth A, they are dirty and have germs. I have told you about germs havent i" she said as she wiped the small football with a wet wipe before putting it back down on the ground to play with for the 5th time.
"Stop whining A, none of the other children in the playground are whining, why arent you having fun. We came here to have fun. Not to whine". I muttered that perhaps its because you havent stopped whining since you got here. Think one of the other mums heard me - oops!
"Dont keep kicking the ball over there A, i have to keep running to get it it"
"Dont keep jumping up and down on the climbing frame A you might fall off"
"Hurry up and get down, im not having fun A"
"Lets do another thing now A, this isnt fun"
"STOP whining A, if your dad was here he would take you home and smack you"
"I brought you to the park to have fun, why arent you having fun A".
Are you surprised he wasnt having fun? I always try not to judge because you never know the background, but..... Seriously, he seemed like a normal 4 year old to me and she was there with her mum (Im guessing her mum), insisting this boy had fun because she took him to the park but didnt stop nagging the poor sod!