It has been snowing off and on the past week (actually it's been snowing the last four months but who's counting), so we thought we would take the kids to McDonald's on Friday for lunch. We invited the next door neighbour and her three kids as we thought they could all run around the indoor play park and burn off some of the built up energy which seems to be accumulating more and more each month.
The kids were having fun until this boy, who we will call "the devil" had a temper tantrum inside the play house. The kids just got out of his way and came back to the table to eat their hamburger. After lunch they went back to playing and so did the devil and his bad temper. The devil child came back into the play house screaming and started kicking & pushing all the kids around. This kid was about 5 years old and when Dann, Leanne and I asked who's kid it was, nobody claimed him. He ended up kicking Ryan (next door neighbour's boy) and then pushed Emma down to the ground on her bum. Dann had to go into the play tube, to get the kids out and away from this little boy (there was 7 kids trying to get away from the devil boy).
After all the kids were safe, Dann was walking back to our table and he said in passing, "who's kid is that anyway?" Then this mom who was sitting at the table across from us spoke up and said, "he's mine." She did not move from the table, just oblivious...
Hey, I know all kids have their moments and Emma has her fair share, but this stunned mom was not willing to address the problem, even when her son was hurting other children... that just makes me mad!!
Not only did Emma get pushed to the ground playing, I believe she contracted Pink Eye from the indoor play park too. We are off to the doctor this afternoon for some antibiotics....
Poor Chicken!
Even though Emma's eyes are ichy and sore, she still loves to play with Ethan and he enjoys all the attention.
Everyone keeps telling me that Ethan looks like me or my side of the family, but I do see some Dann in him too! If nothing else, they both enjoy being naked, even though this photo only has one boy in his Birthday Suit (I thought I would spare you the image of both of them)!
3 comments:
I probably would have SNAPPED!!! It sounds like you were very calm...good for you! I think some people were meant to be parents and some people just don't know how.
Poor little Emma. We thought Marin had pink eye a few weeks back, but it turned out to be nothing...I'll cross my fingers for Emma!
I definitely see your beautiful eyes on your son, but he seems to have Dann's nose and mouth...He's a perfect mix of the two of you, and super cute to boot!!
You should've handcuffed the little brat to one of the tables. I've heard those macdonaldland play centers are pretty bad for picking up diseases.
Those indoor play parks are a blast. It sucks that someone brought their "brat" and everyone else suffered. The saddest part is the parent who was there, makes you wonder what life is like for that little boy everyday and why he was acting out that way.
On a happier note, your kids are CUTE! I hope that pink eye goes away soon, and doesn't spread in your household. UGH. Thanks for "sparing" us Dann's birthday suit photo! LOL
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