Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: Other mom's (or parents)

  1. #1
    Banned
    Joined
    May 2010
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    3,877
    Thanks
    4,436
    Thanked 3,170 Times in 1,403 Posts
    My Mood
    Bored

    Default Other mom's (or parents)

    How do you deal with other people's kids?

    I ask this because I took my son to Chuck E Cheese yesterday and we were playing games. I was letting him play skee ball and then this other little kid (around his age, maybe a little younger) comes up and takes his skee balls and starts climbing on the machine.

    I go over there, and am wondering where his mom is. I just ignore him and tell Gage to just continue playing. The kid is obviously bothering him and honestly, was kinda bothering me too. I didn't know what to do though. I'm not going to tell the kid to get off...not my responsibility...right?

    Finally, the mom comes over and apologizes and pulls the kid away.

    Soo...we go play another game. One of those water blaster games and here comes this kid again and starts putting his hand in front of my son's water gun. I'm just like WTF?! The mom is sitting right there this time and I know she sees it but does nothing about it.

    I'm not one for confrontation, but sometimes I feel like some parents need a better hold on their kids. If that makes sense.

    Even the other day I was at the post office trying to mail some presents and this kid comes up and starts poking the gifts I have sitting on the counter while his dad waited in line. I just ignore it, hoping that his dad will step in and say something.

    Any other mom's have problems like this??
    What do you do?

    Do you talk to the kid?
    Talk to their mom/dad?
    Or just ignore it and hope they go away..lol

    They're just kids, so I just don't feel like I have any right to tell them "NO!", but sometimes...ughhhh...when it starts to interfere with my son, then I really just start getting pissed off...I feel like I SHOULD say something...any advice?

  2. #2
    Featured Member goreantx's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 2005
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    1,109
    Thanks
    182
    Thanked 874 Times in 322 Posts
    My Mood
    Devilish

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    I don't think any parent minds if you gently tell their kid "that's not nice" or "look, don't touch" If the kid doesn't behave after that, just ask them where their parent is and go over there and tell them nicely their kid is being a pill.
    Yes, I'm real.

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to goreantx For This Useful Post:


  4. #3
    Featured Member MarvelGirl's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Reality
    Posts
    1,351
    Thanks
    1,063
    Thanked 2,391 Times in 643 Posts

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    I've had things like that happen. If the kid is actually touching my stuff or my son's stuff, I grab his hand and ask in a very loud voice.
    "Are you lost? Where is your mother?"

    9 times out of 10, the parent comes running over and takes their kid. The other 1 out of 10 times, the kid starts giving me shit and I say loudly
    "Go get your mother, I'd like to have a word with her."
    THEN, the bitch comes running over to finally do her damn job.

  5. The Following User Says Thank You to MarvelGirl For This Useful Post:


  6. #4
    Featured Member
    Joined
    Dec 2010
    Location
    the pants party,
    Posts
    798
    Thanks
    936
    Thanked 526 Times in 231 Posts

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    this happens to me all the friggin time.
    i usually just say something in a really sweet (but loud) voice to the kid like "no no hunny dont do that" and the parent usually comes running.

    I have a hard time saying something to them alot of the time to. Its hard, people are weird with there kids sometimes.

  7. #5
    Veteran Member fast tan77's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Morgantown WV
    Posts
    380
    Thanks
    28
    Thanked 98 Times in 77 Posts

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    HaHaHa, Chuckie Cheese. It's one of the few places you can go through money faster than a strip club. I remember years ago I took the kids, had like $140 in my pocket. After the family pizza for $35, 20 each for tokens, within 10 mintes they were back for $20 more each. In like 40 mintes I was broke. My exact though was you go through money faster here than a strip club. Kids got some plastic toy something-or-other outa it. LOL
    I can do better than you in a two bit fancy house

  8. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to fast tan77 For This Useful Post:


  9. #6
    Banned
    Joined
    May 2010
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    3,877
    Thanks
    4,436
    Thanked 3,170 Times in 1,403 Posts
    My Mood
    Bored

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    Quote Originally Posted by fast tan77 View Post
    HaHaHa, Chuckie Cheese. It's one of the few places you can go through money faster than a strip club. I remember years ago I took the kids, had like $140 in my pocket. After the family pizza for $35, 20 each for tokens, within 10 mintes they were back for $20 more each. In like 40 mintes I was broke. My exact though was you go through money faster here than a strip club. Kids got some plastic toy something-or-other outa it. LOL
    Omg, I know! That place has a license to print money.
    Plus, you're more likely to get in a fight there than at a normal bar.
    (Since there's beer, and people's kids are involved.)

    And they are stingy with their tickets. On most games at other places, their ticket bonus is like 100 tickets, at Chuck E Cheese, the most you can win is 25 tickets!
    Each little toy was around 40 tickets.

    Definitely a once a year thing for us. LOL

  10. #7
    Veteran Member Arizona_Angel's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Currently in Chicago, Illinois
    Posts
    441
    Thanks
    148
    Thanked 55 Times in 42 Posts

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    Quote Originally Posted by goreantx View Post
    I don't think any parent minds if you gently tell their kid "that's not nice" or "look, don't touch" If the kid doesn't behave after that, just ask them where their parent is and go over there and tell them nicely their kid is being a pill.
    Exactly.

    I don't like doing things like that either but I will if I have to - especially if they do it repeatedly.

  11. The Following User Says Thank You to Arizona_Angel For This Useful Post:


  12. #8
    Veteran Member Arianna419's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 2010
    Location
    ohio
    Posts
    325
    Thanks
    508
    Thanked 208 Times in 128 Posts

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    Our kids are the same age, Avery. I'm horrible with other peoples kids. In fact, the only kid I like is mine. Chuck E Cheese makes me slightly uncomfortable. Lol.

    I would probably do what you did. Or say to the kid "oh hunny be careful." "thats not nice" Honestly I would probably have handed the kid some tokens and told him to go play a different game just to get rid of him.

    I'm always RIGHT on my son's heels when we go out. My SO says to "get off his ass and stop hovering." Its not because I think he will get hurt or kidnapped. Its because I don't want him to be "that kid" that annoys the shit out of everyone.

    The worst place for encounters with other kids? The playground, hands down. Kids don't want to play with mom there, they want to play with other kids. The most heart-breaking moment of motherhood for me has been when my son tried to play with some older kids and they laughed at him and said no. Thats the only time I've ever stepped in and said something to another child.

  13. The Following User Says Thank You to Arianna419 For This Useful Post:


  14. #9
    Banned
    Joined
    May 2010
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    3,877
    Thanks
    4,436
    Thanked 3,170 Times in 1,403 Posts
    My Mood
    Bored

    Default Re: Other mom's (or parents)

    Quote Originally Posted by Arianna419 View Post
    Our kids are the same age, Avery. I'm horrible with other peoples kids. In fact, the only kid I like is mine. Chuck E Cheese makes me slightly uncomfortable. Lol.

    I would probably do what you did. Or say to the kid "oh hunny be careful." "thats not nice" Honestly I would probably have handed the kid some tokens and told him to go play a different game just to get rid of him.

    I'm always RIGHT on my son's heels when we go out. My SO says to "get off his ass and stop hovering." Its not because I think he will get hurt or kidnapped. Its because I don't want him to be "that kid" that annoys the shit out of everyone.

    The worst place for encounters with other kids? The playground, hands down. Kids don't want to play with mom there, they want to play with other kids. The most heart-breaking moment of motherhood for me has been when my son tried to play with some older kids and they laughed at him and said no. Thats the only time I've ever stepped in and said something to another child.
    I usually hate Chuck E Cheese too, but it was a Tuesday, and for awhile, we were the only ones there. It was so nice. LOL
    The token idea is a good idea. I wish I would have just done that. Then the kid probably would have wanted to play my son's machine LOL

    And something like that happened to my son at the playground once. These kids were blocking him from climbing up. So I went, grabbed Gage, and lifted him over these kids so he could get to the top of the playground. I felt better. LOL

Similar Threads

  1. How is too old to be parents?
    By Kellydancer in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 28
    Last Post: 08-05-2011, 12:33 PM
  2. do your parents know?
    By Aslinn in forum Stripping (was Stripping General)
    Replies: 24
    Last Post: 11-09-2010, 06:30 PM
  3. Parents??
    By Dollboots in forum Newbie Board
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 05-09-2006, 09:48 AM
  4. Replies: 41
    Last Post: 01-08-2005, 06:36 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •