We just had an exciting trip to the shop with Matilda having a melt down over not being able to have a sausage roll (I had no cash on me & no $$ in the bank because I spent it all doing the food shop)

Anyway... she wound up tantruming. So I stopped and let her express herself over her dissappointment and I tried to explain that I had sausage rolls at home she could have when we got there... not good enough. Which is okay, she's only 3.

But the thing was I had one lady say very loudly as she walked by "my goodness can't that mother control her child? Imagine doing that in the shops" I had another lady stop when I was trying to stop Matilda running away. She said "just give her a whollop, go on..." I put Matilda in the car & came back for Jovie as it was too much with two and then suddenly Matilda escaped the car & was running on the road. An older man went to grab her & another old lady who was watching us started yelling "DON'T TOUCH HER!" and so he shrunk back & she followed Matilda while I came back (there were stairs & I had a trolley full with Jovie in it) I found her near the sausage roll place & the lady yelled at Matilda "STOP!" Matilda turned around & couldn't see me and freaked out. I ran up & grabbed her & the lady said that I needed Matilda to be afraid of me. That obviously she didn't respect me because she wasn't afraid of me. I thanked her for keeping an eye on Matilda & went back with Matilda kicking & screaming the whole way. As I was in tears trying to manage a 3 yr old who lost it & a baby in a trolley the old man from outside grabbed the trolley & asked me which way. He put Jovie in the car & packed my groceries away while I was managing Matilda. He came around and patted me on the back & walked away.

I think if it weren't for him I would have disolved. I just can't believe people who have to judge you for a tantrum. Its so frustrating.