so apparently i'll now berate children too...

[boobaloo]

i took the kids down to the park today, cause ds wanted to ride his bikes on the bike paths. we did that for a while, and the park we were at started to fill up with kids from about 6 - 12. ds wanted to play with them, and they were fairly good with letting him, but he tried to tell them his name, and said 'my name is xavier', now, he's 4, he has a brilliant vocab but sometimes when he speaks it can be a bit hard to understand. anyway, these kids obviously didn't undersand, and all looked at eachother and laughed - i had to stop myself crying for my little man who just wanted to be included.

i took ds to play on the other side of the park, but eventually he wanted to go back to playing with them, and he said to them, 'santa gave me a transformer for christmas', once again, they all looked at eachother and laughed. well, that does it for me, and i raise my voice, hoping their parents could hear, and said 'don't you dare laugh at him, he's little, and he's trying to tell you that santa gave him a transformer'. little turds were a bit shocked at that. ****ers.

i get so upset by this sort of crap, xavi just wanted to be involved, and was being friendly. the thought of him feeling bad about bigger kids doing this just does my head in.

[*Sparklez*]

nawwwww kids can be sooo mean these days!!!
im the same i avoid going to parks when i know they are gonna be packed cus i know i will def end up in an arguement with an elder childs mother or having a go at the older kids..
he sounds so cute though god love him n how dare they embarress him like that for talking to them n wanting to be included in their activities...
oooohhh im so angry fro u n hurt cus i know how heart breaking it is to watch ignorant kids like these be mean to these gorgeous lil ones...
because they are sooooo perfect... NOT

[Freya]

As someone who has a child with a speech delay I feel for you

Man, I swear kids manner are just getting more rotten as the years go by. People just arent teaching their kids enough compassion and manners these days. Im sorry Xavier had to go through that but good on you for calling them out on it.

[Calluna]

poor Xavi hope he didn't take it too much to heart.

[boobaloo]

poor Xavi hope he didn't take it too much to heart.

i think it was more me who took it to heart, but god i get furious at bigger kids, they treat little ones like crap all the time. i think their parents need to remind them they were little, and harder to understand, not that long ago.

[Arimeh]

Naw if we were up there I think Xavi and Aricyn would be the bestest of friends!! Aricyn got a transformer for xmas as well (although not from santa)

[boobaloo]

Naw if we were up there I think Xavi and Aricyn would be the bestest of friends!! Aricyn got a transformer for xmas as well (although not from santa)

absolutely. bastard kids don't know what they're missing! lol

[ss_storm]

aww poor little man. I try and avoid the playgrounds during school holidays/after school has finished for the day cause I don't want to run into any nasty little children..I don't think I'd have the guts to go off at them!
Surely it's not that hard for parents to teach their kids that it's ok to be polite!

[Nelle]

It's such a tough age isn't it, my 4yo doesn't get social cues too well (speech issues here too), and just wants to be friends! I do think I'm hurt more than he is, but you have my empathy - it's so tough hey.

[~Hestia~]

Aw, poor little guy.

[boobaloo]

it's funny, i never think of xavi having speech issues, because he has a huge vocabulary, but for new people, it is sometimes hard for them to understand what he's saying. i'm hoping it's an age thing? we don't haveany issues understanding him, so i sorta expect others to be the same. i also have to remember i spose that the kids i berated, were kids, but as a mama, i was so upset for my little guy..

[Peach*]

It's easy to forget that not everyone thinks our kids are as awesome as we do... its so hard hey. I cant even imagine how hard that would have been to watch, good on you for saying something!

[Kazbah]

awwww poor Xavier. I hope he finds a new friend at the park like Pip found yesterday - a lovely 9-yr-old gril who ust played with him while I fed quoll.

the big kids who muscle in on a small kids' playground and play rough are the ones that really annoy me.

[MummaSue]

Poor wee man, good on you for telling those boys!

[RockingBaker]

I understand completely. DS is mocked mercilessly by older kids for his speech and he gets so frustrated when they ignore him. Poor Xavi

[MantaRay]

I think that's a big part of being a mum - feeling the hurt and disappointment for our little ones I totally understand too hun

[boobaloo]

thanks ladies. it's good to know i'm not in the minority of over-protective mums! god, there is so much truth to the saying 'having children is like having your heart walking around' (well, that may not EXACTLY be it, but you know what i mean!)

[tellytubby]

Boobaloo, good on you for letting those kids know their behaviour wasn't on!
Did you get any response from the parents at all? Did they even notice?

I was once at a park, similar thing happen, but these little brats were pushing my wee one. Grr! In a firm voice, I told them to keep their hands to themselves. Well.... This massive woman stood up, man I crapped my pants!! LOL! But she just came over and told the girls to play nice.

But with that said, I would do it again in a heart beat - a lot of older kids need to be put in their place sometimes. If a random parent pulled my DD up on nasty behaviour I would totally understand (Hell, I would encourage it!)

Hope your little man has long forgotten about it.