Attention Parents,
If you bring your kids to the park, PLAY WITH THEM!! I have 2 of my own kids to play with. It's already hard enough for me to keep track of them, running in opposite directions. As it is, I have to have eyes in the back of my head just to make sure one of them doesn't take a header off the top slide. It never fails. Everytime I take the kids to the park, there is always some mom (I'm assuming it's the mom) that's on a cell phone or reading a book, while their kid bothers me or my kids. When I say bother, I don't mean the kid comes up and says "Hi." These kids stand a little too close and say "My dad and mom don't live together" or something awkward like that. What the hell do I say to that? It's usually, "That's nice," and I move on. Or worse, the kids try and grab or push one of my kids out of their way. I don't want to touch the other kid, so I usually just say "Let's be nice." and move my kids to another part of the play area, which they are most happy to oblige.
The worst time was when I was at the swings with my kids. A little boy comes up to me when I'm pushing both of them on the swing. He doesn't ask, but demands that I pick him up, put him in the swing, and push him. I say that it wouldn't be appropriate to do that and that he shouldn't ask strange men to pick him up. Now he's screaming "Come on, Come on!" I look over and I see the mom next to me give me the "Don't look at me, I don't know what to do" look. So I say, "where's your mom?" The kid points to an older woman about 20 feet away with her back turned, smoking a cigarette (don't get me started on that), on a cell phone. "That's my grandma." I tell him that she needs to put him in and push him. Thankfully, the mom next to me pushes the kid out of the way (not even kidding, she actually pushed him) and told him that when his grandma comes over, he can have the swing back. She then puts her own kid in and starts swinging. Okay, that was funny, and put me in a better mood. I gave her the "Thank you" nod.
The fact is, I'm a complete stranger. These parents should be mindful of who their kids are talking to and where they are AT ALL TIMES! I don't want to single anyone out, but I have never seen a dad at the park not running around and playing with their kids. The one dad I saw that was on a phone was on a bluetooth and still managed to climb the plastic ladder with his two sons at the same time. Whenever these annoying kids interrupt me, It's always the mom, grandmother, or babysitter way off to the side completely engrossed in something other than their kid. I don't blame the kids for annoying me one bit. It's absolutely not their fault. If these parents would take part and play with them, it would absolutely not be an issue. Plus, kids have more fun when you're involved. If you can't be involved with your kid at the park, then don't bring them. If it's just fresh air you want, then crack open a window and don't bother me!
If you bring your kids to the park, PLAY WITH THEM!! I have 2 of my own kids to play with. It's already hard enough for me to keep track of them, running in opposite directions. As it is, I have to have eyes in the back of my head just to make sure one of them doesn't take a header off the top slide. It never fails. Everytime I take the kids to the park, there is always some mom (I'm assuming it's the mom) that's on a cell phone or reading a book, while their kid bothers me or my kids. When I say bother, I don't mean the kid comes up and says "Hi." These kids stand a little too close and say "My dad and mom don't live together" or something awkward like that. What the hell do I say to that? It's usually, "That's nice," and I move on. Or worse, the kids try and grab or push one of my kids out of their way. I don't want to touch the other kid, so I usually just say "Let's be nice." and move my kids to another part of the play area, which they are most happy to oblige.
The worst time was when I was at the swings with my kids. A little boy comes up to me when I'm pushing both of them on the swing. He doesn't ask, but demands that I pick him up, put him in the swing, and push him. I say that it wouldn't be appropriate to do that and that he shouldn't ask strange men to pick him up. Now he's screaming "Come on, Come on!" I look over and I see the mom next to me give me the "Don't look at me, I don't know what to do" look. So I say, "where's your mom?" The kid points to an older woman about 20 feet away with her back turned, smoking a cigarette (don't get me started on that), on a cell phone. "That's my grandma." I tell him that she needs to put him in and push him. Thankfully, the mom next to me pushes the kid out of the way (not even kidding, she actually pushed him) and told him that when his grandma comes over, he can have the swing back. She then puts her own kid in and starts swinging. Okay, that was funny, and put me in a better mood. I gave her the "Thank you" nod.
The fact is, I'm a complete stranger. These parents should be mindful of who their kids are talking to and where they are AT ALL TIMES! I don't want to single anyone out, but I have never seen a dad at the park not running around and playing with their kids. The one dad I saw that was on a phone was on a bluetooth and still managed to climb the plastic ladder with his two sons at the same time. Whenever these annoying kids interrupt me, It's always the mom, grandmother, or babysitter way off to the side completely engrossed in something other than their kid. I don't blame the kids for annoying me one bit. It's absolutely not their fault. If these parents would take part and play with them, it would absolutely not be an issue. Plus, kids have more fun when you're involved. If you can't be involved with your kid at the park, then don't bring them. If it's just fresh air you want, then crack open a window and don't bother me!
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