Dear random old people...

WendyTerry420

I'm more concerned about strangers thinking it's okay to discipline my child. We, my friend and I and kids, were at pizza hut buffet having lunch and some people in the back had a screaming child. A group of elderly ladies were sitting close to the buffet and my friends little boy(he was 5) went running to the buffet to get food and this old lady grabbed his arm and told him to quit all that screaming and it wasn't polite to scream like that, now mind you it wasn't him number 1 and number 2 I understand you being irritated with the screaming kid, I was there for 2 minutes and I had had enough of it but it's not your place to correct a child or their parents. I went off on her and told her in no uncertain terms that touching another persons child in that manner is unacceptable and very rude. They called me rude and I told them that rude is grabbing someone else's child in the manner she did so and that he (the child) deserved an apology and his mother too. She finally apologized and so did I. But if they are coming up and saying how cute and touching their heads and such I see nothing wrong with it. This is what's wrong with this world people get to upset over the little stuff. And to the lady with the kid who has allergies, your situation is different and not the normal. I would think even taking the child out to eat or even in public would be to much of a risk for the child and you should just leave said child home. I'm thinking I would be so paranoid to take my child out because of all the risks to it's life and said child is safer at home. Sucks to be the child though

Why was a 5 year old running up to a hot buffet? Many restaurants prohibit kids under 10 from serving themselves.

Simple solution is simple.

He took off before we could stop him and we were telling him to come back when the lady grabbed him. He was running up there to stand in line and wait for him momma.

Maybe his " momma " needs to teach him how to behave when eating in public. At five years old, he is old enough to learn. You would not need to " go off " on another patron of the restaurant ( because it's not your place either ) and the old lady can eat in peace.

^^ This

My son tried this once. ONCE.

WendyTerry420

this is so dumb

let old people touch your babies
they are from a different time

a time with out MFP and FB where people actually had to TALK to each other for realz

and every baby born was covetted and cherished by the community, hence the touching of bellies and babies

young people GTFU seriously

have some respect for older people and teach your kids the same. Your babies arent going to catch the plague from a kiss or cheek pinch of an older person. My gawd.

here here

Do you eat peanut butter, shell fish, use hand creams with coco or Shea butter in them? If so don't touch my kids because your simple touch may sent us rushing to the hospital where I will have to watch a baby stuck with IV lines filled with steroids to save his life.

This is not harmless!

How will you deal with school? Not trying to be snarky at all; it's just that peanut butter is pretty much a lunch staple in schools and it would be virtually impossible to remove all traces from every surface in a classroom.

PB alergies are soo common that the schools here don't allow any kind of nuts in schools. As far as how I deal, he is not yet in school. He will have an epi penwith him at all times any his teacher and nurse will know how to use it.

Remind me not to move there. It must be in the water or something.

Then don't come to LA either because kid's class had two allergies and the progression concept of allergic reactions is what we are told could happen. We take it seriously around here.

No worries there. Whether you are referring to the state of LA or the city in CA, I have no intentions of going to either one. :flowerforyou:

WendyTerry420

When I am old, I will be an annoying prick just because I can get away with it.

I'll drive 20 in a 40 because... **** you
I'll park badly because... **** you
I'll stop in the middle of the street because... **** you
I'll violate your personal space because... **** you
I'll glare at you for no explicable reason because... **** you
I will cut in line because... **** you

**** you, I won at life and you can suck it, ya little whippersnapper

I'm still "middle-aged," but I approve!

MyChocolateDiet

kids should be kept on leashes anyway.

Bwahahahahaha....that would be a lot funnier if one of my kids wasn't SO rambunctious at age two i had to do just that! SO hard to justify, so embarrassing, but better than calling 911 if he got into the street.

ETA: Actually NO it still is effing haylarious. BRB pantiliner...thank GOD those days are behind me!

MyChocolateDiet

this is so dumb

let old people touch your babies
they are from a different time

a time with out MFP and FB where people actually had to TALK to each other for realz

and every baby born was covetted and cherished by the community, hence the touching of bellies and babies

young people GTFU seriously

have some respect for older people and teach your kids the same. Your babies arent going to catch the plague from a kiss or cheek pinch of an older person. My gawd.

Sorry, but I don't live in that world. Seriously, don't touch my kids. Most people seem to have boundaries and understand that touching strangers isn't commonly accepted here in 2014. I truly worry about those who think it's okay, because I start to question their intentions and overall judgment. Next up, pinching random girls' *kitten* because they're so damn adorable . . .

surely you know the difference between old people enjoying a cute baby
and a random perv pinching the butts of women.

It is sad people ccant see the difference

.....until you have to block a camera of some innocent looking old person trying to take an up-skirt photo of your 4 year old daughter.....

QFT

QFT? This happened to you? WTF?!?

Yes. It happened. And my husband forcibly made the guy delete the photos. It was traumatizing for my daughter.

I wish you two were there on that fateful day in the fall.

MyChocolateDiet

Don't just walk up and touch babies and kids...seriously, it's creepy.

What age are we considering old? :indifferent:

Men 60
Women 29

Do you even Los Angeles?

MyChocolateDiet

Has everyone always been this jaded or is it media coverage of kidnappings, etc that has made people this adverse to strangers?

It was the twilight zone, I think I said that?

Ang108

These are numbers from statistics of Child Protective Services section of the US. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice. Statistics report that:

23% of all sexual offenders were under the age of 18.
40% of offenders of victims under age 6 were themselves juveniles
13% were 7-11 years old; 27% were 12-17 years old.
39% of the offenders of victims ages 7-11 were juveniles.
27% of the offenders of victims ages 12 -17 were juveniles.

To keep your children safe it is not a real smart idea to make blanket statements and especially blame " pervy old people ".
It is much safer to think that the average child molester is not always a statistical " old person " ( person over 60) , unless people like the OP automatically assume that an " old " person is any person older than themselves.

I don't know whether to laugh at the fact that you posted no stats on the percentages of older creepers or that no one in here is actually arguing that all older people are creepers.

I only wanted to point out that not all " creepers " are old and I think for that no statistics of older offenders were necessary. You can of course laugh, but please laugh at yourself, because it is really stupid and uninformed to assume that all older people are automatically creepers. Of course assuming that, you at least know what will await you once you are older.

MyChocolateDiet

sadly i knew a man who looked and talked like this. he's dead now.

MyChocolateDiet

I don't think that touching anyone without their consent is okay. Please don't hug me without asking!

But, I think people are excited about babies and new life. I wasn't happy with people patting my tummy unless they asked, but our baby got passed around like a bag of corn chips (low fat!) with family, at the park. He never gets sick and he's very social kid who never went through a shy period.

Our son is a pre-teen so babies aren't a part of my life, but I'm happy to hold your baby if you need to go to the bathroom, take some left over toys out of my purse (there are some I couldn't bear to throw away) to entertain your child when you're stuck in the grocery line and to let you know it is okay when your 2 year old throws a screaming fit at the grocery.

what the what? ask for hugs? carrying pre teens old toys in purse. is this real life?

MyChocolateDiet

These are numbers from statistics of Child Protective Services section of the US. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice. Statistics report that:

23% of all sexual offenders were under the age of 18.
40% of offenders of victims under age 6 were themselves juveniles
13% were 7-11 years old; 27% were 12-17 years old.
39% of the offenders of victims ages 7-11 were juveniles.
27% of the offenders of victims ages 12 -17 were juveniles.

To keep your children safe it is not a real smart idea to make blanket statements and especially blame " pervy old people ".
It is much safer to think that the average child molester is not a statistical " old person " ( person over 60) , unless people like the OP automatically assume that an " old " person is any person older than themselves.

but but...what about the youth juice stealers?

SunofaBeach14

These are numbers from statistics of Child Protective Services section of the US. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice. Statistics report that:

23% of all sexual offenders were under the age of 18.
40% of offenders of victims under age 6 were themselves juveniles
13% were 7-11 years old; 27% were 12-17 years old.
39% of the offenders of victims ages 7-11 were juveniles.
27% of the offenders of victims ages 12 -17 were juveniles.

To keep your children safe it is not a real smart idea to make blanket statements and especially blame " pervy old people ".
It is much safer to think that the average child molester is not always a statistical " old person " ( person over 60) , unless people like the OP automatically assume that an " old " person is any person older than themselves.

I don't know whether to laugh at the fact that you posted no stats on the percentages of older creepers or that no one in here is actually arguing that all older people are creepers.

I only wanted to point out that not all " creepers " are old and I think for that no statistics of older offenders were necessary. You can of course laugh, but please laugh at yourself, because it is really stupid and uninformed to assume that all older people are automatically creepers. Of course assuming that, you at least know what will await you once you are older.

*sigh*

DamePiglet

Then don't come to LA either because kid's class had two allergies and the progression concept of allergic reactions is what we are told could happen. We take it seriously around here.

No worries there. Whether you are referring to the state of LA or the city in CA, I have no intentions of going to either one. :flowerforyou:

Meh. Gotta be the city in CA. New Orleans is known as "the city that care forgot" with good reason.

MyChocolateDiet

These are numbers from statistics of Child Protective Services section of the US. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice. Statistics report that:

23% of all sexual offenders were under the age of 18.
40% of offenders of victims under age 6 were themselves juveniles
13% were 7-11 years old; 27% were 12-17 years old.
39% of the offenders of victims ages 7-11 were juveniles.
27% of the offenders of victims ages 12 -17 were juveniles.

To keep your children safe it is not a real smart idea to make blanket statements and especially blame " pervy old people ".
It is much safer to think that the average child molester is not always a statistical " old person " ( person over 60) , unless people like the OP automatically assume that an " old " person is any person older than themselves.

I don't know whether to laugh at the fact that you posted no stats on the percentages of older creepers or that no one in here is actually arguing that all older people are creepers.

I only wanted to point out that not all " creepers " are old and I think for that no statistics of older offenders were necessary. You can of course laugh, but please laugh at yourself, because it is really stupid and uninformed to assume that all older people are automatically creepers. Of course assuming that, you at least know what will await you once you are older.

*sigh*

^that's you taking a breather from all the laughing right? amirite?

DamePiglet

These are numbers from statistics of Child Protective Services section of the US. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice. Statistics report that:

23% of all sexual offenders were under the age of 18.
40% of offenders of victims under age 6 were themselves juveniles
13% were 7-11 years old; 27% were 12-17 years old.
39% of the offenders of victims ages 7-11 were juveniles.
27% of the offenders of victims ages 12 -17 were juveniles.

To keep your children safe it is not a real smart idea to make blanket statements and especially blame " pervy old people ".
It is much safer to think that the average child molester is not a statistical " old person " ( person over 60) , unless people like the OP automatically assume that an " old " person is any person older than themselves.

but but...what about the youth juice stealers?

tmauck4472

kids should be kept on leashes anyway.

hahahah my husbands mom put him on a leash in the back yard to play so he wouldn't run off..attached him to the clothes line

JONZ64

I'm Old, But how do I know if I'm Random?:huh:

Blacklance36

If all of you spent as much time in the gym, as it took you to write this crap... you would probably be hitting those goals you set out for yourself.

This just in from a person that has posted only twice (including this one)....
BTW, I am at my goal and in maintenance thanks in part to the time I do spend on MFP.

Lisa1971

kids should be kept on leashes anyway.

hahahah my husbands mom put him on a leash in the back yard to play so he wouldn't run off..attached him to the clothes line

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: