Just how bad can parents get?

abbecer

Same as some other posters I get really annoyed when I see kids all bunched up in winter clothes on a hot day. When my boys were small if it was hot they'd have a hat, sunscreen and a nappy and that was it. I remember taking son number 1 for weighing with health visitor and he'd only got a nappy on because it was a scorcher of a day. When I got there there were loads of other babies wrapped up ready for the Arctic. As a new Mum I sat there panicking thinking I must be in the wrong and what was the health visitor going to say. Infact she was great and said what a refreshing change it was to see a baby in practically their birthday suit. It was then I learnt to trust my own judgement. x

polejunkie

MrsE wrote: »

You stood there spying? While your daughter was at risk of getting bitten when "tormenting the dog mercilessly"
You took a chance didn't you?

When I was a child back in the 80's I dont think there was the same fear of family pets as we have today. If i got too close to the dog eating his dinner I would get growled and snapped at, lesson learnt pretty instantly. If I pulled him round by his ears I would again get snapped at, if I stood on his foot whilst charging around like a hyped up kid on E numbers again I would get growled at.

If that happened today the dog would probably be gone or put down after he growled at me the first time.

Kids need to learn what is acceptable and what isnt around a dog, at some point as your child gets older they will be alone with that animal.

A dog bites at last resort although if the girl was tormenting a breed of dog known to be vicious or has frequented the papers after attacking or killing children then the mother took a HUGE risk.

looby75

MrsE wrote: »

But she had a rain coat & hood for herself;)

I'm guilty of that one When dd was about a year old we were off out for a walk to the park and it started persisting down. The park is closer to my IL's house than ours so I headed there

My coat was stuffed under the pram from a few days before so I shoved it over dd who promptly kicked it off, I put it back on her and she started screaming. I thought sod it, put the coat on myself and let the mardy little sod get wet. :rotfl:

Safe in the knowledge that I had a full dry set of clothes in her baby bag that she could be changed into as soon as we got grans

tankgirl1

A bit OT, but my 5yo son is one of those who will strip off at any opportunity - shoes and socks come off within 30 seconds of coming home, usually followed by trousers/shorts. He just loves being 'free', and since he knows full well that only Mama and close named family members can see him like that - whats the harm?

Regarding the dogs, my DS has grown up with cats and dogs, and despite all I tell him, he will as will any kid, push the boundries. I watch him and pooch like a hawk, and pooch is soooo soft - I trust her 100%. But occasionally he will overstep the mark, and she will half heartedly growl at him....if he comes crying to me he will get no sympathy, as i have told him time and time again how to act around pooch - he has learned!

erdd2

In contrast with other more serious child issues...this does appear OTT.

Savvy_Sue

Not read all the posts, but it took a couple of 'howling 'cos I have freezing cold feet / hands' incidents to realise that the ONLY way to keep socks on DS2 was to put him in tights under his trousers, and the ONLY way to keep mittens on DS3 was to tie them on.

Before I did those things, I'd put them in socks / mittens, and they'd just pull them off and then howl because they were cold.

birkee

dirtysexymonkey wrote: »

why mention that you have a disability? its hardly cold anywhere today so i hardly think a bit of rain will do any harm. probably do the opposite actually.

Cus of the expected comments about me sitting in an armchair doing nothing! But you couldn't resist a dig somewhere along the line could you?

Re. your point! So why was the Mother wearing a kagoul with the hood up? If it's good enough for the baby, it's good enough for her to get wet too.
And rain, after such a string of torrid days? It must have felt like icicles to a static baby.
Like I say, some people have no empathy.

birkee

PinkLipgloss wrote: »

I think it's really unfair to judge people like this.

For all we know the woman referred to by the OP could have just got some awful news and could have been walking through the rain in shock.

That said - the guy on the bike could have killed his baby and is therefore clearly unfit to be in charge of him/her.

What rubbish!
Protection off offspring overides every instinct except survival.
Maybe she was so upset, she might even have left it at the shops in a pram?

birkee

JBD wrote: »

OP are you serious? Allowing rain to fall on a baby's head [in August so hardly cold] isn't exactly cruelty, or any where near as bad as parents can get. Get a grip.

So why would the Mother wear protection?
Does she also bath it, and not bother to dry it, because it's August?
Will the child spend he rest of the day in sodden clothes, because she was going out somewhere?
Like I say, no empathy.

birkee

polejunkie wrote: »

The OP springs to mind as busy a bit of a busy body and nosey old bat.

No... a busybody interferes, and how can you say "nosey old bat" when the image is presented right through my window like a TV screen. Perhaps you would have me live with curtains drawn?
Sounds like another guilty concience to me.