I was sitting down thinking after an incident today that we seldom thing who is watching when our temper rises or we begin to blurt out foul language. We fail to think whose tender ears are hearing what we are emitting for all to hear. I have been trying to push myself for my child to keep my language clean around her. I know we all slip now and then and I find myself thinking oh there I went again. I just hope that as a parent I can be better than some of the parents I have seen. I am not touting myself to be a wonderful parent. I realize I am a new parent and don't know all the answers. But I know that my daughter will get love, attention and discipline. All in a good mixture to provide a well rounded adult as she grows up.
While out with my family the other day at a mall, I was waiting on my wife with my child outside the restrooms in the hallway. There was a mother who had taken her 2 children into the Women's restroom. One was a boy and I don't remember on the other. I believe she was pushing a stroller. Anyways as she was passing myself the boy grabbed onto her leg as if wanting a ride, and mother scorned him for it and they continued into the bathroom with him starting to scream and cry. As I stood there, I hoped my daughter wouldn't be that child. The one screaming out and everyone thinking shut that kid up. I stood there with my daughter playing peek a boo with her as we waited on mom. People continued to exit the women's restroom with strange looks on their face and whispering to each other and speaking about the screaming child. One woman emerged from the door, which the mall keeps propped open and blurted out. "You need to beat that kids @ss, do you want to borrow my belt." As she walked away. I mentioned it to my wife as we walked off, unsure if she had heard it. We laughed, but really we didn't know the child or his mother, maybe the child has some health issues. The thing is we never know who we are making fun of, or whose behind us listening to what we say.
While out with my family the other day at a mall, I was waiting on my wife with my child outside the restrooms in the hallway. There was a mother who had taken her 2 children into the Women's restroom. One was a boy and I don't remember on the other. I believe she was pushing a stroller. Anyways as she was passing myself the boy grabbed onto her leg as if wanting a ride, and mother scorned him for it and they continued into the bathroom with him starting to scream and cry. As I stood there, I hoped my daughter wouldn't be that child. The one screaming out and everyone thinking shut that kid up. I stood there with my daughter playing peek a boo with her as we waited on mom. People continued to exit the women's restroom with strange looks on their face and whispering to each other and speaking about the screaming child. One woman emerged from the door, which the mall keeps propped open and blurted out. "You need to beat that kids @ss, do you want to borrow my belt." As she walked away. I mentioned it to my wife as we walked off, unsure if she had heard it. We laughed, but really we didn't know the child or his mother, maybe the child has some health issues. The thing is we never know who we are making fun of, or whose behind us listening to what we say.