GRRRRR!!!The Mama Bear in me come out this weekend, and boy howdy she was grumpy!Liam and I were waiting for the bus downtown and it was fairly busy. An older woman loudly asked me "How old is the boy, is he about 4?". I answered "six" with a tone and look that was meant to imply that I didn't really feel like talking to her. She then launched into this whole conversation (with herself, since I was refusing to engage with her) about how he was too small to be six, he looks more like 4, isn't he awfully short.
When it seemed that she wasn't going to stop I spoke very loudly to Liam (the volume was to drown out this woman) and told him that he was absolutely perfect for 6, and that he is not too small or too short, that he doesn't look like a 4 year old (cause what 6 year old wants to hear that!) And then we moved as far away from the woman as we could. At which point she started another rant about how rude I was!I can't believe that adults feel that it's okay to talk about someone like that within earshot of them just because they are a child!
Liam already has voiced concerns about being smaller and shorter then other boys in his class. Self-esteem issues can be tough and I don't need to be fighting them because of some old hag on a street corner!
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Good for you Andy. You handled that much better than the b*tchy old lady did. Sorry I don't have a good snarky story to share.
I don't understand how people can do that - I'm always amazed at what my kids pick up. Anything negative always seem to stick with them.
Wow...you handled that remarkably well. Some people, unfortunately, are just missing the "what's appropriate" gene. I'm sorry for Liam's sake but I'm glad he has an awesome mom that sticks up for him!
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Older people never cease to amaze me. I think THEY are the generation with no manners.
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Andy, thank you so much for the ever so kind words you left on the blog. They did wonders to my soul & brought a smile to my face. I really needed that! OMG! Nova Scotia! Never been there, but my dad used to work in Dartmouth and he loved it there. I live in Portugal now, but miss Canada like crazy! Sorry for not responding to your post and making this all about me.
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That's pretty darn rude! I had someone make a comment like that about me once, only it was a little reverse. At the age of 9, I didn't look 9. I developed quite early and I looked like a full fledged teenager! My cousin took me to see a Disney movie at the movie theater, before stadium seating existed. We had gotten there early to get good seats. Just as the movie was about to begin, to older women came into the theater and sat down right in front of us, completely blocking my view. My cousin said "Excuse me, do you think you could move down a seat? My little cousin can't see." One of the women turned around and snidely said "She's little?!?!" and then turned right back around in her seat. My cousin said "YES! She's just a little girl! She's 9 years old and you should be ashamed of yourself!" With that, we got up and sat in the seats directly in front of THEM. I sat on my feet the entire time so that I could block that witch's view!
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how rude! That would make me really mad, too!
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Good for you! Oh it pisses me off when people don't think before they speak. My daughter was VERY chubby when she was a baby and I'd ALWAYS get asked "Oh my what do you feed her?!" I was always insulted, like I'm feeding her chocolate bars and potato chips. I loved your reply, I'm proud of you and Liam should be very proud to have a mother as amazing as you!
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I totally agree with Marie. We aren't the rude one, the old hags are.
Oh my gosh! How RUDE!!! Whether he is 6 OR 4, he's a person who knows what you are saying! How rude! I think you did the right thing! And I'm sure every one around her thought the same exact thing, ESPECIALLY when SHE called YOU rude! ha!
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I was a very small child and young adult, and I'm here to say thank you on behalf of your son. Oh, the rant I could go on about the ceaseless discussions of my size and how all of it affected my sense of self. OH!
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Good for you for standing up for Liam! People can be so clueless. Annoying!
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Absolutely qualifies!!!
You handled that so much better than I would have. The beauty of it is that you managed to heal your son and teach him to just walk away. You most certainly have a story to share.
You did handle that well...Liam is lucky to have you...I do not understand some people at all!
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