Kat, honestly, it sounds like K maybe wanted to punish the boy a little for his rudeness? I mean, if she only wanted to rescue Noah, just grab him off the end of the slide. I know everyone else here has got your back, but if someone clotheslined my five year old to make her teeth rattle and then just walked away without saying anything, I would be right pissed. I think you can go back to the playground, but if you run into that kid's parents again, some nice-making is in order. It's never wrong to apologize for hurting someone else's child, albeit unintentionally, even if said child was being a brat.
Our old playground has a separate playspace that was intended for up to three (with structure and slide) and that was really nice for the more cautious kids (though Casper was into the big kid playground by 18 months, Dillo might still be on the little playground sometimes.)
But it's a place where kids learn to negotiate with other kids without a lot of parental oversight.
I agree with this up to a point. I'll let D work it out on his own with other 2-3 year olds, but I intervene if there's a significant enough age/size/development difference that someone could really get hurt. (I intervene much faster if it's D about to run over a crawling baby than the other way around, though - it's a little scary how well he can hold his own with the 4-5 year olds.)
Kat, honestly, it sounds like K maybe wanted to punish the boy a little for his rudeness? I mean, if she only wanted to rescue Noah, just grab him off the end of the slide. I know everyone else here has got your back, but if someone clotheslined my five year old to make her teeth rattle and then just walked away without saying anything, I would be right pissed. I think you can go back to the playground, but if you run into that kid's parents again, some nice-making is in order. It's never wrong to apologize for hurting someone else's child, albeit unintentionally, even if said child was being a brat.
I agree with this.
damn damn damn overdrawn on my account. bad timing of deposits and people cashing checks. I just wasn't paying enough attention. I've transferred over from saving, so I am fine now, but I think a big check is hitting today. I guess I need to go run a cash advance and deposit it and then pay it back on Friday when the paycheck clears. fails at being a grown-up.
That sucks, msbelle.
fails at being a grown-up.
I've been feeling like that recently.
ION, if I cut a hole in the top of my skull and add hot water and a tea-bag, how long should I let it steep?
It's really only a major fail if it's your normal operating procedure, as opposed to a very occasional lapse of attention.
(FWIW, I read Kat's description as K having intended to catch the sliding kid around the waist and misjudging how that would work.)
Sorry msbelle. That sort of stuff happens. I overdrew a couple of months ago. My wife wrote a large check, told me about it and I totally forgot about it and failed to transfer in some money until the next pay period. The check beat direct deposit by a few hours.
if I cut a hole in the top of my skull and add hot water and a tea-bag, how long should I let it steep?
That only leads to trouble, tommyrot.
That only leads to trouble, tommyrot.
Yeah, but then I'd have a talking cat.
Crap. Tea made nary a dent in my gronk. Time for coffee.
