So last night my mom, brennen and I went to chick-fil-a for dinner, he calls it chicken play :) well he picked where we went. Once we got there he OF COURSE wanted to go play. So I walked him to to door opened it and watched him go in. I returned to the counter to help my mom bring the food to a table by the big glass window where we could watch him play. Well as soon as I turned the corner here comes brennen, mouth open, face blood red clearly doing the "im crying and cant catch my breath thing" I of course turned into a worried mom. I asked what was wrong and as soon as he cried I recognized the cry, he was distraught about something. When he finally answered me,the whole place looking at us, he said "he not play me" I understood what had happened. There was another little boy in the play area about a year or two older then him and brennen i assumed he asked him to play and the boy said no. My eyes filled with tears to see his feelings hurt. I told him not everyone has to play with you and that it is ok, but my heart broke. I know kids are mean, I was picked on a lot when I was younger and it sucked. I know all kids get picked on but as a mama it hurts us too. I just didn't think it would happen at 2.
Well the other boys mom went in and started yelling at him asking what happened. He said he didn't want to play with him, since brennen didn't listen the boy hit him. I guess thats why he was so upset, not understanding why the boy hit him. Well the mom jerked the boy out of the play area and walked right by my table without saying anything and left. Now if I was his mom I would have at least said Im sorry or made the boy say sorry. It isn't a huge deal but it upset brennen. I guess I shouldn't have expected her to say anything. So I think we will stay away from chick-fil-a for a little while.
2 comments:
atleast she took the time to realize that her child had something to do with it... that's a lot more than most parents do in public. I agree though- the child should have come and apoligized for hitting Brennen (or she should have on the child's part).
Working on daycare we see a whole new side of things that I guess a lot of others don't. And now that Vann is getting older I see A LOT more.
but, maybe she was embarassed? who knows. sorry that happened to him, but good job to B for not hitting back! :)
I know i was glad he didn't hit back but I think he was shocked by the fact he got hit for doing nothing. Being in a daycare I usually let things roll off my back more then others but I would have put the kid in time out if he was in my room. Believe me brennen isn't the nicest kid on the planet but I would have said sorry about it the other kids came out with that sad sad cry. I was literally wiping tears out of my eyes b/c his feeling were hurt so bad. He actually ha not asked to go back since and he was one who could eat there everyday..
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