I’m not one to bully people around. I don’t like to be told what to do so I try not to do it to other people. Well, except for my kids. I give them enough rope to hang themselves with, but usually in public I will correct them if they are being a pain or obnoxious. On that note, here’s my story (and I’m sticking with it)
Just a few weeks ago, we went on a Disney cruise. And yes, it was fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone who has kids as well as those who don’t have kids. Most of the time the kids are in the kids club or at the kids pool, two places you don’t have to be anywhere near. We had a wonderful time except during the Pirates in the Caribbean party. Well, let me restate that….we had a great time at the party also until some 10 to 12 year old girl tried to push past my daughter to get in the front row. My daughter had already been pushed around once. I asked the girl to back off and her mom told her that she was being rude to move to another place. This one however tried to push and squeeze in between my daughter and her friend. The reason I knew this is because I was right there watching not even a foot away. I tapped the girl on the shoulder and asked her not to push my daughter. I also said that there wasn’t enough room for her there. She could stand behind my daughter and see just fine (her being about 1 ft taller than my daughter and could see over her head). She gave me a very funny look and left. I thought, “good one less I have to worry about.” A few minutes later she comes back and tries again. So again I tap her on the shoulder and ask her not to push in front of my daughter. Her father taps me on the shoulder and asks me not to talk to his daughter. I politely said, “There’s not enough room for her up here and she is trying to push in front of my daughter. If she would stand behind my daughter she will be able to see.” He says,” There’s enough room for her where she is.” I said “She’s trying to push in front of my daughter and if she touches my daughter again I will ask a Disney employee to move her.” Then I turn my back on him basically tell him (the short shit) that I wasn’t afraid of him.
I mean really, you saw what your daughter did and your going to defend her. What has this society come to. If my daughter or son and told me that someone laid a hand on them. I would have done what he did to see what was happening. But when I saw my daughter/son do what she did. I would have had my kid’s head! How rude is that. Toward the end of the night a little kids came up with his mom. He couldn’t see. I asked my daughter to let him stand in front of her so he could see and she could see over him. See, I’m not rigid. I will help when I can and not hog the front row. Just don’t start pushing around my kids and being rude. I will fight you over that. And like a mother with her cubs…I will pull out all the stops and play dirty.
Don’t Tempt Me!
Later
