So how to celebrate your little boy’s birthday when the day is gloomy and promises rain?
You take him to Rona of course!
Okay, not really. But kind of. We didn’t stay long though, guilt started to settle in when the birthday boy started to ask “my birthday now mom?”, so off we went to Mc Donald’s.
* McD’s Pet Peeve #312 – Cartoons playing on their big screen tv that I don’t even let my kids watch at home. What happened to Treehouse? #fail
Three grilled cheese happy meals down and the boys were off to the play place . Our seats were right outside the glass window so we sat and watched and waved as we finished our drinks. Hubster thinks he sees a kid picking on our middle guy so we watch closely and yes, this pint sized terror has Middle Man’s pant leg in his grasp and is pulling him off the levels to go up to the top of the structure.
*McD’s Pet Peeve #242 – Parents who don’t supervise their children in the play place. This is not a day care drop off centre people! #superfail
We swiftly approach the boys. I say hi and ask my son if he is okay, hoping that the little bully will realize that his mother is here and he better back off. Not a chance.
I ask the boy to let go of my son’s leg.
He doesn’t.
I stare at him in my best Mama Bear glare and repeat firmly to let go. of his leg. NOW.
Well, I wasn’t expecting what happened next, but he let go alright and stormed at me like he was ready for a rumble and actually spit at my face!
Yes, he spit right at my face!
By luck, he was behind those wire screens the structure has so his spit stuck there in front of me and rolled down the side. ew.
I stayed calm. I didn’t want to give him the reaction he was looking for. I said something about it being rude and talking to his mom. He spit at me again from further away and told me his mom was at home. My boy had moved on and was happily playing somewhere else so Hubster (who was standing beside me the whole time, this kid was not intimidated by anyone) and I stayed close to keep watch. I had a pretty good idea of who the brat was with and I was right, a grandma sitting on the other side of the restaurant, reading a book. Good job grandma.
Later Middle Man came up to me again totally exasperated. He was talking a mile a minute with words like ‘bum’ and ‘no pants’. Wait, what???
We got him to slow down and try again. It turns out he was completely freaked out that a little girl wasn’t wearing any pants and he could see her um…bum. For the record, she was wearing a short skirt, but climbing structures and skirts of any length don’t really mix. He got an eye full and was in complete disbelief! Can you tell we don’t have girls in the family??? lol
He just wasn’t sure what to think, unbelievably funny, pretty much nailed it!
Oh my lands… good for you for staying calm… it is so hard to not blow a gasket out in public.
oy. Fun times at McD’s. lol.
We go by a few times a year, and I regret it every.single.time. We end up having sick kids no matter how hard i try to keep them all sanitized lol.
ughhh ok that’s awful. These playplaces are so disgusting…ok not all but many are…..and yet the kids love them, it’s not easy.
What a rude little brat – if my child ever did that I would lose it. Happy Birthday to your little guy.
I have to admit, I would have talked to that grandma. Or maybe even walked the boy up front and asked for the manager. I have NO tolerance for people that treat any play area like a daycare.
I’m a pretty mellow woman overall, but seriously, these are YOUR kids! Why are you not keeping an eye on them?! Horrible things happen when parents are careless like that and if you do it around me, you’d better bet I’m going to call you on it!
The girl climbing in a skirt, though….well, honestly, I was probably guilty of that when I was a kid too! LOL!
I think we were all guilty of that, which is why is was so funny that Middle Man just couldnt wrap his head around the fact that ‘she wasn’t wearing any pants’ lol funny! we obviously need more little girls in our life!
WOW! What an adventure! Great learning experiences for your kids. Teach them to be better than those 2 and they will hiring and firing them in the future! Sorry it happened to you!
Oh my goodness! I was at a BBQ and a kid spat on me when I told her it was not nice to run over other kids’ feet with her Cozy Coop Car (sp?). Anyway, her parents were chit chatting with other parents, but the father TOTALLY saw what happened. He was staring from across the lawn the whole time. He didn’t do a thing when he saw his kid spit on me! Then I took her by the hand and brought her across to her parents so they could have a talk with her…and she BIT ME!!! She freaking BIT me! It infuriates me when parents don’t watch/supervise or teach their kids there are things you just do not do. ARGH! Sorry you had to experience that. Poor Middle Man.
whoa, she bit you!!?? that is down right nasty!
We’ve never taken our daughter to a place like that. I think my DH would die if he thought of how gross it would be. Hahaha
Lol at the little girl. It’s ok, she’s just little. 🙂
Oh, those McDs play places are so nasty these days. :/ There really should be a code or something to keep them more safe for everyone involved. But I guess that takes $$$.
And THAT is why I hate children’s play places.
More proof on why I believe one should require a licence to have children.
Oh boy. I haven’t let my children experience the McD’s playplace yet. Not sure I ever will… I hear so many horror stories. lol. Good for you for keeping your cool.
Oh dear, that sounds like a terrible experience!