A child slaped me. Ican't sleep...
My son was being held against his will by another boy.
it started with me asking my 3 year old son to get ready and leave this small cubby house he was playing in with another boy, presumably 5-7 years of age. much older. I said let's said goodbye to your new friends not before the little boy shoves my face and says for me to get away from my son and leave them alone screaming in my face. I was mortified. I was shocked. I turned to my family (My mother who we were having lunch with), I didn't know what to do. I proceeded to grab him and ignore this rude child but this boy then still refusing to let me have my son, takes him under a bench in the cubby where I can't get my son and bear hugging him qnd holding him so I can't get to him like a doll or teddy but it's my SON!. still not knowing ehat to do I grabbed my sons hand and tried to pull him hoping the child would let go seeing ym son wanting to come to me. but the chold then gets up and slaps me right across the face and screams at me. I having enough turned to him and raised my hand sternly and stated "We do NOT hit, and we never ever hit anyone, please let go of my son!"
the mother whose been on her phone the entire time magically has appeared and scolded me for telling of her son and to watch mine. I'm in disbelief I turn to her and say your son has just hit me in the face?! she replies with "So?" ....
so?! SO?! This isn't a so, this is a teaching moment. I should of told her what had happened but before I could or even have a moment to think she aggressively tell me about my child hitting her daughter. Now I know my son and he's not a hitter and the time i sat down briefly to check on my 5 month old with my mother i highly doubt he did as he is the most gentle kindest little guy and i dont have hom in daycare for fear of him losing this.
now, if this is true and by chance my son did hit that girl I would of course be sorry but she didn't say anything to me nor did she remove her daughter to safety if she felt that way. No, she lst daughter still keep playing happily together until my son moved elsewhere while being followed by all 4 of her kids. the manners she and her child displayed were horrific. I'm shocked. I feel bad for my son. my mum who I hadn't seen in awhile.
my mum stepped in when the other parent wouldn't stop shaming me, and I even muttered in this country we have manners. now this is where I believe I went below the belt because I felt humiliated and confused over her feeling she had the right to just treat me and my son like that while her son was being a horror show. this was nit my best moment I admit thst. to which my mum steps in and now the mothers filming us, carrying on stating we're are being filmed. we were in the middle of leaving anyway so we left with an eye roll while she carried out with her phone.
by the way she was horrible. I still get goose humps sitting here thinking about the experience. I can still see my baby scared being held and snagged and shoved.
please help me find away to let go of this.
it was suppose to be a nice trip for my family, I don't see them often as we live very far away I want to move on. but I can still hear her calling me "Babe" nd talkng to ME like a child.