We just got home from this altercation and of course, I have to blog about it. This was between the lady behind us in line, and A and I.
Lady: You're a very pretty girl.
Me to A: Can you tell the nice lady thank you?
A: *silence*
Me: It's not nice to ignore someone when they are talking to you.
A: *silence*
Lady: Yeah, she's right. You may be pretty but you ways are very ugly.
Me: *silence*
A: *silence*
Lady: *goes to another line*
I'm torn. I'm torn because the lady was right and wrong. Yes, A should have said thank you, but it's late and she's in a foul mood. But, she's also wrong because A is three years old. You may want to say something like that out loud, but it so should have stayed in that big ass head of hers. The lady was an elderly lady so I'm sure she expected a little bit more manners out of A, but geez. I acknowledged her compliment, even if A ignored her.
What do you think? What she right? wrong? both?
5 comments:
She was so wrong!
I have been in that situation and instead of saying something ugly to the poor child I played it off by saying "Aw looks like someone's shy/grumpy." Then smiled and left it alone.
Shes freakin' three!
Old hag!
She was TOTALLY WRONG! I actually gasped when I read that. It is not her business no matter what her age to be making comments like that to a child. Especially that she slearly very young! It was enough that you acknowledged it.
That's out of line. I could understand if A was older. Even then a lot of kids are shy.
There is NO WAY an unrelated adult should ever, ever say something like that to a child.
Wow! What an incredibly rude thing to say to a small child! Sure, kids should say "thank you," etc. etc., but COME ON! That lady was way out of line!
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