Side Eye Tuesday

[summergirl1211]

I have a few people I'd like to side-eye. Anyone else? 

[summergirl1211]

I would like to side-eye the cashier at Target on Sunday. This mom was dealing with a little boy who was totally melting down. The mom did so well- held her ground, stayed calm, and finished her transaction even though he was screaming his head off. I wanted to run over and give her a huge hug. The stupid cashier kept saying things like "Maybe security will come over here. That would be bad". Which I'm sure was meant as a way to get the boy to calm down, but I saw it as making the mom feel worse. Just help the poor woman and stop talking!!

I would also like to side-eye my SIL. She had a baby shower over the weekend and even though her mom and aunt hosted, she totally made the favors and decorations and then AWed them on FB. Um... okay.

ETA: I'm also side-eying myself. For the second day in a row, I'm barely doing any work. I just am not feeling it lately. I'm working from home and watching The Duggars instead. 

[aylafsu1881]

The dad at gymnastics last weekend. The girl in the toddler class was running around and screaming a lot when the dad would get her or make her come back to an area. I iknow it was frustrating and annoying. However, her pulled her aside and hit her (like a full on smack) on the butt. It was heart breaking. This class is for 2-3 year olds, not advanced kids.

[laurski81]

I'm side-eying myself. After posting yesterday about my weight gain I told myself I would do better about cutting out some of the junk I was eating. So my sister took Henry today and Cecilia and I went for a walk. Somehow (yeah ok) we ended up at DQ (it's a 20 minute walk) and somehow I ended up with a blizzard. No self control here.

[traceyt07]

That makes me so sad, aylafsu1881. Poor kid. :-(

[tribute17]

I side-eyed a mom at the park the other day. I usually try not to because I understand things can happen but she was seriously on her phone the entire time while her ~15 month old climbed all over by himself. I don't know exact age but he could barely walk and was basically toddling around. This is a park that has a bigger playground and a smaller one and they were on the big one. She "followed" him around and would lift her head every once in a while. Well the kid went across the hanging bridge and lost his balance and fell. It is over my head and I'm 5'10" so he fell about 6 ft to the ground. Luckily he landed on his side but it could have been bad. Someone had to tell her that her kid fell. I get not being a helicopter parent but that is a little young to just let them be falling off of 6 ft tall bridges.

[paddyb]

May 5, 2015 11:54:47 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

I side-eyed a mom at the park the other day. I usually try not to because I understand things can happen but she was seriously on her phone the entire time while her ~15 month old climbed all over by himself. I don't know exact age but he could barely walk and was basically toddling around. This is a park that has a bigger playground and a smaller one and they were on the big one. She "followed" him around and would lift her head every once in a while. Well the kid went across the hanging bridge and lost his balance and fell. It is over my head and I'm 5'10" so he fell about 6 ft to the ground. Luckily he landed on his side but it could have been bad. Someone had to tell her that her kid fell. I get not being a helicopter parent but that is a little young to just let them be falling off of 6 ft tall bridges.

that is really bad.

[summergirl1211]

May 5, 2015 11:55:29 GMT -5 paddyb said:

May 5, 2015 11:54:47 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

I side-eyed a mom at the park the other day. I usually try not to because I understand things can happen but she was seriously on her phone the entire time while her ~15 month old climbed all over by himself. I don't know exact age but he could barely walk and was basically toddling around. This is a park that has a bigger playground and a smaller one and they were on the big one. She "followed" him around and would lift her head every once in a while. Well the kid went across the hanging bridge and lost his balance and fell. It is over my head and I'm 5'10" so he fell about 6 ft to the ground. Luckily he landed on his side but it could have been bad. Someone had to tell her that her kid fell. I get not being a helicopter parent but that is a little young to just let them be falling off of 6 ft tall bridges.

that is really bad.

Holy crap, that's just unacceptable to me. I understand wanting to give your kids space, but that seems extreme. I'm so glad he was okay though. 

[sarahandeddie]

I would like to side eye the other sub covering kindergarten. She said she used to teach preschool but didn't have a clue about what to do. She also let her class basically dismiss themselves and did not walk out with them. This school isn't in the best neighborhood, but regardless of that you never let 5 year olds leave on their own!

[tribute17]

May 5, 2015 11:57:42 GMT -5 summergirl1211 said:

May 5, 2015 11:55:29 GMT -5 paddyb said:

that is really bad.

Holy crap, that's just unacceptable to me. I understand wanting to give your kids space, but that seems extreme. I'm so glad he was okay though. 

I was shocked.  I was sitting at one of the tables because H and P went on a walk and I'm too slow.  I watched him toddling around but didn't see him fall.  What scared me the most was that he didn't cry at first.  She came over a got him and checked him over and then let him go off again.  At least she was some what watching him after that.  I'm more of a hoverer at the park but falls can be bad and it just isn't worth it.  I really hope he was ok.  

[sarasansh]

I'm side eyeing the woman I saw from our field trip bus this morning. I saw her from behind as the bus was driving and was she smoking a cigarette and drinking a Red Bull at 10:15 this morning...then the bus passed her and I realized she was pregnant!

[snickers4everyone]

May 5, 2015 12:04:47 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

May 5, 2015 11:57:42 GMT -5 summergirl1211 said:

Holy crap, that's just unacceptable to me. I understand wanting to give your kids space, but that seems extreme. I'm so glad he was okay though. 

I was shocked.  I was sitting at one of the tables because H and P went on a walk and I'm too slow.  I watched him toddling around but didn't see him fall.  What scared me the most was that he didn't cry at first.  She came over a got him and checked him over and then let him go off again.  At least she was some what watching him after that.  I'm more of a hoverer at the park but falls can be bad and it just isn't worth it.  I really hope he was ok.  

That's terrifying.

[sarahandeddie]

May 5, 2015 11:18:11 GMT -5 aylafsu1881 said:

The dad at gymnastics last weekend. The girl in the toddler class was running around and screaming a lot when the dad would get her or make her come back to an area. I iknow it was frustrating and annoying. However, her pulled her aside and hit her (like a full on smack) on the butt. It was heart breaking. This class is for 2-3 year olds, not advanced kids.

Avery tends to be the naughty one is her tumbling class. I've taken her out of the room before to calm her. There is no reason to spank a child for acting normal for her age. Maybe the dad should learn bribery works much better at that age. I always tell Avery she'll get a reward if she sits nicely and follows directions.

[sarahandeddie]

May 5, 2015 11:54:47 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

I side-eyed a mom at the park the other day. I usually try not to because I understand things can happen but she was seriously on her phone the entire time while her ~15 month old climbed all over by himself. I don't know exact age but he could barely walk and was basically toddling around. This is a park that has a bigger playground and a smaller one and they were on the big one. She "followed" him around and would lift her head every once in a while. Well the kid went across the hanging bridge and lost his balance and fell. It is over my head and I'm 5'10" so he fell about 6 ft to the ground. Luckily he landed on his side but it could have been bad. Someone had to tell her that her kid fell. I get not being a helicopter parent but that is a little young to just let them be falling off of 6 ft tall bridges.

That is crazy. I don't just sit and watch my 4yr old play if it's high up. Falls can be serious!

[sarahandeddie]

I also need to side eye myself. Friday night Avery had dance recital practice. We were leaving and her teacher stopped me. I let go of her hand and of course she took off with her sister. She ended up falling down the concrete stairs, about 10 steps in all.

I saw it happen out of the corner of my eye and couldn't get to her to stop it. Although I was at the bottom of the steps within seconds. I feel terrible because I should have just held on to her.

Thankfully she is fine but it was terrifying to see her rolling down the stairs like that and I definitely feel mommy guilt over it.

[sarasansh]

tribute17 Yours reminded me of another side eye!

In one of the pre-K classes today, a parent brought their daughter in after she fell off a high piece of playground equipment yesterday. Her teacher said the girl was holding her wrist at a funny angle and refused to use it. It also had a swollen, purple egg on the side of her wrist. The teacher asked the parent if the wrist had been checked out and they were like, "Oh, no, she's fine." Thankfully the teacher made them go check with the nurse, who made them go get an x-ray. It turned out she had a fractured wrist.

Who doesn't take their kid to the doctor in that situation?!

[aimeefarrahfowler]

laurski81 you have no reason to be side-eyed or worry about what you're eating. You're in survival mode. If you need a Blizzard, you get a Blizzard. Seriously.

sarahandeddie don't beat yourself up. Things happen. It's not like you're the mom at the park who isn't even paying attention to your toddler. Kids are bouncy for a reason.

I'm gonna side-eye my friend who is getting married. I know she is just excited about her wedding, but she is posting every.single.detail on facebook. Like I know what kind of car they are leaving in, what's on the menu, what songs are going to play at different points, what her shoes look like, etc. It's like cool, guess there won't be any surprises at the wedding.

[paddyb]

apparently at least one of my bosses is side-eyeing my team. We just got an email telling us if we plan to attend the meeting tomorrow with a client we should make sure to dress professionally.

I would hope everyone on my team has enough common sense not to wear shorts or jeans to a meeting with a client.

[barefoot84]

May 5, 2015 11:28:04 GMT -5 laurski81 said:

I'm side-eying myself. After posting yesterday about my weight gain I told myself I would do better about cutting out some of the junk I was eating. So my sister took Henry today and Cecilia and I went for a walk. Somehow (yeah ok) we ended up at DQ (it's a 20 minute walk) and somehow I ended up with a blizzard. No self control here.

Worry about surviving for the moment. The first few months with two babies are so damn hard. Whatever gets you through, even if that's DQ and wine. You can lose the weight when you find your sanity again.