Today was a First

Well my son is not a calm kid, never believed he was. He tries to be very helpful, and often doesn't know his own strength. Today was a first for me.

We were at an indoor playground to avoid the cold and some parents yelled at me. They told me I need to get my son under control and that he was just too rough. Well the first time, I felt bad a little but I saw what happened and he was ok. He was just the only big boy playing on a slide with a bunch of girls....and we all know boys can be a little rougher but I didn't think it was out of hand. The next time I didn't see it happen but a man came and said Dee pushed a girl down the stairs....opps. Dee said he was helping her but I still put him in time out (for the second time). The 3rd time I think the parents were out to get him and a really sad thing happened. A bunch of kids were climbing on a structure clearly marked "please don't climb on" in many places. My son was not one of them...A little girl wanted to climb up so she started to climb up the wall to get to the structure. Dee saw that she was struggling to climb onto something and tried to help her up, not realizing he was pushing her over a wall. Well she fell over (not very far 1 1/2 feet) and went face first onto the tile floor.

I got verbally attacked by 3 sets of parents and what could I do but leave. I said sorry and quickly gathered our things. Thankfully my friend and her kids were there and she totally thought they were out to get my son. I was glad for her emotional support because I'm not sure what I would have done. I'm already an emotional wreck this week....sigh. Well I hope getting this out there helps me to move on....I've got 2 days to do 2 weeks of work. No time for weepy self pity right now!!!