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Do you actively watch your child?

Do you actively watch your child or do you look from time to time when out at the park, outdoor activities, water/splash parks?

Took my LO to the splash park today. She wasn’t feeling it much so we changed clothes and my mom took her to swing. I stayed for a little break. This child I’ll say about 5-6 causally walks up to this lady with his swim pants down to his knees exposed. The lady says nothing. After about 3 mins she asks where his mom was the child didn’t respond, she then shouts out “where is this child’s momma. Hello child’s mother, please get this child away from me.” All while child proceeds to take off the rest of his clothes and runs off. 😳😳 He is now on the floor in the splash park. Mother still not insight. She finally appears trying to get him off the floor with no success he goes to sprint off again running and knocking both him and another boy child about 8-9 on the floor. 😳😳

This was all in the matter of about 7-8 mins. No supervision. Injured another child, and the mother is just nervously smiling chasing after her child. No apology to the mother of the child her child knocked down. Then the momma yelling “get this child away from me.”SMH I could only imagine what’s going through her head. I mean I wouldn’t use those choices of words but had her child been knocked over running away the initial time I guess I get it.

My LO is 16 months and I was already anxious with outdoor adventures. After today I think I’m okay on outings for the rest of the summer. I’ll wait til everyone goes back to school. 😅