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Haha the honey badger is the mascot of my roller d...

2011-06-27T21:14:34.531-07:00

Haha the honey badger is the mascot of my roller derby team ;)

One of the best youtube vids of all time!

Spray bottle idea is awesome. It infuriates me when parents sit and watch as their kids run around causing havoc and being little buttheads. I could never let my kid run riot like that.

I always read your blog at work. And sometimes I&#...

2011-06-16T12:58:35.918-07:00

I always read your blog at work. And sometimes I'm trying to keep from busting out laughing -- trying so hard in fact that my face starts contorting and my eyes well up with tears. This was one of those times. I, too, have wanted to kidney-punch a kid or three in my day.

Also, thank you for the original intro to the honey badger. My husband and I can't stop quoting it and

Honey badger is my new best friend! I think you&#...

2011-06-15T12:38:30.185-07:00

Honey badger is my new best friend! I think you're allowed to hip check little kids if they push down your own kid, though. *This message is not intended to be legal advice. :)

Thanks for the shout out my Kate. Finally posted ...

2011-06-15T11:56:19.515-07:00

Thanks for the shout out my Kate. Finally posted about yesterday's adventure, so go check out my ordeal. I'm home again today so if you don't want to work, that's where I'll be. Love ya!

(and again, you post about me and I get more followers! Thanks!)

Oh thank goodness you live in AZ and I am in CA or...

2011-06-15T11:37:47.098-07:00

Oh thank goodness you live in AZ and I am in CA or you may have been describing my son!!! AHrg. BUT..the only difference is that I would have been there and intervened. I am currently struggling soooo hard with my 3yo boy. He is a sweet love and so fun and funny...but he plays sooo rough and is very heavy handed with his friends and I am just at my wits end trying to get him to pull back. I

Oh heck no. I occasionally corrected random strang...

2011-06-14T20:47:16.064-07:00

Oh heck no. I occasionally corrected random strange children in public BEFORE I had babies, because being a teacher will just do that to you. And when I had babies? Forget about it. I decided that I would rather my daughter see that I will stick up for her and that she doesn't have to take crap from people, than worry about offending a slacker mommy that I'll never see again. She can go

I've got three kiddos and if a parent can'...

2011-06-14T19:13:31.860-07:00

I've got three kiddos and if a parent can't be bothered (or is blatantly ignoring their child) being mean, dangerous, etc., I will firmly, but nicely, reprimand said child as necessary.

Also, when my son was 27 months old he wore a size 4T. Now, at 8-years old, he's just under 5 feet. I can't tell you the number of times people would judge him for acting his age

That was supposed to be **shouldn't criticize*...

2011-06-14T10:48:01.533-07:00

That was supposed to be **shouldn't criticize** Guess while I judge the inattentive parents they can just judge my typos. lol

I don't have kids and some people would say if...

2011-06-14T10:45:45.427-07:00

I don't have kids and some people would say if you don't have kids you should criticize but I admit parents that don't watch their children and just let them run wild, break things and bully other kids do annoy me a lot!

I'm still new to all this parenting stuff too ...

2011-06-14T10:38:56.539-07:00

I'm still new to all this parenting stuff too but I wonder if the child was "normal". The fact that he was probably 5 and still in diapers makes me wonder what's going on.

But even if he wasn't - his parents should have still be watching him and correcting his behavior - or at least yanking him out of there when he started pushing.

When my daughter was about 19 months, we were at a...

2011-06-14T07:26:18.193-07:00

When my daughter was about 19 months, we were at a playplace with some friends and it was packed. There was this rude little boy that was about 5 too and he kept being mean to my daughter. Like shoving her, yelling at her and just being ridiculous. Wonder mom of his was on her cell phone the whole time and if he went near her, she'd tell him to "go play for god's sake". Nice

Okay, my kid was seriously an angel. I'm not ...

2011-06-14T07:15:58.699-07:00

Okay, my kid was seriously an angel. I'm not saying that because I'm his mom, every mom would mention it to me but at 3 years old, he turned a corner and can be a freakin' terror. He waits for the instant I turn around to do exactly what he knows he is not allowed to do.

So I feel it takes a village.

I'll even tell another parent if I turn my back and he

Ugh. Parents that don't watch their kids piss ...

2011-06-14T07:09:19.106-07:00

Ugh. Parents that don't watch their kids piss me off!!!!!!!! I would have said something without a doubt. And god forbid that kid laid a hand on my daughter. I WOULD have found out who the mother is and we would have had words.

Love the honey badger video! Awesome! I don't...

2011-06-14T06:57:46.098-07:00

Love the honey badger video! Awesome!

I don't know how playground rules work, but if someone was messing with my kid or being unfair, my inner teacher would come out and tell him to knock it off.

On a related note, is it okay to discipline other people's children when they are misbehaving at your house? Even if their own parents are there? We recently had an outdoor

Kate, I don't have children yet, but I did yel...

2011-06-14T06:53:38.142-07:00

Kate, I don't have children yet, but I did yell at someone else's kids at the pool once. This elderly woman had brought her granddaughter and friends to the apartment complex pool. When she said it was time to go one of the friends took the reigns and refused to get out the pool and were taunting the elderly lady. She wasn't in swim wear (and could barely walk) and obviously couldn&

I am the mom that will say something if you aren&#...

2011-06-14T06:38:56.960-07:00

I am the mom that will say something if you aren't watching your child. I have three to watch and do so without issue. So if your I phone is more important expect to hear from me when your 6 year old tries to toss my 4 year old off a 7 foot slide : )

You wait until no one is looking and throat chop t...

2011-06-14T06:22:48.922-07:00

You wait until no one is looking and throat chop them. Then they can't scream either.

Or you "accidentally" bump into them really hard.

Or, I just send in my 12 yr old. Kid on kid violence isn't as bad as adult on kid.

I don't think size is necessarily a good indic...

2011-06-14T06:20:34.416-07:00

I don't think size is necessarily a good indicator of age. My nephew at 3 looked a good solid 5. But that makes it worse that the parent left him unattended, not better.

On the plus side, at least he wasn't biting.

I went with my niece and nephew to a shopping mall in Charlotte once that had a playground, and I'm sure they had an attendant and all sorts of

Honey Badger would have taken out that little kid....

2011-06-14T06:16:07.595-07:00

Honey Badger would have taken out that little kid.

I worked in an Elementary school too long. I'm not shy to gently correct anyone's child especially when they could potentially hurt another child. There are some parents who would be mad if I said, "Honey, it is not really nice to push others." However, at that point, I see it as I might be the only voice of