Anyone here overreacted or maybe underreacted about comments made on children's behavior?

Threatening violence over it seems to be over-reacting to me so that’s Woman #3. I guess it depends whether the kids really were running around shrieking, or not. If they weren’t, then woman #2 over-reacted too.

I think it means woman #3 probably has kids who run and scream and she can’t control them so she felt threatened when that type of behavior is criticized even though her kids were not the target of the comment.

I was at the beach last week and there were 2 little girls there, I guess 5 or 6 and they screamed continually. It was absurd that they would scream about a 2 inch wave lapping their ankles. I understand that kids make noise, but really if it were my kids screaming like that I would tell them it is not necessary to scream at that level for that duration. I would do that for the sake of my own sanity and out of respect for other people trying to read a book or enjoy the scenery.

Woman #3 has her undies bunched up and needs to take a chill pill.

Woman #2, in making a general comment out loud, expected a reaction (hopefully from Woman #1, in the form of coralling the little angels), and she got a reaction, just not the intended one.

As the setting is not included in this example, it’s not clear whether Woman #1 was out of line in letting her children run around and Woman #2 was being overly sensitive. I can say that, after having small children, it becomes possible to tune out the noises they make, and not realize that childless people find those sounds annoying.

sometimes people need to hear both positive and negative feedback on parenting, thats what makes better parents!

I believe that it’s a parent’s right to raise their children pretty much how they see fit, within certain limits. If they are raising hell in a public place, their right to raise their kids to raise hell ends where my eardrums begin.

@rooeytoo, you should have told them that screaming attracts sand sharks… the little ones…you know, the ones that eat small toes?

Woman #2 was out of line. Woman #3 overreacted.

I hate screaming kids and didn’t allow it unless it was from fear. There is no need at all ever to scream while playing.

@faye I so couldn’t agree more. I cracked on the kids when they did that, so basically they didn’t do it. There is nothing I hate more than hearing a kid screaming in such a way tht you get scared and you go check on them, only to find out they’re just playing.

I think I would have calmly told woman #3 “I have 911 on speed dial. Go ahead; knock yourself out.” Then I’d sue her to her last penny.

@Dutchess_III I don’t know if I said welcome back? We had a neighbor for awhile that had a little girl who screamed just to hear herself. I rushed out to go to their backyard to help and there she was, happily swinging and screaming.

@faye Thanks, mon. I’ve never really left. I’m working full time, and after hours is time with my husband and whomever else may show up. I don’t have to work till 11:30 on Mondays tho. And we have breaks coming up so I’ll be seeing you guys more for a while!
Re your story….and you can’t say anything to the neighbor…..although when I went to “help” some boys that were screaming I flat told them not to do that any more, and why. I was mad, and the Mom/Teacher in me just came out.

Woman 3 should be told to STFU and MYOB.