Has someone else's actions ever made you feel embarrassed for moms and babies everywhere?

Question

I was at the beach this eve, and a woman was packing up two small children, getting ready to leave. She walked to the waters edge, and tossed three used diapers into the water.

I stood there with my baby, absolutely mortified that she would do such a thing. Other onlookers were just as shocked, and I suddenly felt very embarrassed for parents and babies everywhere.

Anyone have a similar experience? What did you say or do, if anything?

Answer 1

What would outrage me even more is if all of you "on lookers" stood there and did NOTHING

Answer 2

I would of told her she was NASTY!

Answer 3

OH SNAP! that lady is lucky i wasn't there!  

Answer 4

The thing to do with total-a*****e litterbugs is to pick up what they've discarded, and bring it back to them with a deadpan "Hey, lady! Lady, you dropped this!" that makes them uncertain as to whether or not you're giving them a hard time, or if you're some borderline idiot who thinks they're helping.

Answer 5

When you see parents absolutelyy raging at their children; dragging the tantruming child buy the arm, and sometimes even hitting them, the whole time screaming their heads off. I feel so bad for the kids!

Answer 6

I have not seen anything like that recently.  That's absolutely horrible.  Wow.

Before I became a parent, I was much less understanding and could tell lots of stories about babies at movie theaters, etc.  But I am much more tolerant now that I have my own.  There was one that bothered me last year though.

I was on a flight from Puerto Rico to Atlanta and I was sitting in front of a mom, dad, and child who I would guess was about 2.  The child litterally screamed through the whole flight.  Not only that, but he constantly kicked my chair and even hit me on the head once, very hard.

Now, I have had to travel alone with my one year old, and I know how difficult it can be for parents, and especially poor little kids.  But these parents made almost no effort to calm or control their child.

Answer 7

I would have said something to her...I would have MADE her get them out....how can I bring up my children correctly with scum like that behaving in such a way in front of other people?

Answer 8

That's wrong and gross. I would have said something.  

Answer 9

yeah I have but I wont say it here. I might not be kind of me to do so. I can't believe she would do that. The brains of some people.

Answer 10

It's the parents who yell at their children in public that get to me.  The scene they think their children are creating is nothing compared to the one that they are making.  I'm not just talking the ones who are trying to control their child, I mean the ones who are creating major drama.  I'm embarrassed for them and feel sorry for the kids, but I don't do anything.  It's hard to know how to respond- not that apathy is the answer.

Answer 11

She's the reason that her children will face the worst of global warming.

xoxox

Answer 12

that's real gross i use to work in a bar and one day i walked out of the kitchen to find someone changing there baby on the table  

Answer 13

That is just nasty. And she did it infront of her kids so look what she just taught them. Sick!

I embarrassed myself once....After a sleep deprived night with my colicky infant, I went to walmart first thing in the morning to do some grocery shopping. Once I got back in my car, I looked down, and I had a big ol' baby p**p smear on the front of my teeshirt. I was mortified that I walked around the whole store with that on my shirt. I was so embarrassed but what could I do! From then on I always checked my shirt for poopy smears.