What was this that happened to me and why are some parents like this?

Question

This is almost a double question! Yesterday I was in town and had just finished my college induction. I was walking past the food court bit, minding my own business, when these two kids came charging up and ran into me. The parents walked past me and apologised, but I was still peeved, so I looked at the kids as though to say "watch where you're going!" but never said a word. Then the Mum glared at me and said out loud "God, some people are just so ignorant". I was so insulted I shouted back at her to **** off, and her husband turned around as though to come up to me to pick a fight. At that exact point, I had this surge of energy that went straight to my head and made me quite dizzy as though going down a drop on a rollercoaster ride. I felt as though I wanted to go back and punch the woman. What was this that happened in terms of my body that made me do this? And why do some parents let their kids run riot in places like these?

Answer 1

Adrenaline... And yeah I hate those kids too.

Answer 2

The fact that they apologized should have been enough!...kids will be kids...if you didn't have time to tell them."geeez",or "excuse you" tells me the parents were right their...Now if the parents did or said nothing...then yeah, by all means,in a diplomatic way comment. But other then that, you will be the one to look like an asss .Unfortunately in public you cannot chastise your children to much...the justice system has made sure of that.......so relax and try not to judge parents so much until you are one...

Answer 3

I'm sorry but I completely agree with Kaje.

I understand you're not a child-hater but you over-reacted. Kids will be kids, you took it too hard though.

I'm not trying to be mean or rude, but sometimes we have to admit we were wrong.

Answer 4

It's pure adrenaline, and it -is- addictive. Literally.

Adrenaline fuels your fight or flight instinct, and you certainly had a fight in you.

Answer 5

she was blaming you for her own stupidity...im sick of brats too but dont stoop to vulgar talking....always be a lady and walk away thinking what you arent saying..

Answer 6

Yes, the mother apologised, but it doesn't sound like she actually meant it tho.

Maybe she was just embarrassed that she had such awful kids, and lashed out at you.

Answer 7

They're only kids and kids playing around; they aren't 'rioting.' I'm sure the children didn't do it on purpose, so I can understand why the mom said people could be so ignorant, seeing how she apologized to you too. Let me ask you this, even if she did let her children 'riot' and they bumped you, does it really matter what happened after the woman apologized anyways? I say, if they felt what they did was wrong and they showed it, respect it. Don't do something that would make the situation worse. By the way, the feeling was adrenaline whereas many people beat me to it. lol. It happens when, before, and after getting into a fight. It's secreted in your blood stream and it makes you a h**l of a lot stronger for a brief period of time.

Answer 8

In life you are responsible for your own actions. Learn from this for yourself.

Answer 9

1. They apologized

2. You did not accept the apology

3. You gave a peeved look instead

4. You swore in front of the children

Maybe you were stressed or overtired or needed to eat or hormonal and that is why it effected you that way.

It is frustrating, I agree, how some people are about their children, and how they are in general. I do understand.



On one hand, it is simple manners that the children SHOULD be learning - regardless of how they affect others in public, manners must be taught for their own good!

On another hand, when I watch my sister's three kids in public, they don't always cooperate (they are 6, 2 and 2) but I do, as does my sister, continue to apologize and try to teach the kids on the spot how to act when they misbehave.

I have gotten very annoyed and offended by how some people let their children be - it is true that some parents are better than others, or maybe they are tired that day from chasing them, you never know their side of the story - and until I am a mom and truly understand how difficult it is, I think I have to give them some leeway.