What Happened When My Son Wore A Pink Headband To Walmart

[Just Saying]

108. Wow

Okay a couple of points.

This rings true to me and I am a mother.

I can tell you that for some reason people feel like they are welcome to hand out parenting advice. And while some are well-meanings, a lot are pushy and even rude.

My youngest son had a large birthmark on his face. He is a beautiful, delightful boy who has smiled since the moment he learned how. But I had a number of people make ignorant, even insulting comments to us about him. "What did the other guy look like?" Did they think we or someone else beat my 18 mo in the face and neck?! "is that chicken pox?" Mind you, this looked nothing like chicken pox and we were at a kiddie park at the time. Um, really? I've even had people give me "What a shame? Type of crap. How insulting! My son is a blessing and perfect just the way he is!

Anyway, as a mother, I can tell you that attacking that man violently or freaking out on him isn't what I would've done either. You can't. Because you need to make sure your kids are okay. That is a mother's first instinct. And making more of a scene or escalating it will only scare the crap out of the kids. Now, I might call the cops but I think a mother worries first about protecting her kids.

And let's not pretend the man she described doesn't exist! The next county over has plenty that fit that description. Am I missing the part where this is about CCW?

Oh and my son loved pink too for awhile. So what?