Dear Random Dad at the Park,
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Please, for the love of everything good and holy, have some common sense. When my toddler is running to your toddler's sippy cup that is sitting on the ground by the slide, DO NOT pick it up, open the spout and hand it to her while chuckling and saying "Aw...you want some? Here ya go".

That is not cool AT ALL.

When I first saw you pick up the cup while smiling and opening the spout I really thought you were KIDDING around. If I would've known that you were being completely serious and actually going to hand my child your child's cup, (hello, we're COMPLETE STRANGERS!) I would have run a lot faster to get it out of her hands. Unfortunately, it did make it to her lips for a brief second before I got to her and told you "No, she can't have that". That really sucks. The next time you do that, don't look so puzzled when the child's parent looks at you like you're crazy and takes their child someplace else to play. Just so you know, it is NOT okay to share like that. I know you were trying to be nice, but drinks are not for sharing with strangers. You're at least 30. How did you miss that little tidbit of info along the way?

Sincerely,
Woman at the park who doesn't know whether or not your kid has cooties.

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Okay, now that I have that little gripe out of the way, onto a few pics of my darling girl exploring the playground. Poor thing kept tripping over the barriers surrounding the wood-chipped play areas. She ended up with a pretty yucky bump/road rash on her forehead. Hey, at least she held on to her hamburger as she was falling. Man, she had a kung fu grip on that thing. She may not have gotten such a nasty bump had she dropped the burger and braced herself for the fall. Silly burger-lovin' girl.

I think this is the only pic where you can kind of see her bump-on-the-noggin. Apparently, hitting her head transformed her into a chill pimp who walks with a gangsta limp to the tune of Stayin' Alive.... or so this pic would have you believe.

Labels: doh, general complaining, griping about people, health, holy crap

posted by Unkempt Mommy @ 9:51 PM,

4 Comments:

At Thu Sep 25, 10:57:00 AM CDT, sleeplesswonder said...: Can I just say ewww, I don't even let my son share drinks with kids I know, have you ever watched a kid drink? Most goes right back in the cup after being in their mouth. Yuck. Being nice would have been saying "no sorry sweetie you can't have any." Hope she doesn't get sick from this.
At Thu Sep 25, 10:31:00 PM CDT, Two Lines On a Stick said...: Gross!!!
At Fri Sep 26, 01:07:00 PM CDT, Danielle said...: BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Oh man that is so freakin' funny but not! He hehehehehh. I'm sorry it happened to you guys but it made for a great story! I would have freaked when Eowyn started to sip....that dude was totally clueless...his poor wife. He probably misses all kinds of social and healthful wrongs and he is a total misfit. :o)
At Fri Sep 26, 05:35:00 PM CDT, Giggly said...: Oh boy! That's crazy!
You are so hilarious.