The cutest and nicest princesses on the block.
Today when I was sitting in the parking lot of WinCo, making my list, a woman came out with her cart full of groceries and a cute little boy who must have been about 2 1/2. Her car was in front of mine and I could hear her speaking sharply to the boy. She yelled at him to sit down and then slapped him upside the head. He didn't move fast enough for her, I guess, because she did it again. And again. She put him in his carseat, shoved him in his carseat is actually more like it, and then slapped his face. I had an out-of-body experience and found myself lecturing her about being nice and to notice that he is a little tiny boy who does not deserve to be abused and so on and so forth...She looked right at me and told me to mind my own effing business. And to eff off. Then she drove away. And yes, I am kicking myself for not writing down her license plate number.
It made me feel so strongly about how beautiful and perfect little kids are. And how much I would loved to have taken that little tyke home and read him a story and taken him to the park. It made me feel so grateful that my 'job' is to spend time with children. Like these darling princesses on Halloween. And it made me sorry for anytime I have ever given my own kids a spank when they were little because I probably felt justified doing it but realized today how ugly it is to see an adult hurt a child. Ugh.
Tonight my prayers will be for a cute little black-haired boy to feel loved and to grow up to be nice despite everything.
3 comments:
That is so heartbreaking. How anyone could look at a child and willingly hurt them is beyond comprehension. Isn't it our job to protect them from pain and harm? I guess we just have to hug our little ones a little tighter and pray for those little ones who aren't getting hugs.
Good for you for saying something! I always want to when I see that! When we were at disneyland, the people next to us at the parade swore at their 4? yr. old for spilling her pop. My girls were terrified just observing such verbal abuse- it is not okay! Why do people have kids??
Anyways, I'm glad you love my little kiddo too!
GOOD FOR YOU! Disturbing and sad post but beautiful message.
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