tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492965056493107893.post5955047359036526720..comments2023-03-31T11:43:14.070-04:00Comments on from Prada to Payless: FailErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499511269909283084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492965056493107893.post-6512853219838672602013-01-16T13:44:43.365-05:002013-01-16T13:44:43.365-05:00You did the only thing your really could do. Keep ...You did the only thing your really could do. Keep you and your child safe. Had you had a man or someone older with you, you could have safely done something different. But in the situation you were in there is no way you could have safely intervened. I'm glad you safe and Molly was safe but I'm truly sorry ya'll had to witness that and the boy had to go through that. I hope today is much better for you dear!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793190923664775333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492965056493107893.post-1361024564488692272013-01-10T11:41:24.427-05:002013-01-10T11:41:24.427-05:00I've been there a few times myself. Once, I gl...I've been there a few times myself. Once, I glared at the mother who was demeaning her pre-teen son on the streets of Brooklyn. She told me to mind my business and keep walking. I told her she was making it everybody's business and kept walking, while the woman continued to yell at her son. Another time I saw a woman dragging her 2-year-old (I am guessing) by the hand, yelling at her to hurry up in busy midtown Manhattan. An older woman told the mother not to speak to her child like that. The mother's response was "she came out of me! she didn't come out of you! mind your business." Again, she didn't stop the way she was acting towards her child. Both instances left me feeling sick. I wanted to intervene. I wanted to calm the women down and tell them that they aren't behaving like someone who cares about their children. You are putting your child down, in public no less - - but regardless of what your child did to make you so angry, you are the one who looks like a monster. Take a breath, pull yourself together and pick on someone your own size. I just feel so badly for those children.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761799750027263459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492965056493107893.post-19136306594752933602013-01-10T11:00:10.441-05:002013-01-10T11:00:10.441-05:00You protected Molly during what was a horrible sit...You protected Molly during what was a horrible situation that you witnessed. My husband is the same, he would have def went over. But sometimes being a woman with a small child you have to look at what options, if any, are available without putting you and your child in harm's way. <br /><br />It is over now, maybe if something similar happens ever again memorize the license plate and place a call into the police. I know there was no physical abuse you witnessed, but you could say what you saw and say you didn't know the whole situation. With parents like that, it is hard to believe physical abuse is not happening at home. Not that is would guarantee him to stop, but a visit from the cops may put the guy in check, at least in public.<br /><br />Please don't keep dwelling on the situation. Know that you protected yourself and your daughter and maybe think about next time what options you do have without putting either of you in harm's way.<br />Kel24https://www.blogger.com/profile/02040516955622324481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492965056493107893.post-19089990147137607362013-01-09T16:41:07.302-05:002013-01-09T16:41:07.302-05:00That story sucks. But you did NOT fail Molly that...That story sucks. But you did NOT fail Molly that day. And that is your job here, on earth, to take care of Molly and her sisters. My heart breaks for that little boy. But you did your job that day. You kept your Molly safe and happy.<br />jtlc347https://www.blogger.com/profile/14869344012297008979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492965056493107893.post-86549053375295015532013-01-09T11:46:45.561-05:002013-01-09T11:46:45.561-05:00I think you did the right thing. It's hard, bu...I think you did the right thing. It's hard, but what could you have done differently? If you had called the police, they couldn't have done anything unless they witnessed physical abuse. Saying something would likely have just made them more angry and possibly put you and your child in harm's way. And with either of those options, the person is simply more likely to retaliate later towards that child.<br />It's so hard. I wish there was a solution that, in these situations, you do X and it's effective. But there just isn't. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123349252408029322noreply@blogger.com