I unleashed my mommy defenses on a grade-schooler on the playground today. The kid was pushing Ava, as she STOOD BACKWARDS at the TOP of a very tall curly slide. I just had these images of Ava flying off the top of the slide, head-first, straight down into the dirt. I couldn't help myself. I just yelled out, "DO NOT PUSH HER" and boy was I loud. The mom of the kid I was yelling at heard me and came over to see what was happening. I immediately apologized for yelling at her daughter, but she thanked me and said it probably taught her a lesson being yelled at by another parent. I felt really bad...but really...my 2-year old wasd about to be shoved backwards standing up off a very tall platform. It terrified me. And then later another kid followed Ava around hissing at her. Lovely.
I don't think I'm ready for the playground bullies to be unleashed on my innocent little toddler.
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