I just almost got into a fight!
My next door but one neighbours are having a house and garden clearout, and they have some women helping them....anyway, in wonders my 5 year old with a sausage cob that 'a lady down the alley way' gave him (thats how he described it) so I went out to see whats what, because I'm a firm believer of checking with the parents before giving a child ANY kind of consumable. I saw her and said thankyou, but its best to check with parents before you give kids food because you don't know if they have any allergies/dinner might be cooking etc.
I expected her to say ok good point etc, but instead she actually said to me 'Well you should feed him then!'
Well, I took a big deep breath and let her have it, loudly, and as rudely as I could without swearing (because the kids could hear me) gave her a massive lecture, and informed her she is bloody lucky that I am with child else I would knock her block off! Honestly I want to punch her in the face! But can't
So I settled with throwing the cob at her head and storming off! My 4 year old was a bit miffed, but not fussed for long because he wasn't actually hungry, he will simply accept any food thats offered to him! He was compensated for the loss of cob with a plate of chopped up orange and is fine. But goodness me, I was furious! I still am somewhat, but its surprisingly satisfying to lob a sausage cob at someone's head when they deserve it! She was going on about how if a child seems hungry she will feed it no matter what. My kids are not going to be playing out while she is helping my neighbour. Ohh she also went and tried to lecture me for him not being in my garden- but the gardens are open, and my sons have permission from both my immediate neighbours to play in their gardens too, and the neighbour whose garden this lady is in, has hers fenced off and keeps her gate locked because she has a lot of random stuff in her garden and it wouldn't be safe for the boys to roam there, so its not like he was even in there! He was technically on the pathway that leads to our bunch of gardens. The pathway is between the houses and the gardens, its very open. Gah the nerve of the women! Ohhhh she is so lucky I couldn't wallop her one!