Somebody call me stupid in front of my 7 years old!

Good for you for going to talk to her about it afterwards. I'm not good with confrontation and probably wouldn't have been brave enough to say anything and just would have agonised about it later on! I think people wouldn't be so rude if more people stood up for themselves like you did.

Some people just don't like kids, at all. Maybe she was one of those. Good job handling it, well done. Can we get a " " on what u said in the locker room? :P

I think the way you handled it was very good. You showed your children how to properly del with someone like that with respect and dignity for yourself. I mean she just showed how disrespectful and rude she was to yell at first your son like that and then yourself. I mean he's a little boy trying to have fun, she is the one that needs to relax and realize that kids don't realise things and just politely either ask you to tell him to watch for other swimmers or tell him herself. I mean what was her problem....horrible woman. Kudos to you for holding your cool and waiting to go into the dressing room to address her attitude.

Sorry that happened, but I tend to feel sorry for such people. People who don't have respect for others don't think much of themselves, either, if the truth is known. You set a great example for your kids by not telling her off right then and there and doing it more privately (as much as a changing room provides, at least). We have enough rude people running around as it is.

I can not believe this. How dare she do this. Just because your child was in her way. What is she the queen or something. I would have given her a nice little chat as well. Obviously she is not a parent, I find that most people that are like that are not parents.

Wow... she's so well-mannered isn't she? In another words, I think any stupid people don't have the right to call anyone irresponsible or stupid, more so in front of children. But, I forgot. Only stupid people do what a stupid person do, right? Anyways, I'm sure your children know you are not stupid and irresponsible. Next time you meet her in the pool, drown her for me, will you?

woww... that is really very rude of the woman to do that to you... good on you for telling her off... even though your son is in her way when she is swimming, she doesn't need to get so worked out like that... on top of that, calling you stupid and irresponsible mother in front of your child is totally unacceptable... some people just don't have manners and need to be taught one... take care and have a nice day...

You gave her an ear full?! Good… you redeem my self-respect for me! I am in perennial fear of people who think of themselves as Their Royal Highness and their foul tongue. Me, I am a loser and controlling my temper and articulating my views in a logical sane manner. So it has happened quite a few times when I have had altercations with people on the road in front of my child and just the fear of it crossing the threshold of politeness and escalating into serious warfare, has pulled me back. We (my son and me) usually laugh it off by saying that such people are not worthy of our reply and its best to ignore them and do what we are doing and want to do. Its difficult I know, I am a loser and weakling I know, and I just admire moms like you who know how to give a verbal dressing down in a civilized manner.

I am sorry you have faced that situation. Sometimes we meet certain people who don't know or who don't care about people and the one that you meet was one of those who don't care about people. If i were in your place i should have started a cat fight there even if my kid is standing next to me, i am a very short tempered person. Anyway i guess you deal with that situation very nicely. wishing you all the best in life

Well, that woman is totally trash. She definitely is the one who should be called stupid. Maybe she thought she owned the pool... lol. People like her should go get their own pool where no one else would be in their way. She has no right to humiliate anyone! I really admire you for holding back your temper until you got the chance to talk to her in the changing room. I can't imagine what the conversation was like... If it were me, I might have said too much that the woman would have forgotten her name by the time she steps out of the changing room...LOL!

Sounds like she needed a nice little talk. You weren't being irresponsible, she was just being pissy. Hope you told her what!

oh i would had fun with this, i would have told my kids in front of her. see how rude people act, this way we aren't rude like her. she's is just a very bad person and really shouldn't be wearing a bathsuit like that it make her look fat. lol.. naw for real i would just told my kids, that isn't the proper way for people to behave and we need to ignore them. then tell them she look fat in her bathsuiting

I hate to say it, but manners just don't exist in our society any more. I've had people to say much worse to me or in front of me and my kids and not care who was around. Common courtesy is no longer common, especially where I live. Unfortunately, in these days of "I can do what I want", people take it to the extreme. It's difficult to get people to take others into consideration when their decisions impact others.

Don't you love the fact that no one minds their own business? If he wasn't touching her she needs to get over it. Oh wait this is America the land of the offended. Obviously, she was the one that was irresponsible. If it's a community pool that everyone has to pay for you may want to complain. What a horrible woman!

I'm so sorry you came across this type of person. What a cow! You should have told HER to stay away from YOUR son while HE is swimming!!! I hope your daughter wasn't upset over this!

That is downright rude! You were right to give her an earful. If it were me things may get a little bit more heated than that! People who are so stupid they don't know how to behave in an educated world have no business calling other people stupid. That is just wrong. I hope I never get to meet someone like that freak!

Oh she is educated! I think you can explain to your son that people being like that is wrong, they shouldn't say anything like that because it doesn't respect people. I think your son will understand.

I applaud your decision to not let that woman off the hook. GOOD JOB!!!!! Who is she calling stupid and irresponsible? It is her who is stupid treating others like that in front of her own child. That child will get the same manners as the mother if she continues to act that way. That woman is the stupid one. You did the right job by giving her the mouthful especially not in front of your own child. Your child does not need to be affected by those comments. You did the right thing by going off on her in the change room rather than in public and in front of your child.

Dont waste your time in such a B@!#h.. lets see, she is so SMART that she thought she owns the whole swimming pool... she is so SMART that she thought she is in control in bullying a 7 year old kid.. she is so SMART in yelling and make a fuss in public when she can just swim around your kid?.. if she is so SMART, why don't she suggest installing traffic lights in a pool to control the traffic flow..

what a rude person that woman is! what a big deal a child stayed in her way while she swam. don't take it to heart, there are a lot of rude people around.