What to do or say in this situation? I think this is child abuse!
@hustonphotography (569)
United States
March 24, 2009 12:05pm CST
I was in Walmart the other day and had my duaghter in the basket. She was dressed all cute and everything. She is only 19 months old. Well this young girl, I say young because she looked like a teenager, walked past us pushing a cart with a little girl no bigger than my daughter in it and she said I quote " Look! Shes prettier than you!" and she motioned towards my daughter talking to that little girl. She said it a few times. The little girl just looked. I was stumpped. I had a loss of words. I could not believe anyone would say that to a child. After she passed and it sunk in what she had done was halfway down the isle after her when my husband stopped me. He did not want me getting in trouble. I just could not believe it. I wanted to go after them so bad. I did not know what I was going to do or say but I just felt for the little girl. I hope that wasn't her mom.
I think my daughter is the most beauiful girl in the world like every mom should think about their own daughter. But I would not believe that, that even happened. Has anyone seen anything like this? How would you have dealt with it? What would you have said?
1 response
@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
24 Mar 09
Hello huston...This is heartbreaking...It doesn't matter if it was her mother or not - just the fact that someone would say something like that to another person, let alone a child is downright vicious! I constantly tell my son that he's handsome and smart. I would never even think to tell him otherwise. There will be enough people in his life to tell him mean and negative comments. His family should be as supportive as possible and that's what we aim to be. I don't know if I would have interfered though. I may have said something to the effect that the girl is just as pretty but I'm hesitant to interfere in this day and age.
@hustonphotography (569)
• United States
30 Mar 09
I understand your hesitation. It is hard when you this though and you feel powerless to help. It is scarey to think that their are people in this world who are so mean and cruel to treat children like that. I wish I could rescue them all but I know it is not possible. I don't understand todays world. I was worried about her being a babysitter and the mother not knowing this was happening to her child. I know I would want to know. We don't leave our daughter with a babysitter much anyway but if I did I would want to know.
