My son and I were walking along the street today, side by side. An old lady was walking towards us, so my son leapt off the path and into the road in order to let the lady through. She then muttered under her breath, "get out of the way you stupid little......"
Naturally I was furious, no one tells my son he's stupid except me.
So I called her a rude old bat, whereupon some nosy passerby stopped and told me to leave her be, started trapping off about how I should have some respect for the elderly!
2007-08-19 06:59:40 · 25 answers · asked by cara 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
When I say no one tells my son he's stupid except me, I mean if he decides he wants to play with a plug socket or pull the cat's whiskers, I tell him that this is not the most sensible idea, ie he is being stupid!
You sound like a real jobsworth.
I bet you were the annoying kid in class who pointed out the teachers spelling mistakes.
2007-08-19 07:19:53 · update #1
My son is seven years old, hardly likely to be mistaken for a mugger even by the blindest of old bats!
2007-08-21 21:07:20 · update #2
Screw the elderly. If she is going to act like a b**** then you have every right to be upset. People only deserve respect if they show respect.
2007-08-19 07:07:44 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 2 · 10⤊ 3⤋
The passerby was doing his duty by protecting the old lady, your son did the right thing as all mine do where old folk are concerned. Alas you let the side down by abusing her instead of ignoring her,as for some of the answers I have read regarding this very minor incident, they would do better to consider the old ladies plight, short sighted, afraid of being mugged again, acting brave to put off a would be attacker, who knows what she was thinking?. I have no doubt she will be even more frightened to go out, and for what?. If the old lady had written her thoughts on what happened, instead of you, I wonder what the reaction would have been by the forum.
2007-08-21 19:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by wisernow 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ignore the people who told you you were wrong. That stupid old woman was abusive to a child, she needed a smack. In some places she would have got one, bet she comes from one of those places.
I would have called her something worse than a bat. You were polite. I would have gone right up to her as well, and asked what her problem was.
I get really annoyed with people who won't move for a little kid to pass in the street.My daughter has before gone into the road for people and I drag her back, tell her never to go on the road for anyone but just move aside, and loudly say they should have moved as well.
As for the passerby, I'd have given them the finger. Give the stupid middle class do-gooder something else to moan about.
2007-08-20 18:39:47 · answer #3 · answered by Acai 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No it's not fair. But you can be proud of your son and you should tell him so. It's all very well to say that you shouldn't have retaliated in the way you did both to the old lady and the passerby, but in the heat of the moment we all say things we might not have said, given the time to think. Put it down to experience, tell your son you are proud of him and move on.
2007-08-19 14:20:48 · answer #4 · answered by Maggs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know, some old people are so rude. Try not to let it upset you and continue to teach your son to be polite. It`s like on the x-factor last night, they put through some old lady because she was 90 for making some stupid sound through her nose! If she was 16 they would have laughed her out of the room.
2007-08-19 14:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Sir Bobby`s Hairdresser 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nope, it's not fair, but life isn't fair at all. Personally, I would've told the passerby to get the whole story first before making a mockery of himself (or herself) by promoting the old lady's stupidity.
No one should promote stupidity. We'd be better off in the world if everyone didn't do that.
2007-08-19 14:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
sounds like the old lady is lonely and has nothing better to do but to talk smack. the passerby is also probably lonely and thought they saved the day by talking smack. maybe the old lady and the passerby should get together and stop being lonely. as far as your son goes, his parents should be proud of the proper ettiquette they instilled in his life, afterall a gentleman never lets a lady pass on the outside near the street
2007-08-19 14:09:21 · answer #7 · answered by Phradoe B 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
come on there old they don't really notice that they are creating chaos because they are old that's why we should have respect for them but it is kinda funny you called her old lol,but i agree she should be called a old bat if i was you i would say even ruder words so am in your side that old women needs to learn a lesson from your son!
by the way i am saying this cause i am 11years old
2007-08-19 14:17:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it's not fair. I don't know why some people think that they are entitled to be as rude as they like & to get special treatment & respect just BECAUSE they are old. Luckily we are not all like that & I would have been polite to your son & thanked him for making way for me. He sounds like a lovely boy & you should be proud of him & encourage him to keep his manners.
2007-08-19 17:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe she was talking about YOU?
If she said that after he already got out of the way, she probably said that to you.
Two wrongs don't make a right though.
You sure showed your SON a lesson in your lack of manners. You shouldn't have said anything, just smiled and said "hi".
2007-08-20 11:46:20 · answer #10 · answered by Terri 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I live in a village full of nothing but the elderly and some of them can be right pains they think they are everything and that they can push past you and drive into you i'd just treat them like anyother person and tell them to get lost if they did that to me! If they were nice i'd be nice to them though :) I'd also tell the other person not to jump into conclusions on themselves and to stop being such a nosey ****
2007-08-19 14:12:38 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋