Just your average leisurely day at the pool...

What in the h*ll was I thinking? G is out of town picking up Emily who has been staying with my inlaws for the week. Nathan, Colby and Avery were going a bit stir crazy in the house and I couldn't take watching Spy Kids 2 for a 3rd time. So, I figured since everyone was fed I'd go to the pool. After all, they have this great kiddie pool with fountains and I could watch them all right there.

Well, Colby will NOT sit in the floatie and Avery just wanted to be held. I finally got Nathan to play in the little pool - he kept running off into the big pool. And, granted the big pool has a life guard posted about every10 feet. It's incredible really. Anyway, this really nice couple with 2 young children started talking to me and let c&a play with their pool toys (note to self: NEVER go to the pool without pool toys). So, we're finally settling into a nice little play time and then this little girl comes up to me and says, "Are you his mom?", pointing to Nathan. "Yes", I said. "Well, he squirted me in the face". Great. So, I call Nathan over and tell him to not squirt people in the face. Then this other lady - who was there with her own twins - says to me, in a very snotty, holier than thou way, "actually, he spit in her face".

Well, ok, yes, that's gross and annoying... but he didn't hock a loogie at her, he spit water at her. Yes, I reprimanded him. Yes, I put him in time out. And, yes, I made him go up to the little girl and apologize to her. But, why in the hell do people need to be so damn snotty about it? Snotty and judgemental. I mean, I wanted to tell her to take a look at him. Look at his scars... do you think that maybe, just maybe he's got something else going on with him? Social graces are not Nathan's strong suit and granted all kids can be brats and spit water at other kids and no it's still not acceptable. But, damn lady. Give me a freaking break. She judged my parenting skills and the "brat factor" of my child in about 2.5 seconds. She doesn't have a CLUE what my life is like.