bouncy slide
May 23, 2011Spent some time with Nephew and Niece this weekend. You have no idea how many times I’ve watched Rio, the bird that can’t fly. Thank God this time it was something different. We went to a kids’ fun zone where they get to roll around and touch toys that other people have wiped their noses on. Omggg it was torture room for me. I was itching not to let the kids touch anything, but I told myself to relax and let them play. They can shower later. I really REALLY need to work on my OCD.
*shivers*
Top: Mimpikita
Leggings: Topshop
Who said I won’t be a good mom?
Seee?!!!! I never let Nephew and Niece leave my sight.
Kinda breathed on them the whole time. Gosh, I’m going to be a clingy mom one day…
Anyway, it was fun and all. The kids played on the big bouncy slide, and nephew even made friends with other kids and laughed. That made me smile 🙂
I stopped smiling when his ‘friend’ said to him, “Come! Let’s go up again!” and instead of the both of them going up the stairs to the top of the slide, the boy took my nephew by the ankle and started to drag him upside down up the slide, while everybody else was sliding down. I was furious at the boy!!! He was treating my nephew like a chicken drumstick. I got up from my toy dinosaur I was sitting in and practically jumped onto the slide.
It’s heartbreaking seeing someone treat my nephew like that, however unintentional.
He then taught my nephew how to slide down lying on his back, head first.
Then, a little girl who I assume to be his sister (because they kept to each other the whole time), took a toy tricycle up the stairs of the slide, and slid down the slippery slope WHILE RIDING THE BIKE.
OH. MY. GOD.
Of course the tricycle flew off and even hit her on the head. But she laughed it off and went for a second round.
By then, I had already taken Nephew away from them.
Where do they learn these things?!!! Maybe it’s the TV. Even Nephew watches Lion King and thinks he can roar like a lion for the whole month.
But the worst part was none of their parents came to the rescue. Where were they? And the staff at the kids’ zone didn’t even bat an eyelash. Does this happen on a daily basis? A kid riding a bike off the bouncy slide? Maybe I’m being an overprotective aunt, but I really don’t want my nephew or niece to get bruises everywhere or break any bone! I’ll have a hard time answering to their parents, or worse, their grandmother.
And then I pictured my nephew grown up with a bunch of extremely adventurous teenagers. If he didn’t follow them, he would be snubbed and called names. The thought of that really hurt me. It’s such a scary thing these days. Peer pressure is getting more and more dangerous.
It’s so upsetting seeing kids getting hurt. But at the same time you don’t want to lecture other kids cuz it’s not like they intentionally wanted to hurt him! I used to love places like that when I was a kid though haha. Especially the ball pit! 😀
<3 Belly B
My shy daughter often have encounters with these type of children. I would act like a mad mom (overprotective is a more decent word) going in between them to make sure my daughter is not being smacked by these wild child while their parents just watch and smile as they think in their heads that be kids will be kids. Well guess what, some of these kids will grow up and become bullies. Parents should take responsibility to teach manners to their kids.
How did they bring the bikes in? and hauled it up the slide?
oh gods, i think i can relate.
at one crazy point, all you you can think is : WHERE THE HELL ARE THESE KIDS’ PARENTS!!!!!????!!????? don’t they know that its DANGEROUS to leave them like that?not only to THEIR KIDS but OTHERS as well!! especially other peoples kids.
yep, i’m so gonna turn into one of those wacko mothers.
everytime i end up at these kinda places with my niece, i can mentally picture where she’ll hit her head or which crazy kid is gonna knock her sideways, 3 to 5 seconds before it usually happens. nervewrecking. not forgetting the cough spatters, streams of running nose
and god knows what that liquid stain on the slide is. * dettol spray n wipes, very handy*
anyway pd, to save the hassle and trauma( for me) : made her mum buy the bouncy castle, trampoline,circus tent,bouncy horses pony unicorn et cetera so that she can play with her other cousins to her hearts content. no cousins yet? (heheh) playdates work as well!
i so can relate with you about kids and their peer pressure.i remember back then i had a conversation with my cousin.she was only 11 at that time.i asked her,how her school was.she sighed and said “i’m stressed”(honestly i was refraining myself from lol-ing.i mean,an 11years old and stress?o.O)so i asked her why she felt that way.she said,”because all of my bestfriends have a boyfriend.and a lot of boys like them too.but nobody likes me.i think i’ll be forever alone” when she finished telling me all that,i was like forever alone?you’re only 11 -___-
when i recall back, i think peer pressure amongst kids nowadays is getting intense and i notice that it’s soooooooo different when i was younger.i mean,when i was 11 years old,i played with digimon and that rubber rope (zero point game,incase you know :P)
:/
oooppsss i meant *incase you didn’t know 🙂
LOL. kids are kids!
when I was less than 5 i was already sliding down the staircase railing of my 2 floor house when nobody was looking. I did all sorts of crazy things. Look at me, I survived. =p
Its normal child mentality. sometimes its not even influenced by the TV. kids are curious beings who just want to have fun!
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Biase la vivy..especially here in Malaysia. When I was in UK..I thought things were different but its just the same. The thing that annoys me is that parents semua sibuk berbual and biar je anak2 main. The problem is, kalau anak2 baik takpe, but semuanya nakal and bully budak2 lain. So, as a parent, I’ve learned that you’ve got to watch yours, all the time..when your niece and nephew went to my daughters bday party, your sis and I could hardly have a proper conversation..:)..we were both..”jgn panjat tu..,carefullll!!!!,sape yang nangis tu?..etc..no more party at kids play centre..:)
A child allowed to explore is one thing, but a child who is not taught how to play or use something properly without causing danger to others is another. In the end, the parents yang bergaduh! 🙂
U & ur ‘sahabat baik’ r featured in the ‘Mode’ section of Utusan Malaysia today (25/5/11)…Go borong the newspapers NOW! =)
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kids are kids.
being adventurous is one thing, danger is another.
if you don’t let your kids be adventurous, then what? stay at home with all their gadgets?
don’t go out! don’t touch this, don’t touch that, don’t do this, don’t do that.
stay at home only that’s what most kids do, with their gadgets nowadays.
growing up, bruises and cuts were the norm for me. and i’m a girl.
there’s a time and place for everything.