So sick of nasty comments!

This morning I was at a gymnastic playcentre with my 3 boys. The baby was in a sling on me and my 3 and 5 year old were being perfectly well behaved, no issues at all, simply climbing the ladders and jumping down onto the mats provided which was exactly what they were meant to be doing. There were 2 other little boys near mine who were happily building a tower with foam blocks and knocking it down again. Again... that is what the equipment is there for, and what they are meant to be doing. None of the boys were being unruly, noisy, naughty, rough or doing anything that would harm another child. I was standing right by my kids watching them have fun and out of nowhere a mum (who I had not made eye contact with or in any way invited any interaction) suddenly approached me and said "3 boys hey...uggg... better you than me!" I was completely stunned, but before I could utter a word her 2 daughters came running up to us (she had walked away from them to come over and make this comment to me) and she ushered them away saying "Not near the boys, girls, not near the boys! The boys are rough. Boys are rough. Go and play over there away from them". And off she went with her 2 daughters. Thanks for that quality interaction, lady, it totally made my day! Glad to hear that you think my little family is something awful to be pitied, and have my little boys treated like some sort of contagious disease that your precious ones shouldn't dare come near! I could have said something about the fact that your daughter looked totally uncared for (dirty clothes etc) but you would have considered me rude, wouldn't you? Why is that the gender of our children is just about the only thing that people feel they can approach to to slam us down on?

My gosh was a rude woman!!!!

Firstly congrats on your three special boys, my family is almost exactly the same as yours - my boys are 4 (almost 5), 2 and 20 weeks. Secondly, shame on that lady for bringing up her daughters to have those perception of boys/men, that is really going to screw them up for future relationships! I don't actually get too many negative comments about my boys (there doesn't seem a social preference where I live, just one of each is desired!) but I do get the 'you must have your hands full' (to which I reply that my heart is equally full!). I'm a secondary teacher and I truly believe that there is no general difference between boys and girls as if one gender is easier, like everything they are groups of individuals who all act differently. What your story illustrates perfectly I think is a social shift where in kids are expected to be mini adultts and 'normal' kid behaviour like running, jumping, playing is labelled naughtiness. That woman should be ashamed of it, and yep, let's be thankful those 3 boys are yours because god knows how she would treat them.

A) I can't believe the gull of that woman! Treating boys like a contigious disease, or that they'd somehow hurt or maim her precious girls! GRRR

B) Kudos to your boys being out having fun and behaving good. I wish short-sighted people like that would take NOTICE of what is going on around them and see how well your sons were behaving.

That is just insane, what that woman said.

How horrible!! What makes people think they have a right to make comments that are so hurtful and rude? it sounds like your boys are lovely, and that woman was just downright rude. And it is awful that she is teaching her girls to feel that way about little boys!

I will tell you that if I were there, I would have been jealous of you with your 3 boys; a family of all boys is what I always wanted! I think you are very lucky.:)

Wow, what a great role model she is to her children! I'm sorry, I can't believe that!

I would have told her to keep her mouth shut because only a jealous person would make that kind of comment! Of course I am the type that would say it load enough for her to hear as she walked away and anyone else in the area ;)

She needed a good slap in the face!!!

I also think she was just jealous of you because she wants a boy too!

I feel sorry for those girls! To grow up with such a mum! Will she still say that when the girls are 40 years old? lol...
I would have told my boys not to play near girls; they scream and nag.....! (and just loud enough so she could have heard it!)
Stupid woman......