Entry FeedWe were early for T-Ball practice tonight, so I took Son Two over to the playground for 20 minutes. There I witnessed a fight between a mom and a grandmother that I didn't understand. This is what I saw, peppered with my judgment of the situation thrown in.
The kids ranged in age from 18 months to about 2 years old, so very young. For some reason two girls were playing in the sand under the apparatus instead of in the sandbox. Suddenly, the 18 month old infant grabbed the two year old's hair in both fists and was pulling hard. The two year old was screaming, and I thought it took the mother of the 18 month old a little long to respond.
A grandmother (guess? caregiver? older mom?) came running over and grabbed the girl who had had her hair pulled and then another child, who also looked about 2, who was playing nearby (twins?) The grandmother was definitely too far away to really be supervising those two. Grandmother yelled; Mother yelled back louder, and with much more aggression. I was worried that I may have to call 911 to report a fight.
I thought the mother of 18 month old hair-puller would have shown a little more shame in the behaviour of her daughter, instead of jumping to defensiveness. But minutes later I learned that there was more to the story as the grandmother was dragging the other two kids back.
I was curious as to what would happen in round two, but torn because I didn't want Son Two to be late for T-Ball, I left before all was resolved. Now I have to make-up a really good story as to why the kids were fighting, and why the mother seemed so evil. But a good story is always more interesting than the truth.