Workplace Violence

BUGGY was kicked! That's workplace violence! Her job as a child is to play, learn, grow and so her workplace is wherever she happens to be doing those activities, ergo, workplace violence.

Dad took the twins to Uptight Moms park because they had not been there in a while and Buggy enjoys climbing in the spider web. While there he noticed a well dressed man and his granddaughters enjoying the park. The man was on the phone and unavailable to his granddaughters.

One of them, an older girl, tried to interact with Buggy. Buggy rebuffed her and began to climb into the web. The girl persisted and climbed into there positioning herself above Buggy. Dad casually observed nearby.

When Buggy reached above her to grab the rope, the other girl put her foot on Buggy's hand and knocked it away. Buggy reached up again and began to hoist herself up. The girl tentatively reached out and placed her foot on Buggy's chest and pushed ever so slightly. Buggy was undeterred.

Dad has seen this scenario before. Children fight, hit, and act disagreeably. Put he had yet to see it end as it did.

Finally the reclining girl raised her knee and thrust with all of her might and connected with Buggy's chest. Her body shuddered from the blow.

Dad stilled himself on the swing, rose, cleared his throat and spoke using his deep, authoritarian voice, "Don't kick her."

The little girl's eyes grew wide. She had been caught. She had no idea anyone else was watching her. Her first to attempts didn't elicit any protective measures from a nearby parent, so Buggy must have been a ripe target of opportunity.

At that point, Buggy began to sob and ran to Dad for comfort.

Grandpa, sensing something was wrong but not knowing what and not really wanting to stick around and take responsibility, quickly herded the grand kids out of the park.

Folks, if you go to the park and are not available to parent your kids, Dad will be more than happy to parent them for you, though you may not like his choice of parenting tool.