Stupid,Stupid People!

In the mid 70's was in my fathers auto parts store, here's kid up on one of the counter stools, about 5-6 years old, and he's ROCKING on the stool!!! This of course is concrete floors, and displays all around, no place to be falling nearly the height he was tall

I gritted my teeth for a short time, then said something like, "Son, if you fall off of there, you won't like it much."

"Oh," says his mom, "he'll like it just fine, I'm sure."

"Well I said maybe, but my Dad won't appreciate the lawsuit. Kindly stop your son from endangering himself."

She glared at me but she DID get her son off the stool.

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I was eating in a quiet cafe, years ago, same deal with unwatched kid. He's wandering around the place, hell I wasn't sure who he belonged to. Came over to my table and bothering me, right up to the edge of my table. I first tried telling him his parents were looking for him, where were they, and after he tried to reach for something on my table, I finally got up and nudged him around the circle, looking for his folks.

I "didn't ask" and I wasn't all that dammed polite, either. His Dad started to say something like "he's alright" and I just cut him off. "Please mind your son, I'm trying to eat over here and I'm not your babysitter."

I haven't been in very many fights, and I don't like to be, but back in those days I was only 40-45, and I did NOT take crap off people.