Parade Parents - Angry Adults
The VEISHEA parade was today, and as I was making my way along the parade route trying to unsuccessfully find a group I was supposed to watch the parade with, I passed by a young boy who had just received a balloon animal dog from a passing clown. The kid was maybe 8 or 9 and went to show his mom, who immediately started into a tirade…
“Careful! BE CAREFUL! Stop playing with it or its going to break! Stop twisting it, it will come undone or pop and then it won’t be a dog anymore!!!”
::squeak::
“Come here now! I told you to stop playing with it? Do I have to take it away? It’s going to pop and then you won’t have it anymore, is that what you want. Now CUT IT OUT!”
Um, helllllloooooooooooooooooooooooo it’s something that is supposed to be FUN and bring JOY along a parade route. Unknown mother - get a clue.
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Hmm… yes, that mom needs to get a clue. My nephew got a little blue football that he promptly took a bite out of. We did not get a balloon animal, and this one older lady with a full neck of beads didn’t hand out any, despite a bunch of kids jumping up and down pleading for beads… Let the kids have fun, that’s the whole reason to go.