Two Moms Embarressed My 6 Year Old Son! GRRRR!!!!

I wish someone had embarrassed my son so he would have quit doing it at an earlier age!
Seriously, kids need to learn to deal with life. Don't go rushing in over every little thing.

Just start telling everyone that you saw them doing something gross too.
Say ' I was driving N to school the other day and I saw so and so picking her nose in the car - The best part is she thinks no one saw'
Then you could say you saw the other so and so spit the other day and then proceeded to scratch her crotch in public - Nasty ladies

No you should not let them "have it", because you did not witness it and may be incorrect.

I would have handled it differently.

If my child told me that I would have said, "this is why we do not pick our noses in public" and "remember to not laugh at other people, it can hurt their feelings. " I am sorry you were embarrassed. maybe they were really laughing at something else."

Just breath and let it go.

Sure! Go down there and make a real scene and as soon as you turn around, they will be laughing at YOU! Don't let your hormones make you crazy and cause you to stoop to their level.
Your son must not have been too upset or he would have said something to you about it. I would have told MY son, "I would laugh too if I saw you picking your nose during a game. Don't do that in public!!"

Here's what you do M. (since apparently we've all gone half mad tonight):

Next football game, you and your husband position yourselves next to your boys. When you see these women looking at you, ONE TWO THREE, you ALL start PICKING YOUR NOSES IN UNISON! When they laugh and/or stare, have your youngest son say, 'What'sa matta lady, ain't never seen a family pick their noses together?!'

I suggest this as an alternative to 'letting them have it'. Least this way, they won't think you're a 'crazy psycho'.

tehehe

:)

I'm trying to imagine what I would do if I saw a kid at my daughter's dance class picking his or her nose. I'd probably laugh a little and say, "Hey there, kiddo, stop picking your nose and go wash your hands, okay?" I mean, what are moms there for (even other kids' moms) if not to step in when the child's own parent is not there to make the correction? Especially at that age and on stuff like this.

If it were my child, and another mom had done something about my child picking her nose in public, I think I'd go over with my child why we don't pick our noses, and why we would instead go to the nearest restroom and blow our noses/wash our hands.

I'm also sort of imagining how you would go about confronting these moms without looking a little nutso yourself, "Jane and Liz, Tommy said you laughed when he was picking his nose in front of the team yesterday!" LOL I'd just let it go.

Per your own words: "They said 'Hey Nico you're picking your nose,' and started laughing."

That's not making fun of your child and not worth a confrontation of any kind. Your son was embarrassed because honestly? Picking his nose in public? He should have been embarrassed. What they said wasn't cruel. It sounds like they thought maybe he didn't realize he was picking his nose. I've caught my girls absent-mindedly digging for gold due to an itch or sharp boogie and said the same thing.

And really, seeing kids, especially older ones, picking their noses in public can be amusing. I don't think they were necessarily laughing AT him as he thinks they may have been, but chuckling that you know, a kid was picking his nose and that they had to say something.

I wouldn't have been angry or protective. If any of my kids had come to me with the same thing I would have said, "Good, now maybe that you know people can see you when you pick your nose you'll stop."

Holy moley....he was picking his nose.
And, probably not even aware he was doing it.
So what? They told him he was doing it and chuckled. Or laughed or whatever.
They're moms. I'm quite sure they've seen their fair share of nose picking.
I seriously don't think you need to fly off the handle about it.
They weren't taunting him or calling him names.
Your son got caught picking his nose. In public. If they hadn't said anything, who knows how long he'd have sat there picking?
I just don't think it's worth the time or energy to make a stink over it.

That's just my opinion.

Do you think bringing it up again and causing a big scene over such a thing wouldn't be MORE embarrassing to your son? sounds like your son better get used to being embarrassed

I'd ignore them, but calmly speak up if something happened again. As for their laughing, I don't know, it is hard to tell if they were being cruel, joking around with him, laughing at something else, quietly trying to restrain a laugh or what. I'd find out the details before I freaked out. As for them embarrassing your son, he embarrassed himself :)

Honestly, to satisfy my own rage, I would probably seek secret revenge. This is evil me. Like placing something yucky under their car door handles...yes, I am an infantile idiot, but I just know it would make me feel better.

well....not to play devil's advocate, but maybe if he was embarrassed enough, he will quit doing it (at least in public lol). no offense. i would totally get mama-bear too, especially if it's two witches that i already didn't like. i would be super quick to get ticked off. but by the time you see them again, hopefully you will have gotten over it somewhat...and yes it would look kind of silly to let loose on them a couple weeks later...you got it :) don't sweat it! i'd be mad too...!

While I do agree that maybe it would make your son think twice before doing it public again, I would still get protective and angry. I would probably tell them nice outfit, it makes your butt look great and start laughing.

So now kids need to grow a pair & suck up ADULTS acting like immature kids & pointing out their mess ups? Wow.

I'm sure if it was your precious little snowflake being called out by an adult for something that could've been addressed discreetly, you'd be pissed.

Don't make me take my hoops out. Next chance you get I would go to practice and give those trashy moms a piece of my mind. You don't need to cause a real housewives seen but let them know it's not ok and they owe your son an apology. What garbage.

a) they are bitches.
b) who cares
c) teach your kid not to pick his nose.
d) teach your son self-confidence and that some people suck and why he should be a good person and not a douche and not treat other people like they treated him.
e) but seriously don't pick your nose. I am on my daughter about this all the time. yes lots of people do it. yes it's nasty.

PS I'd be mad too, I hate people like that. But you would just look bad for reacting.
PPS No I don't agree that other moms should step in and tell someone else's kid they're picking their nose. MYOB. Don't tell my kid that. He's not picking his nose because I've never told him not to. He has been told a hundred times and I'll tell him a hundred more till it rings through, but don't butt in and advise my kid - that is NOT what other moms are there for. If I've seen kids doing weird/gross things in public (pick nose, pick butt etc) I ignore it. Not my kid, not my problem! I have my own 3 to worry about! LOL