CRAZY

I was "that CRAZY mom" yesterday...I hope no small children had nightmares...

So we are at Tommy's baseball game and I had to leave his game a little early.  I drive by the park where Caleb and Luke are playing to check on them before I go, I see two boys beating the CRAP out of one another.  From my car I scream "HEY!!"  No one turns to look at me.  SO, I throw my car into park, leave my door open and fly across the park with speed I forgot I had.


Okay so I didn't quite look that good but you get the picture, I actually shocked myself at how quick I could move and in flip flops even!

Let me set up the scene for you...

Two kids beating each other down, one kid kinda frozen, another with his hat turned sideways egging them on (cheering), two kids coming at them with tree branches, lots of other kids either watching from the play equipment or just playing.   NOT AN ADULT IN SIGHT.  At first I thought maybe they are just "playing"  pretending to box or be ninjas, then I thought "OH NO" what if their parents love MMA...I panicked. 

Then for a split second I thought what if I am on that show with John Quinones

HAHA!  Crazy what goes through your mind in what is likely split seconds!

So I run up to them and scream in my biggest mom voice "KNOCK IT OFF!!!"  They all froze. The child being pulverized looked up at me with his big brown pools of shame for eyes, tears and sweat running down his face snot everywhere like I was his saving grace.  The "pulverizer" looked as though he may wet his pants.  Honestly I could have turned him over my knee right there.  I asked them "Where is your Moms?!"  I got the typical "I don't know!" So I told them "Go find her and tell her what you did!!"  You know what they did!  They left to go find their moms.  Not sure if they told them what they did but they left and stopped fighting.  My two main objectives.

Then I turn my attention to the kid with his hat sideways and the branch boys,  I tell them "YOU are not cool, if I ever catch you acting like this again you will be in HUGE trouble"  I even say "Do you think your mother would be happy to know what you are doing right now?"  They all hang there heads and say "no".  I am using my BIG voice the whole time and I get BIG results.  Kids are scared silent.  The word BUSTED is consistently on my mind...haha!

Then I scream at ALL the other children despite them not being involved, that if I ever catch them fighting they will be kicked out of the park...as if I have that kind of authority.  I tell them that when someone is fighting to come get an adult because if they let it happen they are just as guilty.  Sounds like a lesson from one of my parents, the words I was using, were shockingly similar to something they may say!  Thanks again Mom and Dad :)

Then a mom comes up, she gives me that "I can't stop staring at your train wreck" look.  I then proceed to admit what I was just up to as if I were at confession.  I am shocked at what I just said and did with these children that do not belong to me.  Shocked.  But NOT disappointed I did it.

As for the children that do belong to me, they are oblivious...running around with their buddies the Ness kids from hockey.  They are either in agreement with what I just did or so used to me hollering they are unfazed.  As I am running back to my illegally parked vehicle with the door wide open and my purse on the seat (dumb) Caleb screams to me "Have fun Mom, See you later LOVE YOU!"  Really buddy?!  I love you too!  I thought for sure that I just mortified you with my crazy, but you love me despite it?!  Or are you just used to it....either way...this CRAZY mama, loves and adores you and will be CRAZY for you anytime!!