This Chic Has Lost Her Mind....

Saturday afternoon, my little family took a trip to the aquarium. My daughter is fascinated with nature and science, so I try to find places that focus on these things. She appreciates these things even though she is young.

We had planned a trip to the zoo, but there was rain in the forecast, so I changed the plans at the last minute. As we were walking along, we meet up with this family who has small kids, but the bunch was a little rowdy, so I was trying to get away from them as quickly as possible. My daughter, amazed by the creatures had to tell me every fact that she knows about everyone that we come in contact with. So the group soon catches up with us.

My man and I are on one end of the small hallway, and my daughter has drifted off to the other end...She is still in my range of vision, not close enough for me to touch, but close enough for me to get to if there is danger. A little girl who looks to be about her age walks over to my daughter and began to speak. My daughter, much like me, doesn't really warm up to strange people, especially if she is engrossed in something that she likes. She says hello to the little girl, but pays little attention to her, so the little girl walks off and goes back with her little gang of folks.

We move on...they soon follow. Again the little girl walks up to my daughter.. Again my child ignores the little girl, and we move on.

This little girl wasn't having it. She walks behind my child, along with another little girls in their group, and she pushes my daughter...Big mistake. My man starts to walk toward them, but I grab his arm. I want to see what my daughter is going to do on her own...My brother has been playing rough with her since she was younger, (the same way he used to with me when we were kids, so she is prissy, but she is very tough). I know that my child is tough, but I always wondered if she would fight back when she was put in the situation. I guess I got my answer.

Without saying a word, she slapped the heck out of that little girl, twice....Since we were walking down glass enclosed hallways, the licks rang out like a bell. The little girl screamed. I knew my girl could handle it...The mother of the little girl walks over to them, and I start walking that way as well. Instead of the lady trying to see what happened, she grabs my child by the arm. So without thinking, I grab her. No one, puts their hand on my kid....No one!

Up until then, my daughter has never seen me act a fool. The lady was much bigger than I was, but she had little balance because she was holding a baby. I slammed her head into the glass as hard as I could, and she let my child's arm go. She grabs her head and looks at me like I'm crazy....(Dynamite comes in small packages b****)...Then she starts to explain. Saying that my kid hit her child for no reason. Seeing that we weren't getting anywhere, my man, the voice of reason, steps in and says, why don't we let the kids tell what happened.

The little girl actually told the truth and the mother apologizes. The lady's husband just stands there, not saying a word. All I had to say to her was, think before you grab someone's child. The only reason I didn't try to hurt you in some way was number one, you had a baby in your arms and I was trying not to hurt the child, and number two, my child was watching me. Next time you won't be so lucky.

I was so ready to get out of there, but of child wanted to stay. I was hyped for the rest of the visit, so afterwards, we opted to go to the arcade and play some video games.

I called my brother as soon as I got home to tell him about his niece. He was proud. I was still a little mad that I didn't do anymore to the lady, but I didn't want to hurt the baby...plus she was a big one...so that would have been a challenge...not the first one though.

My man said he was proud of me. A few months ago I wouldn't have been able to contain myself. I was happy...I made it out of another public brawl without going to jail...I guess you really don't think about that when the situation arises...

Other than that my weekend was pretty calm. I stayed in the house with my little family...

What would you do if someone put their hands on your child, or a child that was in your care?