I was in Asda a month or so ago. I wasn't in the best of moods, a tad stressed out shall we say.
Anyway, was waiting at the pharmacy for my prescription to be ready and a young lady came and sat next to me with her child, who was on reins.
The child asked for some chocolate. Mum said no - fair enough.
The child asked again. Mum said no. - again, fair enough.
The child asked a third time. Mum, shouted at the top of her voice, "if you ask again you're going to get a f**king smack on the ass.
I, not being quite 'with it', turned to the woman and said "why would you say that? You shouldn't threaten your child with violence".
Woman turned to me and said "f**k off you interfering bitch. I'll f**king give you a slap in a minute. Who do you think you f**king are"?
I cannot begin to tell you the rage that built up inside me, but all I could think about for the next few days was that child. To think a mother could speak to her child in that way, in public, makes you wonder what she's like behind closed doors. It really played on my mind :-(