In response to yesterday’s Magic of Cakes post I received this comment (anonymously of course, because critics never have the guts to leave their names):
(Please note: The aforementioned post has been deleted as of 4/4/09).
Maybe I’m a bit old fashioned but I’m really surprised at the number of comments left by other viewers who thought what Cakes did in Staples was cute and you did, too. Do you actually think, as a devout Christian mother, that it’s appropriate for a two year old to be dancing around a store spanking her own little bottom to attract attention and your comments on the reaction of the worker was way off base. Maybe you don’t view it this way but that worker was HIRED TO DO A JOB! Did you feel this worker should have stopped doing the job they are being paid to do to actually approve of your daughter’s actions? Maybe the job situation in your area is better than mine but people in my area will do anything to keep the job they were hired to do. Based on some of your other blogs I think you’re going to have a real problem with your daughter in a few short years! Wait until she hits her teen or preteen years! Have fun!!
Well Anonymous, you know what? What Cakes did was cute, because she’s TWO. She was dancing for the fun of it, and she approached the employee because she’s a social child who enjoys interaction with others. I’m not going to discourage that.
I did NOT expect the employee to drop everything and pay attention to Cakes, but if I was in her shoes, I would have at least acknowledged a little girl who asked me a question, because it is possible to continue working and still be polite. Maybe I’m a little old fashioned, but I always thought that customer relations in any job was priority one. This woman just completely ignored Cakes when she asked her if she wanted to see her ballet, and then felt that it was her place to look down her nose at me. Kind of like you.
I think it’s mighty presumptuous of you to say that because my sweet, energetic daughter is sometimes mischievous at age two, that I’m going to have problems with her when she’s a teenager. How do you know that? Can you see into the future? Let me know where you got that crystal ball, because I’d like to have one myself. Then I could be just like you, and leave nasty, judgmental comments on people’s blogs, simply because I’m holier than thou, and it makes me feel good about myself when I can cut less perfect Christians down.
My daughter is who she is because that’s the way God made her, and with His help, we will raise her to love the Lord, without destroying the qualities that make her the terrific kid that she is. If we do run into problems, well that’s really our concern isn’t it?
I realize that you believe yourself to be a perfect Christian parent, but do me a favor…take your judgment somewhere else.
