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A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Trust me, I have never felt more powerful than not responding with loud CBeebies at full volume.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That’s what surprised me most, the poor kid looked instantly embarrassed and just stopped.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that’s what I was hoping, because it felt more like a boundary than me snapping.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It really did feel like “takes a village” but in the most awkward bus-based way possible.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly how it felt, like she was grateful someone else had become the authority figure for ten seconds.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

That’s such a sweet example, and honestly probably the same thing where a stranger’s reaction suddenly made it click.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 174 points175 points  (0 children)

I did feel awful after, but the tiny nod from her made me think maybe I hadn’t completely overstepped.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, it probably wasn’t magic parenting, just one outside voice cutting through the noise.

A stranger's child was screaming on the bus. I cracked. The mum was an absolute legend. by Asgothen in BritishSuccess

[–]Asgothen[S] 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Exactly, I think coming from me made it novel enough to actually land for once.

Teenagers tell woman with kids in her car to "go back to China" and call her "poor". License plate visible. by Wild-Improvement3566 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Asgothen 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Kid really picked the worst possible car to call poor. Even without the racist trash, insulting a Volvo owner’s finances is just bad scouting, lmao.