‘A tiny voice inside me said “not today"…': Non-confrontational dad swells with pride after standing up to a passive aggressive couple at a restaurant in front of his kids

Parenting isn't easy. You're constantly having to swallow your pride or gather all of your courage just to provide a teachable moment. Situations where you would've simply walked away from because you don't care enough, now have value and you have to react differently. It's hard! Just take this dad: He had take something head on, even though he is non-confrontational. The situation happened while peacefully waiting to be seated at a restaurant for lunch. His wife had to go upstairs to wait with the hostess, while he and their two children (both under 6 years old) had to wait in the crowded hall downstairs. His kids were very calm, one simply chilling in a stroller and the other having a polite inside-voice conversation with him. The hallway was a squeeze for everybody, but they were trying their best to be respectful of everyone's space. 

 

However, an entitled couple came up behind them and started huffing and puffing because they couldn't see the tiny menu on the widow behind the family. They yelled to themselves about how they couldn't see the menu and acted very passive aggressively about the family in the way. The dad noticed this, and even though he would have usually he'd uttered an apology and moved on with his life, he had to take a different approach for his kids' sake. So he simply turned around and reacted with a calm tone that pointed out their disrespectful behavior. 

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