{NSBR} - Would you speak up?

[sczos911]

Here's the scoop.

You and your child of 16 months are swimming at the public pool. It is a small wading pool for kids under 5 years old. You pack the stroller complete with backpack of snacks and toys and you each have a sippy cup. You have your 32 ouncer filled with water and your child has a sippy cup located in the front of the stroller also filled with water. The stroller is parked near a bench and 2 other strollers in the shade.

You leave the stroller to go and play with your child in the pool. You glace up occasionally at the stroller {just a momma or daddy reflex}. On one occasion, you see another small child playing with your child's sippy cup. You watch her drink out of it. You continue to watch her drink out your child's cup. That child's mother finally notices her child drinking out of YOUR child's sippy cup. She takes said cup away and places it back in the stroller.
You continue to play in the pool with your child.

After a while, your child gets board and wants a snack and a drink. You walk over to the stroller. {Obviously, YOU are the owner of said stroller and sippy cup}. You put your toys away and grab a snack. You sit down on bench next stroller and near other mother and child.

You proceed to have snack and drink out of your cup {both you and your child}. Other mother never says anything to you about said sippy cup and "the incident."

Now for my poll question - If rolls were reversed - would you have spoken up about the sippy cup? BE 100% honest.

[Rachel Solenberg]

i would. i know lots of people are germ-o-phobic... not me, but i figure it's my job to let them know what happened.

[daisyrose]

I'd be mortified, but yeah, I'd tell you.

[Tracey Lee]

it's happened before, and since i did tell the parents when it happened, i'm fairly safe in assuming that YES, i'd tell, lol.

my youngest used to do this ALL THE TIME. didn't matter if it was his cousin's sippy or his brother's or some random kid's at the park, he would drink from them.

[moischka0595 (Laura)]

I would speak up to my child and point out that that wasn't his cup and then redirect him to his own cup. And then once I saw who the owner of the stroller/cup was, I'd let you know and apologize. Of course I'd probably be freaking out in my mind though, being the germophobe that I am, but I would try not to convey that to everyone else.

[Mar1anneC]

Sure I would have ran up and taken it away and apoligized.

[Sweeet]

yes, like others have mentioned, I, too, would point out to my child that the cup was not theirs, here is yours and once I knew whose it was, let that parent know and apologize. I know I'd want someone to inform me...not so much of germs, but to teach our lil ones we can respect one another.

[Claudia]

Yeah, I would definitely mention it. It's not a big deal, really- I mean they're not going to catch a disease from it or anything, but I would be a little grossed out- I won't even drink after my own children- backwash and all that- yuck!!! lol

[lovesher2boys (Julie)]

Yes, I'd definitely speak up! I don't have a problem with kids sharing and swapping their cups, but a stranger, yes!
And if my kid did it, I'd for sure say something (and be horribly embarrassed!)

[Gret]

I'd speak up and let you know in case you were germ-a-phobic. If it was my childs cup, I'd clean/wipe it. I'm not germ-a-phobic but you never know where the child has been, lol. Kids pick up the darndest things when you're not looking so being germfree is unrealistic. Besides I'm a firm believer that kids should build up some immunity and not live in a bubble.