I like to break into streams of profanity in front of bratty kids and there parents. The f, the c word, the whole gamut. I never threaten anybody, I just raise my voice and let go. It puts a message across to a parent about acceptable public behavior.
I haven’t seen a good supermarket beating in a while. If I ever do, I always cheer the parent on. “Yeah, kick his ass, show em who’s boss.”
I have on past occaisions, since having kids, grabbed an escaping toddler - youngster as he was fleeing his mothers attempts at doing something SO MEAN as put a jacket on the child and GO HOME.
It is a wonderful feeling grabbing their little flailing arms as they run past, spin them expertly around and give them back to their mother’s, who are only too thankful they didn’t have to chase their precious little weasel through the library/school/whatever. The kids head just spins with " How’dat happen?"
Moms, I’ve found, have a way of helping each other out and reading each others situations quite well. I’ve never felt like my toes have been stepped on.
Also, when someone has a dog that is ill mannered, (not barking,Barking is a whole different barrel of wax.) but jumping up all over me. I will knee it gently in the chest and say firmly, " Down." I’ve never been yelled at, only apologized too by the owner for their dog.