Yesterday me and my dad popped into our local Home Bargains store to buy a couple of things to use as props in a video we're involved in the production of, and while there were no actual issues/incidents in or outside said store, I was constantly hypervigilant in case I witnessed irate parents whacking their children and/or swearing loudly and aggressively at them, or lighting up cigarettes in their cars with their children present when we were walking across the car park. Ditto for when I was at the supermarket near my day centre the other day.

TBH, I've had this obsession with irate parents aggressively (and sometimes violently) losing their temper with their kids in public, which I remember being quite a common sight (and earshot) back in the 90s and even into the 2000s, and certainly wasn't pleasant to witness.

And yes, at the opposite extreme, I know some kids also have a tendency to run riot in shops and the like seemingly with impunity (which can also get on my nerves on occasions), but witnessing such kids being on the receiving end of vicious wallops and/or loud tirades of F-bombs from parents/carers who are seemingly unable to control their nasty tempers in public (and probably even more so in the privacy of their own homes) really enrages me and the very thought of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and witnessing such events really fills me with dread big time!

Does anyone else feel like this whenever they witness these kind of events, or am I overreacting?