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@irene: Haha, strangers do that to my kids all the time on the elevator... I just pretend that they didn't do it right, and ask the kids to do it properly!

@googly-eyes: Yes, so true....poor stranger. Hope he/she has a better day tomorrow! I hope everyone has a better day tomorrow.

Seriously everyone knows you let the kids push the button. I would've been soooo irritated.

Aww

I try to address my LO by name in situations where strangers might not be clear that I'm talking to my child...issuing commands or asking questions like "do you need to go poo poo?", etc. That last one would be a bit awkward if a stranger thought I was talking to them!

I totally would have been this stranger, trying to help out a busy mom. Ooops.

@irene: Oh, I don't feel bad for the stranger at all. I felt bad for your LO! I think you did all of us parents a favor for saying something. Kids or no kids, s/he has to learn that toddlers LOVE pressing the elevator buttons

ha, I had no idea buttons were an issue. Plus I'm impatient

LOL.....so funny!

@mamimami: lol probably for exactly that reason actually. I'm betting elevator design people are more concerned with making sure the buttons are in a place most accessible to anyone and probably expect parents to just keep kids away from the buttons.

@mamimami: @Mae: haha so true!! I guess I will try to be less irritated by the placement! It's just amazing how my DS literally goes STRAIGHT for the button!

I have to disagree with you and many other posters. This should have been used as a teachable moment about sharing or learning to not break down when you don't get your own way, not used as an opportunity to get mad at an innocent stranger who was trying to help.

@Punky: lol no...DS would be so proud if you asked him to push your floor button for you.

@gingerbebe: That wouldn't work on my kids!

I try to limit their elevator button privileges, otherwise it would constant problems like this one!

@wonderstruck: sure it's a silly thing, but toddlers can be pretty silly/ridiculous too.

@mrbee: That's true. I just feel badly for the stranger that they were trying to help and anger thrown their way because of the toddler's temper tantrum. I mean, toddlers have temper tantrums over everything, if not the elevator button I'm sure something else would have happened. I feel like blaming it on someone who was just trying to help is just kind of...well, crappy. I was trying to find a nicer word because I know OP didn't really say anything to the stranger. I guess the general attitude of 'OMG stupid stranger!' that most of the responses have just kind of bothered me.

@mrbee: Yeah, I guess I'll have to wait a year or two and see if this is one of those things where karma comes back and bites me in the ass. Could definitely happen, haha.

@irene: I could echo the 'Please chill out, read my other comments, etc." I already said this may come back to bite me in the ass in a year or two when my baby is older. I still felt kind of bad for the stranger, sorry you're upset by that.