I was at an indoor playspace, having a blast with Olive... when a dad with two kids sat down in between us (?) and started lecturing his toddler for bad behavior. I didn't mind at all - just figured he was having a hard day and hadn't noticed us. From what he was saying, it sounded like his baby had just pooped and the toddler was acting up... and the dad was feeling very overwhelmed by it all.

Anyway so then about 20 minutes later, I was playing with Charlie, and the toddler started following me around carrying a basketball. The toddler *desperately* wanted to play with me, but I wasn't comfortable with that so I said to him, sorry I can't play with you because I don't know you.

The toddler then started following me around, and hitting me repeatedly with a basketball he was carrying around. I looked around for the dad, but he was overwhelmed with the baby. Oh well, it's not the end of the world... it was more annoying than painful.

So then I turn around, and the toddler decides to wind up and hit me in the face with the basketball! I said, "Owww... stop hitting me with the basketball!" in a loud voice and walked away from the kid. The dad was with the baby about 10 feet away, and I don't think he realized that his child was the one causing the problem. He was still in his own world...

Would you have gone up to the dad, and said something to him about his misbehaving toddler? Or would you have just let it go?