Parents are supposed to lead and teach their children by being an example of how to act, and how to treat others, which is why one New Zealand mom was shocked when she heard a bunch of parents from her son’s own team teasing and making fun of her little boy during a weekend game.
In an attempt to make some new friends, get some exercise, and have some fun, 10-year-old Eljae Pukeiti-Mara joined his local rugby team, and despite being so new to the game, he absolutely loved it. Four weeks after joining the team, Eljae got to take part in one of his first games and asked mom, Rochelle Mara, to come along and cheer him on from the sideline.
Rochelle was thrilled to go see her son play, but as she stood on the sideline with the other parents, she started to hear them talk about and laugh at the ‘big boy’ on the field. When she heard another parent ask why he was being allowed to ‘slow the team down’, she asked the woman who they were talking about, and she pointed directly at Eljae.
After the game, she took to Facebook to explain what happened and call out the cruel parents for bullying her son. “Number 8, Eljae. My boy. The one you so freely stood on the sideline this morning laughing at. The one you were talking about being a ‘Big boy’ and not ‘an asset to the team.’ The one you laughed at for not being able to run as fast as your kid,” Mara wrote. “Obviously not realizing I, his mother, was standing right next to you listening to everything you were saying – Until I told you. Ha! You couldn’t move to the other side of the field fast enough. Can I just remind you, Eljae is out there training with his TEAM twice a week, he turns up every weekend to play alongside his TEAM, the same team your kid plays for!”
“Eljae is out there on that field supporting your son in the game just as I’m out on that sideline supporting them – your son included! I’m all for having your own opinions and freedom of speech but when you use this right to talk sh*t about my son please don’t expect me to stand there and take it. Be glad he didn’t hear it himself. For a kid whose never played rugby prior to 4 weeks ago, he’s doing a damn good job and I tell him this every week.”
“He does not need to hear your negativity. He, nor any of the other boys/girls, need to hear you talking down about them, so please – for the love of Beyonce – stand there on that sideline along with the rest of us parents and support OUR boys and girls! ALL OF THEM. Win or lose. It’s a game. They’re all out there playing the best they can. Number 8 included,” Mara wrote.
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[Featured image credit: Facebook/Rochelle Mara]
Mom Is Furious When She Hears Parents Making Fun Of Her Son is an article from: LifeDaily