AAAAAAAAARRRRRSE?

When you are grossly overweight, that's your business. 

When you are grossly overweight, chasing your 1 year old up the large wooden pirate ship at the indoor playground...hey, at least you're moving. 

When you are grossly overweight, and then slide down after your 1 year-old little boy on the plastic slide sticking out of the large wooden pirate ship…you're really pushing the weight limit of that slide as it's not meant for 300+ lbs adults. 

Now…when you are grossly overweight, slide down the slide, then stop, lean forward to pick up your one-year-old and don't notice my pint sized 2-3/4 year old little girl sliding down after you only to be smacked in the face by your extremely large derriere that seemed to double up as a large car airbag…GET OFF THE FUCKING SLIDE!

Thankfully, no harm was done and Rose was no worse for the wear. It seems that much fat is soft and bouncy. Rose looked a little dazed, but once she recovered, and the very large woman finally moved (she barely registered that Rose even smacked into her!), she hopped off the slide and zoomed around to the ramp up the pirate ship to have another go.

I have become very good at dodging zooming children in these venues, running, crawling, riding little cars, etc. I have also become good at rescuing little kids, mine, and others from spills, trips, conflicts, etc. Too many times in these venues you get parents who either just zone out and let their kids run wild many times to the determent of others, or those parents who hover over their child with blinders on. While I may not always be successful, I do try to balance my hovering and my zoning (zoning usually comes in the form of checking work e-mails on my phone because I have a type A personality).

Note to parents and parents to be: When in a playground full of kids, while obviously your attention is on your kids and their safety, don't forget that you and your kids are NOT THE ONLY CHILDREN THERE! It's a playground...remember that. Conversely, the playground is not a babysitter. You should not "check-out" once you let loose your child/children.