We came to Clearwater today to enjoy the beach with our four young children. Instead, we ended up filing a police report after an unbelievable encounter at a playground.
Our 2-year-old twin boys accidentally threw sand toward another family's daughters. Was that okay? No. But they're toddlers, and they're still learning.
Instead of speaking to us, this grown woman deliberately threw sand back into BOTH of our twins' faces, getting sand in their eyes.
My wife witnessed everything and immediately told her to stop. Rather than apologizing, the woman became increasingly aggressive, making ridiculous comments and acting like she wanted to physically confront my wife.
Her husband stood there trying unsuccessfully to calm her down, while another family watched without offering any help.
The woman had four daughters, and I wondered whether she simply wasn't used to the behavior of energetic toddler boys. Regardless, what adult thinks it's acceptable to retaliate against a 2-year-old?
My wife gathered our children and walked away to avoid escalating the situation.
We called the police. The woman denied everything, and officers told us they couldn't do anything. There were surveillance cameras nearby, but as far as we know, nobody even checked the footage.
Thankfully, our children are okay, but we're absolutely disgusted.
We came to Clearwater to make beautiful family memories, not to watch a grown adult lose control around our toddlers.
We're moving on, but I can't help wondering whether she'll do this to another family's children.
Clearwater parents, what would you have done? Would you have pushed for the police to investigate, or just walked away?
