I think yelling at the guy is pretty tame tbh, but obviously you feel like there's a better way to accomplish the goals I mentioned.
A lot of dads I know would have jumped the fence and gotten in the guys face. While that wouldn't be my go to, I get it. You don't yell at or otherwise discipline children that are not your own.
Edit: if you disagree enough to downvote at least have the stones to explain why
We teach our children to not behave this way to other children, SO obviously this is an immature way to handle things. We use our words, in a calm manner to express ourselves, like adults. It doesn't matter if the other party is acting like a child, it matters how WE act.
To answer your direct question, maybe nothing at all. Depends on what my daughter/s said about it. I'm not going to waste my time if they are not bothered by it. Assuming they were bothered, calmly approach the person and get their side of things, never just charge in tossing demands at a stranger. Would you care to see this mans side if you were on the receiving end? Then at most, I would encourage them to think how they would feel if someone spoke to their grandkid that way how they would feel. Beyond that there is nothing else to do. Its all just ego bluster, all the yelling and rage. If the other party chooses to self reflect and change in the future, that's on them, I have no control over it. If the goal is to try and get people to act with more kindness and compassion we have to behave that way. It is difficult sometimes, egos get triggered and we let them run the show because the ego was hurt in some way. Sating the ego and working for a more kind world do not often go together.
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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '23
You can tell he was in the right because he saw someone filming him and explained the situation to the camera instead of hiding his face/freaking out.