Preschool Open Gym

We met up ith a few friends and went to a different gym today that has Wednesday open gym for 6yrs and under. They had a lot of great toys for little ones and Carson really liked it there. Unfortunately, there was a little boy that kept following him and harrassing him for about an hour before we left. He hit him numerous times and was telling him mean things. I told the mother about his behavior, but my words went on deaf ears. After ignoring and trying to get away from the boy (upon my insistance), Carson was fed up and retaliated by hitting the boy. The mother finally paid attention then and was angry and yelling at me and Carson. Well, she insisted that her boy doesn't hit ever and that I made it up. One thing I've learned about parenting is never claim that your child doesn't do X or does do X. Because they will make you a liar. There were definitely a few words exchanged. When she found out we homeschool, she said, "So that's why he's like that, he isn't socialized!" WHAT?! Where do people get their information? The headlines? Oh well, I used the situation as a teaching lesson for Carson that all different kinds of people make up this world and we have to learn to deal with them the best we can.