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The original was posted on /r/newzealand by /u/PrivateOne11 on 2026-08-19 05:25:32+00:00.

I had a situation when I was picking up my child from daycare and one of their friends mums was picking up their daughter and she was being a bit aggro with the teacher, and then she left, when we left she was having a go at the receptionist and then she screamed at her daughter and said she was really pissing her off already at the moment, and it felt scary.

This mother has always been a bit snappy at her child - I recall her telling her to shut up for talking too much when she was 18 months old, but this is the first time I've wondered if i needed to say anything. So I called them

I'm not sure if it really justified contacting them or not.

I'm really not a snitchy person,

But I just keep thinking how she'll be home for days with this and my child was alarmed by how angry this parent was and I wouldn't be able to sleep without saying something.

Based on the conversation i over heard, I knew this child was going to be kept home for a few days due to illness, and I just felt overwhelming worried for the child.

I've told the daycare administrator about the incident. I haven’t told them I told OT though.

I'm a bit worried about blow back since I'm pretty sure I was the only parent to witness it. But. Child's welfare comes first.