playground escapades

I am so fricken fed up with other people's kids. Seriously, how hard is it to NOTICE and ACT when their behavior becomes unacceptable or abusive toward other (particularly much younger/smaller) children?! I make it my job to watch S and step in immediately when she does something that is not ok. This has already affected how she interacts with other little kids, as in, if she is overcome by the need to grab another child's toy/cookie/book and I remind her that we don't do that she immediately hands it back and says "dorry" and maybe gives a hug. This didn't happen by itself people. (nor did I force her to say sorry or give hugs, I just make sure that if she grabs something she gives it back as quickly and un-traumatically as possible and explain that it hurts the other kid's feelings/is not nice, we don't like it when other people do that to us. So WHY do 95% of other parents seem to think the playground is a "drop off zone" where they get to ignore their spawn and kick back on park benches while others deal with the fallout. Oh, and if god forbid you yell at their obnoxious 4 yr old who is throwing sticks and dirt at a ONE year old, you could probably get arrested for harassment or abuse or some such b*llsh*t. (Of course, they would magically "notice" when you had to step in and deal with their kid, but somehow the kid before you stepped in was there apparently sans parental unit) ugh.

So anyway, please, if you are planning on bringing a child/ren into your lives, please expect to be responsible for said child/ren at all times, and if you are incapable fo doing so, find another adult who will be, if you have to pay them so be it. Maybe I should demand a baby sittting fee from the 2 or 3 most egregious play ground offenders... This is getting a little preachy though, so I will move on.