Do you think that's a good idea????

I recently took my son on a sight seeing adventure. I wouldn't normally bring my son on an adventure like this because he is at an age where he is all about independence. It was a tour where strollers were prohibited (GREAT), you had to stay on a carpeted walk way (AWESOME) and you can't touch anything (OH JOY)... yeah this was definitely not the tour of my dreams for me and "Xavier" but we were on a trip and sometimes you just have to go with the flow ( the flow being those who don't have kids - thus don't understand that historic walking tour + active 2 year old = DISASTER)

Half way through the tour Xavier had had enough of not being able to touch, walk around and run. So he started to fuss. I tried to keep him interested and distracted but it was not exactly working - Then this very well meaning lady tried to be oh so helpful takes a ring off her finger and offers it to X ?!?!?!

What ????

It goes down something like this

WELL MEANING LADY: (taking off her ring- "here do you want to play with this... it's shinny"

ME: "oh no, thank you but no thanks - it will be okay

WML: " no its okay here .... play with this"

ME: (trying to walk towards security to be taken off the tour) "its ok, but thank you"

WML: Gives ring to X - who then throws it as far as he can.... ( in the dark room lit only by candles where you were NOT allowed to leave the carpet walk way)

Good luck with that one lady

it was at that point that I found security and was led to the "crying room" for the remainder of the tour- Thank you Thank you Thank you

AGH - I mean really did that seem like a good idea - you didn't see me taking off my wedding ring to appease my son who was pre tantrum ----

REALLY DID THAT SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA