ever yell in public?

I cringe when I hear people yelling at their spouse or even worse their children in public. I am sure you have witnessed this. It always seems to happen to me at Walmart.  I always feel so bad for them. Don't you agree that is a really awkward moment for everyone?  Or. maybe the people are so used to yelling that they don't even notice it. The other day at soccer, i was up the hill at the car changing the twins' diapers. For about 5 minutes this lady was letting her kids have it. Her son was 4 or 5 years old and he didn't bring his ball to practice...YOU FORGOT YOUR BALL! WE ARE SO LATE NOW! HURRY UP! GET OUT OF THE CAR!  I mean, it just went on and on (kind of like this post!) Then, the kid started crying (ya think?) and she actually says...WHY ARE YOU CRYING? DON'T YOU WANT TO PLAY SOCCER? WE WILL NOT SIGN YOU UP AGAIN EVER IF THIS IS HOW YOU ACT! Can you believe that the kids didn't want to go play? I think I would have nightmares about soccer if I were him.

Now, here is the funny (sort of) part of this post. Just so you don't think I am judgemental or mental)... we were at our SOCCER game Saturday morning. Now, we got there at 8:45 (after a shower, a quick clean-up after breakfast, a trip to target, and leaving my half-finished coffee in the van (AGAIN!) we were in the middle of the game,with no chair, because we forgot it (AGAIN).  Jason is one of the coaches. He is helping coach the kids, I have a baby taking a bottle in one arm, holding another bottle for the other baby in the stroller, my four year old is tugging at me and going through the bag because he is bored and thirsty. My 2 year old things I am a goalie and the fence behind me is the net. He keeps booting the ball HARD at my feet... i am kicking it back. I guess for the 2 seconds that I looked down at the baby in the stroller... my 2 year old decided that now is his chance to make it big in soccer and storms the field with his little ball. WITH 6 and 7 YEAR OLDS!    He was almost right in the middle of the game.

Here comes the yelling. Jason, my sweet loving husband, gives me a look that says to me... you crazy person... what are you doing??? He runs out, gets our little one, and YELLS at me... MANDY>>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?????    He actually has to ask that? Well, instead of the gentle, kind words that were supposed to come out... I YELLED back... HEY<>

It doesn't sound that bad, but it was ugglllyyy. 

Now, those of you who know my husband, know that he probably didn't notice or care. I mean, he had been in the middle of yelling and cheering the kids on anyway. But, I felt awful. I wanted to cry! I was so embarrassed and mad at myself  (and him) . Needless to say, this is how the rest of the game went for the little soccer star...

we are good now...of course it never came up and I forgot about it until I just downloaded this picture. HA! look at his cute little soccer ball!