I posted a little while ago about an idiotic parent I saw at the mall a couple of weeks ago.  Shortly after that I saw an even bigger idiotic parent.

There was a young couple (a very young couple… probably teenagers) with a little baby.  I’m not good at judging how old babies are but this baby was little- not yet sitting up on his own.  So, I saw the male (I don’t know if he was the father or just a boyfriend???) going to the top of the a very tall twisty slide. 

(As a brief aside- I know that I am overprotective- but I don’t let Peanut go on those very tall twisty slides because she is always trying to turn her body around.  If she gets turned around and goes down all twisted she could end up hurt- so we stick to the toddler area, as I’m sure is intended by the creators of the equipment.)

So, I thought- wow that baby is little to be going down that slide.  Considering you’re supposed to be careful with babies necks and heads, etc.  I assumed the male was going to put the baby on his lap to go down the slide and even thought that seemed a little risky.

I was wrong.

The mother sat down at the bottom of the slide and said, “Now lay him down.  Make sure his head is on the slide.”

The male grinned and said, “I have no idea how to do this.”

The mother looked around proudly and said, “Just put him down and let him go.”

I’m pretty sure that my mouth hung open in shock as he let the baby go.  The baby looked scared to me, not like he enjoyed it at all.

I seriously considered calling child protective services but when I turned around they were gone.