The other day I was cleaning the locker room at the pool and one kid had locked her sister in a locker. I was in the middle of telling them how unsafe it was and unsticking the lock and Mom comes out of the stall and gives me heck for reprimanding her kids.
Fine. Have fun trying to get the locker open yourself.
I usually talk to the parents about the behavior first (Hey! Your kid is pulling my dogs tail.) so they can be the one to tell the kid to smarten up. Although when I'm at work, I'm the one in the "Position of authority" and the kids will likely listen to me more than their parents. I've even had parents ask me to reprimand their kids for them.
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