Am I a Bad mom??

Today I was taking my 2 year old to an appointment and she really hates being in the car. Usually I try to make a game out of going in the car but today, we were running late and she is just extra cranky because she has two molars growing in right now. I try to put her in the car and she is kicking and screaming because she hates to be strapped in, and I am wrestling with her trying to get her to get in her car seat.

This guy I don't even know then comes out and is asking why I am beating on my daughter? I didn't hit her or anything, I am just trying to get her to get into the car, and he asks if I am calling him a liar because he sat there and watched me beat her. He tells me that that is no way to treat a little girl and if I am not ale to handle it, that I should just give her up for adoption. I am a young mom, but I care for my daughter more than anything. I would never hurt her. This guy made me feel like a pile of crap. Am I a bad mom??

I am just really upset and if you think I am a bad mom, then tell me how I can change things to make it better... I am usually told how patient I am with her tantrums, so this guy coming out of nowhere and saying that really upset me.

no honey, don't listen to some guy who doesn't even know you!
my daughter and I go through those episodes where she just refuses to go in the car. i know exactly how it is. you need her to sit in the car! that's not being a bad mom.
it helps me with my daughter when i offer her something new to play with until i put her in and have her strapped. i never know when she's going to refuse, so, if she starts refusing, i just find something in the car to give her, it could be a new magazine, an umbrella, etc. something safe of course.
if that doesn't work, you can try giving her a snack before approaching the car, and by the time she's eating it, you'll have her strapped.
but honestly don't let some guy's comment make you feel down. apparently he hasn't had children, or he's never had to deal with such a situation.

Oh god no your not a bad mom. Your daughter was resisting and you had to get control of her so you can buckle her in.

That guy was just being an a_sshole. Don't take what he said to heart. If you didn't hit her, then you shouldn't feel bad. I would have told him to f-off and to get off my property.

Don't even think twice, there was nothing wrong with what you did.

You are not a bad mom. You make up games to try to ease the situation for her and that alone shows you care alot. The guy was totaly right to be conscerened cuz we've all seen the videos of actual abuse and noticed people doing nothing to help. How he went about it is B.S. but you never know. Dont feel bad. It probly looked worse then it was.

Complete strangers have the ability to make us feel like sh!t by uttering the most inappropriate statements at the most inappropriate times. They see one moment of our day and choose to pass hurtful comments. They know nothing about our lives or even the type of day we're having, yet they take it upon themselves to dish out their unwelcome criticism. People are cruel - he should have been offering his support in a difficult situation. He needs to get a life.

Next time it happens tell them to mind their own business and ignore their comments. They have no righ