@colliric Nothing I said was hypocritical or condoning abuse. I said if you thought it was child abuse and did NOT report it, then you were in fact the condoning it.
Making a snide comment to the parents isn't going to solve any problem. You were being a "Karen". Your opinion was not asked for, and your opinion is based on what you believe, and not on actual fact.
Your idea of "abuse" might be a far cry of what abuse actually is. Making children do things that they do not want to do, and what other kids might not have to do, is what parents do every day. That is why I do not really believe you are a parent. You would
know this, if such were the case.
If other parents do not care enough for their child to make them wear a mask, then that's their problem. I see small children wearing masks all the time. This shows the parents want to protect them and the people around them. It does not harm a child to wear a mask. Your saying so contradicts reason, logic and facts. I doubt the child would have to wear the mask even an hour, for a family trip to a mall.
As @XogGyux pointed out, children cry and have tantrums. This is also sign of poorly disciplined children, and not child abuse, as you were implying. You also made no mention of them striking a child in such a way as to indicate child abuse.
Making a 5 year old child wear a mask is not child abuse. It is neither psychological or physical abuse.
I made my son change a shirt, when we were going out, and he had a little fit when he was 5 years old. He wanted to wear a different shirt that wasn't appropriate for going to the temple/Wat, in. Do you think that scarred him for life? You imply it would. That's bizarre to say the least, and laughable, at best.
@MistyTiger Your manager sounds like a problem. You should talk to HR about her. It sounds like she is avoiding her job and responsibilities to you and the company that you work for.
“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson