Baskin Robbins/threatened to call the police on my 7-year-old

My son and I went into the Baskin Robbins store in McKinney around 9:20 p.m. My son, who is 7, was wearing roller shoes.

One employee (who was already closing up the store 40 minutes early) told my son to take out his rollers. I told the guy, "It's o.k. I'll make sure he doesn't roll." I have a rule that if a business asks my kids not to roll, they don't roll or I'll take away their shoes.

Evidently, this guy didn't trust my parenting skills. He told me, "You either take out the rollers or you leave."

My kids was not rolling and he was very confused. I told him not to take them out. Those rollers are nasty, having rolled all over dirty streets and floors, and they are hard as hec to remove. In fact, some shoes don't even have removable rollers.

I asked him to speak to the manager because I figured the guy who counted the money would have more common sense and courtesy.

He told me the manager wouldn't be in until Monday.

I told him we weren't leaving. So he said, "I'm calling the police!" Other customers heard and started listening at that point. My son panicked and started crying. I don't want to teach kids that policemen are bad. I told him, it's o.k., but he sat down on the nasty floor and tried to remove his dirty rollers. They were stuck of course. I finally got them out and put them in my pocket. Then the guy wouldn't serve us. My kid was really crying now and I heard one of the customers say that the guy was being ridiculous. He went into the back and I heard him arguing with his co-worker. The other guy came out and finally served us, but the rude guy came out and started on me again about how bad roller shoes. It was as if he thought they could move on their own. I don't know why he got in this power struggle with a customer, but I think his tug-of-war should cost him his job.

Debbie M.

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I'm sorry, but I think you were wrong for letting your son wear roller shoes to begin with..when you are out somewhere eating or shopping children should wear regular shoes..roller shoes should NOT be worn in a place of business..in any place of business..in a store your child could crash or at the very least bump into a shelf and break something..knock someone down causing injury..I'm sure that was what the employee was afraid would happen..I agree making your Son cry was wrong and the employee was rude, but you were mostly to blame for bringing your son in to start with wearing roller shoes..shame on you for not doing as the employee asked the first time!!