My answer to those who took offense to my words
would have been——— “They don’t like what I said?? Tough!!”
This lady said, “You don’t tell children to shut their mouths!” and I said, “Actually, I do!” Then she hustled her son and his friends out before they were traumatized by my brutality ... and my goal of having it quiet in the room was achieved.
I was kind of shocked, though, because I don’t usually meet these sensitive, modern parents - or if I do, they’re not being obvious.