So I almost told a stranger to Eff off

Worm and I were in the check out line at Toys R Us the other day and he was playing with a tube of lip balm.  The lady in line behind me says "Oh! He has the top off that!"  So I explain that lip balm is his favorite toy and taking the top off & putting it back on is part of the appeal. She then says "But aren't you afraid he is going to put it in his mouth?"  I told her that he was past the mouthy stage.  

This is the point where she needed to drop it.  

I understand her concern.  I sometimes express my concerns to strangers about their kids, but I try to just be informative, not preachy.  I would have stopped with "Oh! He has the top of that." If the parent indicated prior knowledge of this, I would let it go.

She just can't let it go.  She says "You really need to take that away from him".  I say "Here, let me show you what will happen."  

I take the lip balm and he freaks.  There is no build up.  He goes from zero to snot flying in 2.4 seconds.  I give it back to him, he is fine.

She says "He'll get over it."

At this point I am DONE with the conversation.  Here is what I said to her in my head.

You don't know me.  You don't know my kid.  You don't know that he will scream for an hour and a half or longer if I take away something he wants. I assume longer because an hour and a half is the longest I have ever waited him out.  I understand that lip balm is a choking hazard. It is a risk I have chosen to take, so SHUT THE EFF UP YOU NOSY, HOLIER THAN THOU, SELF-APPOINTED LIP BALM POLICE.

Out loud I said "Thanks for your concern."