I feel you @sweetpea. I have 2 little ones 3 and 1.5 and fortunately my eldest is 8 who is really of great help to me when 4 of us go outdoors without dad.
I would probably have done the same thing as you- although luckily I have not experienced that kind of outrage from these little bunch.
And yeah, try to talk.to them later on after "the storm" passes.