Muscatine

what we say to kids

Dear anonymous: as you were not there either I suggest you ask your ''best friend'' for the details. It seems you are not terribly informed of the INCIDENTS either, and there is more than one. Actually I do believe there was three (or four) before the confrontation took place. Also, all of the incidents were all directed at one particular child, not all of the children.

HMMMM....

Makes you wonder--
You said it was not directed at all the kids, your words- was it your child? If you are saying it is only one child, does she/he behave well? Does the one particular child bother others and do bad things?

Makes you wonder if it is just one child and it's yours, do you watch her/him to make sure there are no problems they have with others?

Just a thought

Bless you Chetah

Chetah,
I can't imagine being in your shoes. Over the years, our children have had friends that were in abusive situations. You can lecture to those parents' until the sun goes down. It does no good. What my husband & I chose to do was to protect that child in the best way we could.
There was a family in our neighborhood that was less than perfect. I could tell you stories. We always made sure that those kids felt welcome and safe in our home. I bought boots, gloves, etc. at yard sales & good will over the year & kept them in a sack. They knew where they were if they needed them. We always tried to be respectful of their parents when we asked if they could stay overnight, etc., so they wouldn't feel judged. The kids ended up being taken away from their parents.
We have had the priveledge to see these kids come into their own despite their parents. It's hard, but try to be as non-judgmental of the parents as possible, while giving loving support to the children. ''It takes a village to raise a child.'' Would it help you to honor your child in this way?

Wow, tlou

You are one good person.