Imponderables: Bobbin' For Apples

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UPDATED: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 15:09
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MSB

Thursday, October 9, 2008 5:44 PM

Ck ok waaaaay cool idea of the popcorn balls I bet the little ones would love that and their parents would like them getting something not so processed:) Also you could do pully candy with cane sugar or homemade caramels( I have recipes if you need them)
HUGS sorry about the flare up sweety...hmmm well why don't you contact whoever's throwing the party and ask if you could bring some appetizers or a dessert and then you'd know there was something there you could eat.
You do know you can specify to the bartender I want a vodka martini ( practice at home and figure out how much olive juice you like in the martini) with 1/4 oz or 1/2 oz of olive juice. They have the measures there and most bartenders really want to make it the way you like. Have you tried a vodka martnini with a lemon twist? Also try an old fashioned or a sidecar

Hmm elementary school things that seemed stupid... I'm not much help there as I went to a private school, but I did hate it when we all had to do those ridiculous school programs

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MSB

Thursday, October 9, 2008 8:45 PM

bumping with a ponder...well more a frustration

I've been doing evals of 5-6 year olds with major behavior issues and all of them know swear words and sexual language I didn't know at anything near that age and until college in one case seriously what in the hell is going on that a 5 year old kid can use the C word ( and spell it) or that a 6 year old calls his teacher a dirty whore... sorry just disgusted with parents who have either got home situations or something else that has exposed kids to abusive language like this...so my ponder/question is do you think exposing your kids to this is child abuse?

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ZEEK

Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:13 PM

I don't think it's abuse. I'd call it poor parenting because I would hope I wouldn't expose a child to that language. I think that stuff is sort of up to parents though. Some people really don't believe that sheltering their kids is the right way to go. That's pretty much their right IMO.

To me abuse is something that should involve taking the children away. I don't fit this under that category.

GORRAMGROUPIE

Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:13 PM

Here's a twist that the kids will love. In the center of the popcorn balls, put a wrapped treat, like a jawbreaker or square bubble gum, the kids love it and it's out of your sight. Did that for treat day in Kinder, and all the kids loved it.

I give a blanket sympathy hug, not knowing you personally or the circumstances behind the flare up, but anything that causes pain I wish was better.
(I didn't want to be callous and just post a cheerful suggestion)

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MSB

Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:21 PM

well the kid's not just using the C word he's saying " you f'ing C you should die like the f'ing C you are" to the teacher. That seems like less sheltering and more the kid has overheard sentences like that and I'd definitely classify that as verbal abuse.But just using the C word ( since the kid does actually know what it means) is not a good sign at all. Plus it's ok to decide not to overprotect but a kid saying those sorts of words is in for a world of trouble at school and is likely to be labled as a problem kid. It's fine if you let your kid use whatever words you want at home, but it's a bad idea to let them think it's ok to say anywhere..
I'd say violent aggressive behavior in front of your kid is definitely abuse. It cause all kinds of emotional problems and psychological damage and I'd say teh F word is common usage enough that the kid could easily have picked it up in a myriad of situations but the C word is not one that gets said in movies or in public for the most part so he more than likely heard it at home and if he uses it in an aggressive context then that's likely the context he heard it in... hence my thinking that something else is going on. I'm all for people having the right to raise their kids the way they want, but if they'r going to expose their child to a lot of profanity and allow the kid to repeat it at school they're going to have to expect a lot of parent teacher conferences with the school psychologist ...

So if you like your kid to talk like a sailor on shore leave make sure you tell him/ her to pretend to be a nun/pastor at school:)

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GORRAMGROUPIE

Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:22 PM

New post for the ponder. It has a lot to do with the home situation, and if they think that kind of language is common and appropriate, that's an indication of the home life, and you can bet that there is worse going on.
So the answer is yes, abuse.
My dad was a police officer for 20 years, and most of that as a school resource officer, and the leading detective on child abuse cases, and what little we heard about that, this is pretty common.

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ZEEK

Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:52 PM

I think you'd need to be able to show the psychological harm the child is experiencing. At that point it's not really a concern about how the parents caused the harm as much as just getting the child into a better environment. That's just the way I look at it though. I don't see the kids on a regular basis and I'm not a parent. So, big grain of salt there.

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Thursday, October 9, 2008 11:28 PM

yowwwie, that kid needs some soapage in the mouth!

I feel like shit people, feel free to hem and haw over me.

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, October 9, 2008 11:52 PM

Hem and haw? More like bring you snacks and stuffs.

WHat's up?

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Thursday, October 9, 2008 11:55 PM

the flu

I have the freakin flu

I AM death warmed over

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