All the parents whose kids are antisocial, abusive, violent and in desperate need of counseling, and who instead of offering that counseling, are forever holding the TV remote control, even to the extent where they use it to point to things in the room ("fetch my slippers, will you?"), should get the hell out of their house and do something. Because I am going over there and stuffing that remote control up their ears, nose, mouth and every other bodily hole, big or small. And then, they won’t be able to change channels, and we know that they don’t want that.
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Tue, Oct 10, 2006
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October 10th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Something bad happen? Hope not.
All couch potatoes and lazy parents BEWARE! Chloe is coming to assault your body cavities!
October 10th, 2006 at 3:40 pm
Give me a holla if you’d like some assistance. I got your back GERL.
October 10th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Well said Miss!
I see far too many children indoors, consumed by the TV and “soothed” by the promises of DVD’s and television shows.
What happened to good old fashioned play time?
October 10th, 2006 at 4:31 pm
i am addicted but ONLY after my kids go to bed.
are you in a mood? ROFL> i am cracking up
October 10th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Yes … but Elmo is cool.
October 10th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
there’s a kid at my son’s school who is making his (and other kids’) life hell. His parents have been advised to take the kid from this school to a special school because he is anti-social and has deep psychological problems. These are his adoptive parents, apparently he had suffered neglect when he was a little boy -by his biological parents. His parents now (the adoptive ones, the other ones have vanished) don’t admit their kid needs therapy and just leave him there, where he destroys everybody else’s chance to learn and have a good time. I am very sorry for the kid, but my son has been in a bad state for weeks, to the point of having nightmares every night. We are not talking about a bully here, this poor kid really needs help.
So i went to the school today, saw the teachers, the school director, the kid himself and we also called his parents who pretend that they have a normal, if a little restless boy.
phew!
October 10th, 2006 at 6:12 pm
YIKES!!!!!!! this doesnt sound good. i hope it all gets resolved and quickly. poor son of yours- nightmares?? gosh.
October 10th, 2006 at 6:17 pm
I wish I could wrap my arms around every child who was neglected, abused, or otherwise disturbed…and magically make them healed and well again. Poor child. I know it must (by this age) be hard to feel any compassion towards him; whatever will be done? In the meantime, your poor son…phew is right! But he has you to hold him and make things well. Phew again. Life hits us in the gut sometimes. Hang in there. xoxoxo
October 10th, 2006 at 9:28 pm
“I wish I could wrap my arms around every child who was neglected, abused, or otherwise disturbed…” There are far too many of these children.
i am sorry for your son. i have gone through this with my sons… irresponsible parents are difficult to deal with.
October 10th, 2006 at 11:29 pm
Amen.
With you all the way sweetie.
October 11th, 2006 at 12:36 am
the same phenomenon happens with the HR lady at my job and her assistant. the lady is quite large and makes the assistant do *everything* that she is perfectly capable of doing herself if she would only get up out of her chair….
October 11th, 2006 at 12:56 am
There are places for the antisocial kids you describe–at least when they get older–it’s called MY CLASSROOM. I sure wish there were more parents like you.
October 11th, 2006 at 1:41 am
wow. opinated and a strong gal.
cooh.
yeah, sounds like something happened over there… um. you can HAVE the remote.
hope you’re well.
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October 11th, 2006 at 2:52 am
My ex father in law used to carry the TV remote control around with him in his shirt pocket. He’d get in a panic if it wasn’t there.
That explains why his daughter turned out the way she did. Her mind flicked from one emotion to the next, like a TV screen.
Go get ‘em Chloe, steal the remotes.
October 11th, 2006 at 7:11 am
Oh - poor kid! Both yours and the one who needs help
October 11th, 2006 at 9:38 am
the bad thing is that those kids are usually just addicted to the tv as the parents… kids learn from what they see…right?
October 11th, 2006 at 9:45 am
Yeah, I think the world might be a better place without so much television.
October 11th, 2006 at 9:59 am
That kid has some serious issues, but a special school would be able to accomodate him and give him the proper attention and help he needs. It’s not fair to him, or to any of the children at your son’s school to keep him there when he’s needing help.
October 11th, 2006 at 10:59 am
Oh…I’m with you!
October 11th, 2006 at 11:25 am
ANd people wonder why these kids are antisocial, abusive etc.
If te parents “got lives”, I’m sure the kids would too.
They may still not be perfect, but at least they’ll know LIFE.
And mark my words, cos i’m a single non-parent, full of ideas and opinions but with nothing what-so-ever to back it up.
I should go now…
October 11th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
I am sure it is hard to feel anything for a boy who is making your son so miserable. I am so sorry he is having to go through that kind of disruption every day. Maybe you need to talk to some of the other parents in the class and see if this child is having the same effect on their kids. Power in numbers.
Hugs,
Connie
October 11th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
And then drop the TV on their feet, just to make sure the lesson has been understood? Sounds good to me.
October 11th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Wow, this sounds serious…I hope it all works out, both for this boy, and for you and your son.
October 11th, 2006 at 3:58 pm
Goodness me! Boy needs help before it’s too late…
October 11th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Hell is, sadly, other parents. I’m not being flippant or snide, it’s just… there’s this respect of people’s lifestyle and sanctity of the family, and then there’s the desire to pick someone up and shake them, yelling “YOU ARE FUCKING UP YOUR KIDS!”
Sounds like you did the right thing. I would shake my head and self-righteously grumble.
Lord knows I’m have my moments of less than perfect fathering, something that causes me a lot of soul searching.
You sound like a good Mom, Chloe.
October 11th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Those remote contrls drive me bananas.
October 12th, 2006 at 2:52 am
HI,I AGREE that kids need more outdoor life,But sometime bullies make it hard for them.Thanks for sharing and hope all goes well.
Wish you well my friend
October 13th, 2006 at 5:37 am
I feel compassion towards him, I have met him, he is a little boy, he flashed a smile when i invited him home so as to make peace with my son (not a good idea i know).
the other parents want to ask the school to send him away to another school which may be better for him. I don’t want to sign a paper that says i want a little boy to be sent away. his parents are so irresponsible though. they told him that my son has bad dreams with him in them! Can you imagine what it is like to be a neglected child who is made to feel that he is so awful that gives other people nightmares?
It’s so cruel that i have to choose my child over another child. i know this is what i must do but i feel so sad. My son has every chance in life. What does that boy have?
October 14th, 2006 at 9:53 am
This is such a tough situation Chloe. But I think sending the kid away is only going to reinforce his already strong sense of worthlessness and ‘badness’. Eventhough the kid is a handful, he isn’t the real problem. The parents are. They need to be dealt with or retrained or restricted or something. And, unfortunately, that power (I believe?) might only be in the hands of a court - not a school system or other parents. If the courts there are anything like the courts here, they will want nothing to do with this case. Like I said, a really tough situation. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your son. Please give your son an extra hug from me.
October 14th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
I hope things have worked themselves out.