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This is not a joke, or a skit from Portlandia, but a REAL post from my neighborhood listserv
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear neighbors, A few minutes ago, my son accidentally hit a passing car with a pinecone he was removing from his car seat. The car stopped, the passenger leaned out and had a few words to say to *me* about making sure he watches where he is throwing. This is fine. He *should* watch where he is throwing. Unfortunately, my son was also left hysterically crying. He is six, he is careful, he is thoughtful. And while this man had his say, I just have to say, it would be appropriate at that point to allow the child to apologize. Which he wanted to do. It would have given him closure, and helped him to understand that he is not in trouble forever for a mistake. If you feel the need to criticize a child's actions or mistakes, of course that is appropriate. I did not see him throw the pinecone, and I would not have known otherwise. But to leave without allowing a response is, I believe, as inappropriate or more so than the original action. Sorry to vent, but my son is STILL crying and I'm pretty annoyed right now. We are all a neighborhood, and a conversation is always better than a one-sided venting, isn't it? Please don't fill up the listserv with responses; you can respond to me directly if you would like. NAME REDACTED, mother of NAME REDACTED, the pinecone tosser --- Tread softly Because you tread on my dreams. - William Butler Yeats |
Anonymous
| WOW! I can't believe how RUDE the VICTIM was, to leave after being hit. What NERVE! |
Anonymous
| Oh good lord. |
Anonymous
| Which neighborhood? |
Anonymous
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Moms like this make me afraid for my DS to make friends when he gets older. I honestly don't know how I'd handle having to hang out with one of these types of moms at a play date.
When did kids become SO sensitive to everything? He thinks he's going to be in trouble forever? Give me a break. I bet that poster didn't even correct her son's actions rather said how bad that man was for driving away and not giving him closure. |
Anonymous
| The mom is ridiculous, but I do feel bad for the kid. I've been yelled at when I've accidentally wronged a stranger and I always feel awful. Poor kiddo. |
Anonymous
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The kid SHOULD feel awful. That's how you learn not to do stupid stuff like throw things out of car windows. He could have hurt someone.
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Anonymous
But the kid didn't get yelled at directly. It doesn't even say he yelled. He probably said something to the mom along the lines of "He really needs to watch where he is throwing things. Thats not okay. Watch what your kid is doing.". And I think it is normal to feel bad when you get reprimanded. You're supposed to. But the fact that the kid is STILL crying about it indicates that the mom probably has never disciplined him and is completely over the top. Cannot stand moms like this. I wonder what she is going to do when something ACTUALLY happens to her kid and he is unable to handle it. |
Anonymous
| OP here, this is in Bethesda, |
Anonymous
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God, I love neighborhood listserves! You know that if he had waited for an apology, she would have complained that a) how dare a stranger DEMAND an apology from my child! b) she and her child were terribly frightened by the driver's aggressive waiting and feared they would be killed.
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Anonymous
| Hahahah. Noooo this cant be real! |
Anonymous
| I am throwing a pine cone at you right.... NOW. |
Anonymous
| LOL. I wish my neighbors were whacks like this. |
Anonymous
| I kind of feel for the kid. |
Anonymous
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That's hilarious!
How does the mother know "..accidentally hit a passing car with a pinecone he was removing from his car seat. " Because she also says this "I did not see him throw the pinecone, and I would not have known otherwise." That kid totally threw the pinecone on purpose. I can't believe she actually took the time to write that up and post it. She needs a hobby! |