The Vent - Part Trois

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Wow, that's really scary.

It's so strange of men to dissapear, you really only hear of it happening with women.

[Sam and Ben 2]

That's awful. And people ARE nuts.

Baby stick this morning shows positive again. Went to the doctor again--POSITIVE! Whoohoo! I won the baby lotto jackpot!

Going to get my H1N1 & reg flu shot now. CIAO!

Hey, congrats! That's great news.

[trailmix 77]

Ahh bullies. I was threatened once in elementary school, the after school fight as it were. So everyone is gathered around for the big fight!! Then luckily my Sister's friends came and bailed me out - because I had no idea how to fight. I was, however, the tallest girl in the school, that probably saved me a lot of trouble.

There were 2 female bullies in my elementary school here in Calgary. Darlene Gibbons (Darlene was the instigator of the fight mentioned above) and Wendy Hugo. After highschool I worked as a telephone operator for a while. I got a person to person call one time for a Wendy Hugo - in a prison or some sort of facility. I said to the guy - oh I went to elementary school with someone with that very name - did she live in Calgary etc etc - yes - one and the same. Anyway, a few years ago I noticed in the paper there was something about her, I think she was murdered.

As for my Son, in high school, someone pulled a knife on him. Now he can take care of himself, but he isn't really a violent person, probably because he is big and tall and generally never got picked on.

So, if I remember correctly he picked up the guy and threw him and the glass panel on the school door broke. The school had a zero violence policy and they attempted to kick him out of the school. I went to talk to them, with my Son and they decided to let him stay, since he is a good kid, however he would have to go for 1 counselling session - they called it a cake walk - a formality.

Well it wasn't! He got in to the counselling session and the woman grilled him like he was a criminal

[Sprailenes 47]

I am so afraid of my son being bullied. He isn't bullied now luckily, so far he's popular in school... and I have talked to him about treating others with kindness and respect. Kids can be really mean though.

In our neighborhood if someone does something to him, he comes to me... and yea I go to the kids and their parents. Just a few months ago a kid tossed Ethan on the ground and I called the police on him and filed a report. I don't mind being the person to fight my sons battles, especially if the kids are a lot bigger than him. I can tell the difference between childs play and downright dirty play.

I have had 3 talks with other parents in our neighborhood just because their kids were rough with my son. My neighborhood isn't terrible, but because it's apartments you get a lot of people coming in and out and a high turnover rate. So sometimes you'll get bad a few seeds coming in... but they leave as fast as they come in which is nice.

We're a very tight community of parents though and I am pretty close with most of the kids and their parents. We all know eachother and we all watch out for one anothers children.

[trailmix 77]

We're a very tight community of parents though and I am pretty close with most of the kids and their parents. We all know eachother and we all watch out for one anothers children.

That's really the key isn't it

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Baby stick this morning shows positive again. Went to the doctor again--POSITIVE! Whoohoo! I won the baby lotto jackpot!

Going to get my H1N1 & reg flu shot now. CIAO!

Congratulations!

You might want to read up on H1N1. There's been a vaccine recall recently.

[Malrothien 6]

Baby stick this morning shows positive again. Went to the doctor again--POSITIVE! Whoohoo! I won the baby lotto jackpot!

Going to get my H1N1 & reg flu shot now. CIAO!

Congratulations!

You might want to read up on H1N1. There's been a vaccine recall recently.

Only had to do with potency rates - nothing more. Any H1N1 shot she would get today wouldn't be one of the recalls.

[Sprailenes 47]

We're a very tight community of parents though and I am pretty close with most of the kids and their parents. We all know eachother and we all watch out for one anothers children.

That's really the key isn't it

I think it is. It takes a community to raise a child, I truly believe that.

So many people these days don't know their neighbors. I am kind of afraid to leave our neighborhood just because the community aspect of it is nice. I haven't experienced it anywhere else.

[Varba 0]

We're a very tight community of parents though and I am pretty close with most of the kids and their parents. We all know eachother and we all watch out for one anothers children.

That's really the key isn't it

I think it is. It takes a community to raise a child, I truly believe that.

So many people these days don't know their neighbors. I am kind of afraid to leave our neighborhood just because the community aspect of it is nice. I haven't experienced it anywhere else.

It's easier to not know or care, plus that way they don't have to find out what monsters their kids are while they are busy pretending to be parents of the decade.

Maybe I'm jaded tho.

[Peachey 10]

Baby stick this morning shows positive again. Went to the doctor again--POSITIVE! Whoohoo! I won the baby lotto jackpot!

Going to get my H1N1 & reg flu shot now. CIAO!

Congratulations!

You might want to read up on H1N1. There's been a vaccine recall recently.

Only had to do with potency rates - nothing more. Any H1N1 shot she would get today wouldn't be one of the recalls.

Yep, and the recalled ones were only for 6 month to 35 month olds.

[Sprailenes 47]

I concur. Ignorance is bliss for some me thinks.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Baby stick this morning shows positive again. Went to the doctor again--POSITIVE! Whoohoo! I won the baby lotto jackpot!

Going to get my H1N1 & reg flu shot now. CIAO!

Congratulations!

You might want to read up on H1N1. There's been a vaccine recall recently.

Only had to do with potency rates - nothing more. Any H1N1 shot she would get today wouldn't be one of the recalls.

Yep, and the recalled ones were only for 6 month to 35 month olds.

That's good to know. My mom-in-law just got one, so at least it won't affect her.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Awesome news, Ravenesque! Get it out of the Vent thread and into the limelight it deserves.

[DeadPoolX 9]

Suspension? Detention? Police reports? When did this come about?

I remember simply fighting. School didn't bother with any of it, so the situation was solely in the hands of the students. If you were bullied and wanted it to stop, you fought back or you continued to get bullied. That was how it was handled. I guess things have changed a little...

[Sprailenes 47]

Suspension? Detention? Police reports? When did this come about?

I remember simply fighting. School didn't bother with any of it, so the situation was solely in the hands of the students. If you were bullied and wanted it to stop, you fought back or you continued to get bullied. That was how it was handled. I guess things have changed a little...

Things have changed a lot. Everything is zero tolerance now. You get bullied and the kid who bullies is guaranteed to be suspended or expelled. Police and everyone take it all very seriously. Kids are getting beaten to death these days. These after school fights now involve weapons.

I don't think we're that far apart in age, but when I was in high school and got suspended I was told that I should have told on the girl who bullied me. I never did though because I didn't think it would do anything. That was the mentality, don't tell just act back right?

My son, he knows about 0 tolerance. He knows to tell if someone picks on him. It's a different world.

I tell him not to fight back unless he feels his life is threatened.