fickman wrote:Even if I had to send my kids to a government-run school, I'd do anything in my power to keep them off of the buses. It's a bad environment.
I bet these kids are "good students" and "well mannered" when they're around most adults. They look like privileged "poor little babies" who never get disciplined because they've never done anything wrong (in their parents' eyes).
I never spoke disrespectfully to an adult - and especially not a senior citizen, but I can think of dozens of jokes at classmates' expenses that I'd love to have back. A few probably brought tears. I wasn't a "bully". . . I was more of a class clown, but I wasn't careful about where the butt of a joke landed. If I had an audience captivated, I could go too far - especially in junior high.
I did go back to some of the ones that stuck out in my mind and apologize when Facebook crossed our paths again. Most of them didn't remember. One guy did and seemed to really appreciate the apology.
I think it's a lot easier for things to get out of hand in a group [mob] situation. It's much easier and cowardly to attack a person when being a member of a group [mob].
If just one of the kids had stood up and said "STOP THIS! How would you like it if people were saying this to your grandmother?" Maybe they would have stopped. Rather than being ashamed of their actions, the kids can now claim that they did a good thing because they made the woman "rich".
We had a Weeping Willow Tree. Also going to fathers closet to get the "correct" belt
Like Tbucher we were more frequently sent to get the belt. We he used to tell us he did it because he loved us or that it was going to hurt him more than it hurt me I thought he was full of crap. Now I know it was true and I'm grateful for those memories!
- When I proofed that message I didn't catch that! Hopefully everyone understood what I meant...LOL