Use of physical force

SpringfieldMom
Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:54:22 +0000

Doubleplay, I don’t think your S overracted. He was defending himself, his privacy and the gif’s privacy. Kids to this to each other every day, stealing each others belongings, and they think it’s funny. I’m wondering where this is coming from. I ask my D, who has NOT been brought up this way, and she tells me to forget about it. I guess she’s just trying to choose her battles. What’s wrong with these kids?

My friend’s son had his phone stolen by his friend at school detention one Saturday…itr wasn’t a $300 phone, but even still. This is a nice kid, not confrontational, everybody loves him. He knew who stole it, and tried to get it back. A group of kids surrounded him after detention and prevented him from getting it back. My friend was furious. The school (prestigious suburban public) did nothing. She called this kid’s parents…very wealthy, by the way…their reaction of course was “not our darling baby boy.” She had to cancel the service on the phone and buy him a new one, which she could least afford.

Three weeks later, the friend comes back with the phone, laughing.