Comments on: It takes a village

By: Carol Tucker

Carol Tucker — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:08:20 +0000

poor guy…I think the suggestion of calling the counselor is a good one, and supporting your son defending himself is likely needed, since he may see that kid all summer too…..good luck!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:39:10 +0000

Delurking to say I wish I had good advice. My son is the same age and he isn’t a hitter either, so I doubt that if I told him it was ok to hit back that he’d even know what to do or be able to bring himself to do it. Thankfully we haven’t had this experience, but the thought of it makes me hostile. I start having fantasies about showing up at recess, getting in the other kid’s face and telling him I will make his life a living hell if he doesn’t stop hurting my son. Clearly, not an acceptable plan, but the thought of this happening makes me unreasonable. Not having the kid in your son’s class next year is good, but if all of the kids in the same grade have recess together (this is how it is at my son’s school) this issue could still be a problem next year, although it seems likely the kid would get fixated on someone else. Still, clearly this kid is a problem. I wish I had any advice!

By: The Modernish Father

The Modernish Father — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:07:05 +0000

"I don't know you! That's my purse."

By: A-Holeinabathrobe

A-Holeinabathrobe — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:17:55 +0000

The answer is the Bobby Hill School of Self Defense. Your future grandchildren are at stake here…

By: Valerie

Valerie — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:22:13 +0000

Oh wow. Poor AE – he is a good kid and doesn’t deserve this. Not being a mother myself, I just don’t know. I don’t think a call to his mom is out of line at all, though. You have to try everything. What a crummy lesson for him to learn. But punching this punk in the nuts sounds like a grand idea. You do what you have to do to defend yourself. Then you eat ice cream.

By: Amber Powell

Amber Powell — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:56:58 +0000

Have you thought about talking to the counselor. Often times if the school isn’t able to get something done, the counselor can give you some other options. This happened with C this year, not nut-punching, but gut-punching. And I seriously found myself wanting to beat a kid down. But I called both the principal and the counselor and it was taken care of pretty quickly. But we also tell our kids….don’t throw the first punch, but if you get hit, hit back. You might get in trouble at school but you will not be in trouble at home and we will fight for you! Good luck. Someone needs to warn us about this before we have children…that there will be millions of times when having children will render you completely incapable.