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Xarpolis · Oct 1, 2015

Great idea! And I need to put emphasis on "those people".

Noodleface · Oct 1, 2015

Don't say "those people" if the kid was black, don't want to have a blacklivesmatter protest outside your house

Xarpolis · Oct 1, 2015

I don't actually think there are any black kids that go to this preschool. I could be wrong, but I haven't seen any. Not that it really matters.

There's a few asian kids. She's one of them, so there's that. Also an indian kid. The rest are white.

Cad · Oct 1, 2015

Xarpolis_sl said:
I don't actually think there are any black kids that go to this preschool. I could be wrong, but I haven't seen any. Not that it really matters.

There's a few asian kids. She's one of them, so there's that. Also an indian kid. The rest are white.

Asian kids are not taught manners in the same way as white kids. Ask me how I know...

They seem polite in public because they're quiet. Get them talking and they are offensive/blunt as hell. Love it.

Xarpolis · Oct 1, 2015

My daughter is half Asian. 50% mixture of european countries, 50% japanese. But she's polite, just because I tell her to be. She's also very sensitive, which I'm trying to get her away from being. Ugh.

Joeboo · Oct 1, 2015

Just thinking about the idea of some kid shitting on something my son cares about, and upsetting him makes me unreasonably angry.

Not looking forward to my kid starting school, luckily it's still a few years away(he's only 2 1/2)

Noodleface · Oct 1, 2015

Joeboo I'm worried about that stuff too and my kid is 5 months.

He's got strawberry hemangioma on the top of his head, it's not big but people notice it (looks like a giant pimple). They said by 6 it will deflate and go away, but I'm really worried about how kids will perceive him. Hoping his hair covers it up :|

Also you read about more and more kids committing suicide because of bullying these days, it's enough to make me lose sleep.

Cad · Oct 1, 2015

Your kids will get bullied, your kids will probably not be the smartest/prettiest/best dressed/coolest whatever. They are awesome people regardless of that. You guys sound like helicopter parents in the making. Don't make a big deal out of it, and your kid won't either. Lead by example.

Sometimes, you have to brush off your kids concerns because by acknowledging it and validating it, you'll magnify it. Sometimes, telling your kid they are a pussy and need to man up is the best thing you can do. Noodle, your kid is going to get made fun of if thats something other kids can see. Kids will make fun of other kids for ANYTHING. You're not going to be able to stop them, and getting angry won't do anything but distress your kid. Tell him to suck it up, he'll be fine.

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Noodleface · Oct 1, 2015

I'm not going to helicopter parent but I'm also not above punching a 5 year old in the face

Cad · Oct 1, 2015

Noodlemod_sl said:
I'm not going to helicopter parent but I'm also not above punching a 5 year old in the face

Haha just wait buddy. Wait until you see some of the shit kids will say right to your face or to your kids face, with no fear.

lurkingdirk · Oct 1, 2015

Yeah, we've had a little bit of this, too. I have spent a lot of time with my kids talking about mean comments from other people, and how to cope with it. Believe it or not, a 5 year old is fully capable of comprehending that people say mean things, don't necessarily mean them, and different people like different things. It takes a lot of talk, and it still feels mighty shitty when this happens, but it gets easier as the kids get older.

There was one little girl who would not stop making fun of my twins when they were 6. It went on long enough that I called a meeting with the kid's parent. It was clear that the apple had not fallen far from the tree. The mother was immediately insulting to me and to my kids, and I laughed in her face and told her she was passing on her pathetic character traits on to her daughter. The twins watched this exchange and from that point on they simply discounted anything the mean little brat said to them, and she eventually just left them alone.

Cad · Oct 1, 2015

lurkingdirk_sl said:
Yeah, we've had a little bit of this, too. I have spent a lot of time with my kids talking about mean comments from other people, and how to cope with it. Believe it or not, a 5 year old is fully capable of comprehending that people say mean things, don't necessarily mean them, and different people like different things. It takes a lot of talk, and it still feels mighty shitty when this happens, but it gets easier as the kids get older.

There was one little girl who would not stop making fun of my twins when they were 6. It went on long enough that I called a meeting with the kid's parent. It was clear that the apple had not fallen far from the tree. The mother was immediately insulting to me and to my kids, and I laughed in her face and told her she was passing on her pathetic character traits on to her daughter. The twins watched this exchange and from that point on they simply discounted anything the mean little brat said to them, and she eventually just left them alone.

I spent a few minutes on the phone with the parent of a kid at school who called me claiming my kid bullied her kid at the school playground. This was at the middle school, her kid is in 2nd grade. His kids nanny was there, mine was there alone. She was having a meltdown when she first called saying how my kid kicked her kid in the face, that they were calling the police, etc...

So I put the phone down and asked my kid if anything happened with this little kid. He said yea him and his little friends kept trying to tackle him and he eventually got sick of it and pushed one of them away hard. He said that was it.

Told the mom, well this is what my kid said happened. Immediate tantrum, she said "ARE YOU CALLING MY KID A LIAR?" I go, I dunno, are you calling my kid a liar? Thats what he told me, were you there? I wasn't. Is your kid ok?

She hangs up. Lol. I got a call back later from the husband (also an attorney, at a rival, clearly lower-tier firm) and he apologized for his wife, haha.

Wait till you guys with infants or toddlers deal with parents and kids. Calm the fuck down.

Noodleface · Oct 1, 2015

Time to pull a true detective on some kids

chthonic-anemos · Oct 1, 2015

Xarpolis_sl said:
My daughter is half Asian. 50% mixture of european countries, 50% japanese. But she's polite, just because I tell her to be. She's also very sensitive, which I'm trying to get her away from being. Ugh.

Show her something you like; an inflatable ball with a smiley face for example. Tell her it's your favorite, because it's bouncing etc. then ask her to tell you it's stupid. Demonstrate how her words have no effect on you and your stupid bouncing ball. Try not to cry or you'll just make things worse.

Cad · Oct 1, 2015

Noodlemod_sl said:
Time to pull a true detective on some kids

Nah, who even cares. You know how many times my parents intervened in squabbles between kids when I was growing up? Zero.

lurkingdirk · Oct 1, 2015

Dealing with the parents is always worse than dealing with the kids. So many parents are willing to accept that their kid is anything but a perfect angel.

Joeboo · Oct 1, 2015

Cad_sl said:
I spent a few minutes on the phone with the parent of a kid at school who called me claiming my kid bullied her kid at the school playground. This was at the middle school, her kid is in 2nd grade. His kids nanny was there, mine was there alone. She was having a meltdown when she first called saying how my kid kicked her kid in the face, that they were calling the police, etc...

So I put the phone down and asked my kid if anything happened with this little kid. He said yea him and his little friends kept trying to tackle him and he eventually got sick of it and pushed one of them away hard. He said that was it.

Told the mom, well this is what my kid said happened. Immediate tantrum, she said "ARE YOU CALLING MY KID A LIAR?" I go, I dunno, are you calling my kid a liar? Thats what he told me, were you there? I wasn't. Is your kid ok?

She hangs up. Lol. I got a call back later from the husband (also an attorney, at a rival, clearly lower-tier firm) and he apologized for his wife, haha.

Wait till you guys with infants or toddlers deal with parents and kids. Calm the fuck down.

I enjoyed this long, drawn-out post disguised as a post about your kids, when in reality it just exists in order to subliminally high-horse another lawyer.

Noodleface · Oct 1, 2015

Also Cad thinks we're really upset but in reality I just worry about my kid. Not to the point where I'll be standing outside the classroom windows in the rain with a sad face or putting on brass knuckles and sending the father to an early grave or anything. I just hope my kid can deal with it

chaos · Oct 1, 2015

I never did worry about my kids in that way but some of the stuff my oldest daughter comes home saying... those little fuckers are mean. She seems to deal with it ok, so I don't make a big deal of it.

Cad · Oct 1, 2015

joeboo_sl said:
I enjoyed this long, drawn-out post disguised as a post about your kids, when in reality it just exists in order to subliminally high-horse another lawyer.

Never pass up such opportunities

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