Comments on: Is Grandpa on Speed Dial?

By: movin' down the road

movin' down the road — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:26:06 +0000

this sounds like my dad. who is coming to visit for a week on Tuesday. I'll be writing about it. movin' down the roads last blog post..Piano lessons

By: Cheri @ Blog This Mom!

Cheri @ Blog This Mom! — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:51:30 +0000

This time the carrot was the stick. ;-D Cheri @ Blog This Mom!s last blog post..We Don't Always Get What We Want

By: Smart Mouth Broad

Smart Mouth Broad — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:50:25 +0000

You're screwed. Smart Mouth Broads last blog post..SPRING HAS SPRUNG

By: Midlife Slices

Midlife Slices — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:37:54 +0000

The "rules" of parenting are changing so rapidly and pretty soon we'll have so many rules we won't be able to parent. No wonder I don't consider myself a good parent because i can't keep up with what is the right thing and what isn't. Midlife Slicess last blog post..R.I.P.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:30:31 +0000

If ever I could “blame” something on my parents (or more specifically on my father, it would be my anal behavioral tendencies and ability to over think just about anything. My father loves to pose the questions and leave me to figure out the answers. I’m quite sure he’d agree with many of the comments that bullying isn’t necessarily the result of what he implied, yet he’d sure as heck find a determined approach to make me think outside the box. I love that even though I’m 37 years old, he still parents in this way.

Monica: Stories like your son’s make my heart ache. I can’t imagine the difficulty you describe, and I truly hope you do write about it and share your and his experience. I recently spent two hours with our local elementary school teacher asking questions, one of which was whether or not the school had a bullying policy. She looked at me like I was nuts. She had NO idea what a bullying policy is, and seemed to lack knowledge that there has been a national push for schools to adopt programs and curriculum designed to help our children foster a culture of respect, specific to bullying practices. For goodness sake, we even have a national bullying awareness month, and a principal doesn’t know that? I was rather stunned. If you can help build awareness, even if it’s painful to write about, I hope you will and I’m sure there are lots of supporters who would be happy to link to your post and help spread your son’s story. I do think this is such an important topic.

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:01:41 +0000

Your father makes excellent points …however I think it is kind of the opposite. If you didn’t push and encourage Aaron and just allowed him to eat what he wanted and do whatever he pleased…then to me that would lead to pushing others around…or even perhaps bullying.
If you never pushed Aaron to take those pictures then what do you suppose he would say when he is an adult and there is no photo’s of him? Sorry son you just didn’t want to sit for pictures and we didn’t want to bully you into taking them.
That is the hardest part…as parents we have to push, encourage…and yes sometimes even “bribe”…although I like to call it compromise. Sometimes we have to do things that make us feel like the bad guys…but that is not bullying. Now if you were to say ’sit there and take that picture or I am going to beat you when we leave’ Now that is a bully.

I didn’t respond to the blog yesterday because the topic of bullying is a tough one for me. My son was bullied without mercy in middle school…not only by some students (who drugged him with sedatives) …but also by faculty. One of these days I will write a blog about it.

Aaron is a very lucky little guy…he has parents and grandparents who will raise hime to be a respectful, thoughtful and compassionate man. Most children who are bully’s are not that lucky.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Monicas last blog post..Favorite Photo Friday

By: HeatherPride

HeatherPride — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:19:41 +0000

Every time I hear from my dad that he's been catching up on my blog I break out in a sweat. I don't know why I'm more comfortable w/ perfect strangers reading it, but it's just kind of weird, in an "oh shit" kind of way. HeatherPrides last blog post..Add This to the List of Things NOT to Joke About With Complete Strangers

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:43:22 +0000

THAT’s nothing! If my kids won’t get up for school I shove them in a locker and steal their lunch money and head off to Starbucks! What would Grandpa have to say about that!?!

PS – only kidding only kidding grandpa!

Thanks for stopping by…love your site! You are now in my reader…you’re welcome (<—total sarcasm)

Peggys last blog post..Happy Friday & Drunk…Squirrels?

By: Smalltown Mom

Smalltown Mom — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:07:45 +0000

Food for thought. But what happened? Did he get up or did he have a Bugs Bunny lunch? Smalltown Moms last blog post..Dreams That Need to Go Away

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:57:40 +0000

Great changes! Yeah, my daughter consults frequently with her 'attorney', my aunt, who is indeed an attorney! Amys last blog post..Friday Flashback - Just For Fun!