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Can we still judge as parents of a difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 152254" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I try desperately to not be judgmental but that also doesnt mean I dont want standards. I know intellectually what society expects from a person. I also know that sometimes people cant meet that standard for a variety of reasons. </p><p></p><p>An example. This past weekend we visited Jamie in his new townhouse. The first night we were there we got to see one of his neighbors in a huge difficult child fight with their son. The 16 yo boy decided to jump in stepmoms face and make a gesture like he was going to hit her. His father got on him for that and the boy got loud and nasty. Father and son ended up in a tussle with the father taking the boy to the ground. Jamie walked up to see if everyone was ok...because he is in law enforcement and wanted to make sure no one was hurt. When he saw what was going on, he simply said to them "I know what you are going through, hope everything is ok" and came home. The stepmom came over later to apologize for the whole event but Jamie told her...hey...I have a brother just like that so we KNOW how you feel. </p><p></p><p>Other folks probably felt that daddy was mean and all that but I know from personal experience that you cant judge a single episode without knowing the whole history. </p><p></p><p>By the way, I did offer my suggestions...lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 152254, member: 1514"] I try desperately to not be judgmental but that also doesnt mean I dont want standards. I know intellectually what society expects from a person. I also know that sometimes people cant meet that standard for a variety of reasons. An example. This past weekend we visited Jamie in his new townhouse. The first night we were there we got to see one of his neighbors in a huge difficult child fight with their son. The 16 yo boy decided to jump in stepmoms face and make a gesture like he was going to hit her. His father got on him for that and the boy got loud and nasty. Father and son ended up in a tussle with the father taking the boy to the ground. Jamie walked up to see if everyone was ok...because he is in law enforcement and wanted to make sure no one was hurt. When he saw what was going on, he simply said to them "I know what you are going through, hope everything is ok" and came home. The stepmom came over later to apologize for the whole event but Jamie told her...hey...I have a brother just like that so we KNOW how you feel. Other folks probably felt that daddy was mean and all that but I know from personal experience that you cant judge a single episode without knowing the whole history. By the way, I did offer my suggestions...lol. [/QUOTE]
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