Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
difficult child is just being a brat lately
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 465515" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>RE: "I casually mI casually mentioned that since *I* was the one with- the bite marks and bruises, and he obviously wasn't starving to death, he kinda might want to rethink the callentioned that since *I* was the one with- the bite marks and bruises, and he obviously wasn't starving to death, he kinda might want to rethink the call"</p><p></p><p>been there done that! Just last week in fact. He smashed his head into me while he was being restrained for kicking, hitting, spitting (that is the worst for me!), etc. He had a cold and has had bloody noses on and off all week. His nose started to bleed and it was awful....I put a plastic bag under the cloth he was using and a puddle filled in the bag. he has bled through pillows before, it looks dramatic but dr. says it looks worse than it is. I think he was shocked that there could be so much blood (it looked like more because it was mixed with other fluids from the cold)....He said I was going to jail, it was my fault, etc. No sense of cause and effect at all. I reminded him I was the one with a huge lump on my head, scratches and bruises all over my body so hope he likes the little room they will put him in...(he saw one of those scared straight shows, hee hee)....I reminded him of the plops of food the kids had to eat. And certainly no NASCAR to watch every day. </p><p>One teacher, not his teacher, believed him when he said my mom scratched me...this was in 4th grade. CPS called and said they wanted to come and see us a week from then, I said no, come NOW! feel free. I have people in my home every single day and I leave my windows open and door unlocked during the day so anyone can walk in...and I tell them to if they are concerned. I have lived in these townhomes for 5 years and people have been mostly wonderful to us, so they know. I did scratch him...but it was when he pulled his arm out of my hands and it was a little scratch..nothing like when he digs his claws into me. I wish, even though I get it that as teachers we are mandated reporters, I wish that they would not give any attention to the child during that process...he totally loved the attention and from then started going to our window and yelling (even if I was upstairs in the bathroom) my mom is hitting me! etc. Funny thing is , he got a big bump from the school during a hold the next week...I asked them if I should call cps on them too???? CPS guy asked if I had services and I gave him the list. He laughed after talking to difficult child the story changed a million times. I had our psychologist come and join us at our home during the meeting. He just said it would be dropped. I have never heard from them again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 465515, member: 12886"] RE: "I casually mI casually mentioned that since *I* was the one with- the bite marks and bruises, and he obviously wasn't starving to death, he kinda might want to rethink the callentioned that since *I* was the one with- the bite marks and bruises, and he obviously wasn't starving to death, he kinda might want to rethink the call" been there done that! Just last week in fact. He smashed his head into me while he was being restrained for kicking, hitting, spitting (that is the worst for me!), etc. He had a cold and has had bloody noses on and off all week. His nose started to bleed and it was awful....I put a plastic bag under the cloth he was using and a puddle filled in the bag. he has bled through pillows before, it looks dramatic but dr. says it looks worse than it is. I think he was shocked that there could be so much blood (it looked like more because it was mixed with other fluids from the cold)....He said I was going to jail, it was my fault, etc. No sense of cause and effect at all. I reminded him I was the one with a huge lump on my head, scratches and bruises all over my body so hope he likes the little room they will put him in...(he saw one of those scared straight shows, hee hee)....I reminded him of the plops of food the kids had to eat. And certainly no NASCAR to watch every day. One teacher, not his teacher, believed him when he said my mom scratched me...this was in 4th grade. CPS called and said they wanted to come and see us a week from then, I said no, come NOW! feel free. I have people in my home every single day and I leave my windows open and door unlocked during the day so anyone can walk in...and I tell them to if they are concerned. I have lived in these townhomes for 5 years and people have been mostly wonderful to us, so they know. I did scratch him...but it was when he pulled his arm out of my hands and it was a little scratch..nothing like when he digs his claws into me. I wish, even though I get it that as teachers we are mandated reporters, I wish that they would not give any attention to the child during that process...he totally loved the attention and from then started going to our window and yelling (even if I was upstairs in the bathroom) my mom is hitting me! etc. Funny thing is , he got a big bump from the school during a hold the next week...I asked them if I should call cps on them too???? CPS guy asked if I had services and I gave him the list. He laughed after talking to difficult child the story changed a million times. I had our psychologist come and join us at our home during the meeting. He just said it would be dropped. I have never heard from them again. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
difficult child is just being a brat lately
Top