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Another day, another drama, this time, a boys' fight
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 489410" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>When my oldest son was in 6th grade, a "fight for hire" was set up. This was before 6th graders commonly had cell phones and texted. Apparently, one boy had engaged another, larger boy, to beat up a kid he didn't like. The disliked kid had no clue. Someone saw a large crowd of kids gathering in a parking lot near the school and called the cops, who broke it up. EVERY kid who was present got detention. My son was one of the few kids who didn't; he wasn't popular enough to be invited to the event!</p><p></p><p>More recently, H and I are alternate contacts for a widowed friend of ours. Her son attends an out of district school for kids with LDs and emotional issues. The AP from the district HS called me and said that he had been shown texts indicating that this boy was planning on meeting another kid at the park "to whup your a**" amongst other things that very day. I finally got hold of my friend, who had just dropped her son off at the movies ( 2 blocks from the park) - she turned around and caught him at the park as the other kid was entering from a different entrance! Close call.</p><p></p><p>I agree that E's mom did you and your son solid by letting you know. I also think that difficult child's reason for deciding not to fight (his girlfriend didn't want him to) is valid. It shows that the good opinion of another person is important to him and that's a sign of maturity. Also, the girlfriend was not egging him on to fight, which speaks well of her.</p><p></p><p>I wish it was easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 489410, member: 3493"] When my oldest son was in 6th grade, a "fight for hire" was set up. This was before 6th graders commonly had cell phones and texted. Apparently, one boy had engaged another, larger boy, to beat up a kid he didn't like. The disliked kid had no clue. Someone saw a large crowd of kids gathering in a parking lot near the school and called the cops, who broke it up. EVERY kid who was present got detention. My son was one of the few kids who didn't; he wasn't popular enough to be invited to the event! More recently, H and I are alternate contacts for a widowed friend of ours. Her son attends an out of district school for kids with LDs and emotional issues. The AP from the district HS called me and said that he had been shown texts indicating that this boy was planning on meeting another kid at the park "to whup your a**" amongst other things that very day. I finally got hold of my friend, who had just dropped her son off at the movies ( 2 blocks from the park) - she turned around and caught him at the park as the other kid was entering from a different entrance! Close call. I agree that E's mom did you and your son solid by letting you know. I also think that difficult child's reason for deciding not to fight (his girlfriend didn't want him to) is valid. It shows that the good opinion of another person is important to him and that's a sign of maturity. Also, the girlfriend was not egging him on to fight, which speaks well of her. I wish it was easy. [/QUOTE]
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