Oh Marg, I'm soooo sorry that he had to deal with this kind of crap! I don't know, there's a special place in my heart for kids like yours! We were brought up to protect the "special kids" in the neighborhood and now that we have a couple of our own, it really hits close to home.
These kids need to be straightened out right away. Those parents are breeding tomorrows punks and criminals by leaving kids that age unsupervised for any period of time. God forbid they throw a rock or something at a car, it spins out of control and it kills the kids or the driver. When they said it takes a village to raise a child, I didn't think it meant that parents could abdicate all responsibility!
I'd let those parents know that you intend to call the police if their kids even look at your son cross-eyed - you don't give a fig how "minor" the insult, it will be reported. They need to know you mean business. I'll bet that they little brats have been terrorizing anyone that walks along this path and you'll probably garner support rather than be ostracized. And if people ostracize you because you are doing the right thing, then they're not the type of people you want to surround yourself with anyway. That type of person emits a lot of negative energy, which you don't need at all.
Sorry for being so lengthy!
Sending out prayers for you and difficult child 3!
God bless!
Beth
