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This is a jerky question, but is there somewhere to look to see what counts as abuse?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 355964" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I used the toothpick line on blokes I worked with who tried the sexual harassment on me. I flipped out that line and laughed, in front of their workmates. They learned to not harass me, in peril of their self-esteem.</p><p></p><p>Agee, I totally get that you're not hung up on this or anything, you were just fed up with the silliness and distraction factors. However, don't assume this isn't happening at school. Boys of this age do this, in the toilet block. They have competitions to see who can stand furthest back and aim right, or who can aim highest up the wall. An Aussie writer of children's stories, Paul Jennings, actually wrote such a story, for kids, in which a competition like this was the main plot. Of course it was inappropriate (Jennings is a former school teacher who is very popular here) but a lot of his stories deal with yuk factor as well as inappropriate behaviours. While making it clear that the behaviours are inappropriate, he also makes it clear that boys will be boys and WILL be inappropriate.</p><p></p><p>The story is called "Little Squirt" by Paul Jennings and is in his collection called "Unmentionable". </p><p></p><p>Note - this is a GOVERNMENT link, endorsed by the Queensland Dept of Ed, by the look of it. So it is OK from an Aussie point of view. Listen to it yourself first before you let your kid listen, though. I know there are cultural differences and what is OK here may not be OK for you. It should be, though. And Agee, this story might even help make the point you need to make (I can't remember how it turns out at the moment...)</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 355964, member: 1991"] I used the toothpick line on blokes I worked with who tried the sexual harassment on me. I flipped out that line and laughed, in front of their workmates. They learned to not harass me, in peril of their self-esteem. Agee, I totally get that you're not hung up on this or anything, you were just fed up with the silliness and distraction factors. However, don't assume this isn't happening at school. Boys of this age do this, in the toilet block. They have competitions to see who can stand furthest back and aim right, or who can aim highest up the wall. An Aussie writer of children's stories, Paul Jennings, actually wrote such a story, for kids, in which a competition like this was the main plot. Of course it was inappropriate (Jennings is a former school teacher who is very popular here) but a lot of his stories deal with yuk factor as well as inappropriate behaviours. While making it clear that the behaviours are inappropriate, he also makes it clear that boys will be boys and WILL be inappropriate. The story is called "Little Squirt" by Paul Jennings and is in his collection called "Unmentionable". Note - this is a GOVERNMENT link, endorsed by the Queensland Dept of Ed, by the look of it. So it is OK from an Aussie point of view. Listen to it yourself first before you let your kid listen, though. I know there are cultural differences and what is OK here may not be OK for you. It should be, though. And Agee, this story might even help make the point you need to make (I can't remember how it turns out at the moment...) Marg [/QUOTE]
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