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[amaranth]

What would you have done?

An after school program walks around our block every day. Today they did a ton of laps and 4 times in a row a boy (about 8) ran up on our porch and either kicked the window or rang the doorbell. The last time around he saw me in the window, scowling, and dashed off scared.

A few moments later I saw his teacher walking, so I went outside and told her what he was doing. They came back later and he apologized (wasn't expecting that) but he totally lied. He said "I'm sorry I accidentally bumped into your doorbell one time." Lol. Kids...

Anyway, now I feel bad for saying anything. He is probably going to get in trouble tonight at home. Would you have said anything? Was I out of line?

[MrsMB]

Totally would have said something. It sounds innocent.....enough (albeit quite annoying, I'm sure)...but who knows what the kid could be doing next year? Better to get in trouble for something minor.

[HoneySpider]

I would have chased him down with a baseball bat.

Just kidding.

Maybe.

#getoffmylawn

[HoneySpider]

Also, I was trying to figure out the acronym and guessed "what would your husband do?"

[katespade]

If a kid rang my doorbell four separate times, I absolutely would have said something. You were probably nicer than I would have been, because I would have wanted to know why they were out and about without enough adult eyes to make sure that all of the kids stayed on the sidewalk.

[amaranth]

May 19, 2015 16:28:09 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Also, I was trying to figure out the acronym and guessed "what would your husband do?"

That could actually be a fun thread.

[katespade]

May 19, 2015 16:29:38 GMT -5 amaranth said:

May 19, 2015 16:28:09 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Also, I was trying to figure out the acronym and guessed "what would your husband do?"

That could actually be a fun thread.

I seriously just figured out what it could mean, other than "What would your husband do?"


I'm not smart.

[amaranth]

May 19, 2015 16:32:13 GMT -5 katespade said:

May 19, 2015 16:29:38 GMT -5 amaranth said:

That could actually be a fun thread.

I seriously just figured out what it could mean, other than "What would your husband do?"


I'm not smart.

It's my very first sentence! Haha.

[katespade]

May 19, 2015 16:34:14 GMT -5 amaranth said:

May 19, 2015 16:32:13 GMT -5 katespade said:

I seriously just figured out what it could mean, other than "What would your husband do?"


I'm not smart.

It's my very first sentence! Haha.

I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE!

MY BRAAAAAAAIN!

[Deleted]

Anecdote!

When I was 11, a girl who lived across the street didn't like me. I was outside playing one day, and she decided to ring my next-door neighbor's doorbell multiple times. Then she dashed off when the neighbor came to the door, leaving me standing there like a dummy. I told the neighbor lady it wasn't me, it was the girl across the street, and she said "Well, tell your friend to stop doing that." I replied, "She's not my friend. She's trying to get me in trouble."

The girl across the street ended up dropping out of high school and getting involved with a guy in a gang. So, maybe you did that kid a favor by telling on him lol.

[tacocat]

I definitely would have told. Doing it every time they came around would drive me nuts.

[wanderingenough]

My husband would have done that same as you. Probably with a louder voice.

Wait, was that not the question?

[pooh8402]

I definitely would have told the teacher. and when I told her the first time, I would have been very specific--banging on windows and/or doorbell ringing EACH time they passed. I wouldn't have let him get away with "accidentally... once..." bs. if they're doing laps around the block with minimal supervision (although it sounds like they could use a few more pairs of eyes), then this kid is old enough to know better. and if he gets in trouble at home, good.

[estrellita]

May 19, 2015 16:37:45 GMT -5 katespade said:

May 19, 2015 16:34:14 GMT -5 amaranth said:

It's my very first sentence! Haha.

I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE!

MY BRAAAAAAAIN!

It's ok, it took me way too long to figure it out too... haha.

I probably would have said something too. I think I'd want to know if my kid was doing something like that. He might get in trouble, but he should also learn to not do that!

[travelbug]

I would have done th exact same thing! Totally plausible!

[travelbug]

May 19, 2015 16:28:09 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

Also, I was trying to figure out the acronym and guessed "what would your husband do?"

This is what I thought too haha!

[melsamoony]

I thought it was what would honeyspider do... Lol

I would have done the same thing.

[katiek]

I would have done the same thing! He knew he wasn't supposed to be doing it, otherwise he wouldn't have lied about doing it accidentally, so it's good he knows he can't get away with it.

Also, add me to the group who assumed this was about our husbands!

[HoneySpider]

May 19, 2015 19:51:57 GMT -5 melsamoony said:

I thought it was what would honeyspider do... Lol

I would have done the same thing.

OK, now THAT could be a fun game...

[bk1]

I would have done the same thing.

[awick14]

I would have done the same thing too.