Why are people reacting so strongly to the word brat? Serious question. You'd think she'd called him a no good son of a bitch. I can think of about 10 billion worse things to call a child.
This thread is annoying me way more than it should.
The OP annoyed me way more than it should. I don't know why I am reacting to the word brat. I think it's because I am picturing poor sad Timmy whose Grandma is sick and Grandpa has dementia and his Mom and Dad are totally overwhelmed and he is wandering in the cold without shoes and then someone calls him a brat.
It's like I am painting the saddest scene in the world in my head. It's dumb.
I also feel like brat is something you only say a) before you have kids ( that kid throwing a fit in TJMAXX was such a BRAT, my kids will NEEEEEEEEeeeevvvVVEEERR do that) b) about your own kid usually while complaining to other moms ( " OMG TIMMY JR was being a BRAT today. I was like CALGON take me away" ) or c) when you are an 86 year old great grandma ( Those little ones running around the BBQ are such BRATS, in my day kids were seen and not heard! Would anyone like a Werther's Original?)
But a Mom saying it about another Mom's kids, especially when maybe there should be some compassion there? IDK dude it hits me in the feels.
Why are people reacting so strongly to the word brat? Serious question. You'd think she'd called him a no good son of a bitch. I can think of about 10 billion worse things to call a child.
This thread is annoying me way more than it should.
The 5 year old who punched me in my 33 week pregnant belly because I tried to help him when another kid hit him* was a brat. Full stop. The rest doesn't matter. Also, my H called him much worse.
*I was a preschooler teacher and they were my students
Clearly, I use the word brat. ETA: I get that my story has nothing to do with the OP, it just immediately came to mind while reading it and the follow ups about the word brat.
Meh. I'd send his bad ass home every time. What I wouldn't do is poll a group of randos on whether I should do so. That's the real issue, which proves to me that you're an idiot.
What the hell else are you supposed to do with him? And don't even give me that Sue Sue, give them ice cream and warm hugs BS.
It was protein sprinkled with throwing their stuff in the trash.
Also this board is full of idiots who regularly poll randos to see if they should eat month old chicken or go to the er for a ducking hair tie mark on their arm- this should not shock you
Meh. I'd send his bad ass home every time. What I wouldn't do is poll a group of randos on whether I should do so. That's the real issue, which proves to me that you're an idiot.
What the hell else are you supposed to do with him? And don't even give me that Sue Sue, give them ice cream and warm hugs BS.
It was protein sprinkled with throwing their stuff in the trash.
Also this board is full of idiots who regularly poll random to see if they should eat month old chicken or go to the er for a ducking hair tie mark on their arm- this should not shock you
Meh. I'd send his bad ass home every time. What I wouldn't do is poll a group of randos on whether I should do so. That's the real issue, which proves to me that you're an idiot.
What the hell else are you supposed to do with him? And don't even give me that Sue Sue, give them ice cream and warm hugs BS.
It was protein sprinkled with throwing their stuff in the trash.
Also this board is full of idiots who regularly poll random to see if they should eat month old chicken or go to the er for a ducking hair tie mark on their arm- this should not shock you
She really did suggest keeping a freezer full of novelties to hand out to any snot-nosed urchin that may wander through your yard. And people ate that shit up too! Foolishness.
I don't believe in corporal punishment, but I would strongly consider beating my kid's ass if she came back home with ice cream from some random lady's house. Or snacks, as many in this thread are suggesting for this boy.
Meh. I'd send his bad ass home every time. What I wouldn't do is poll a group of randos on whether I should do so. That's the real issue, which proves to me that you're an idiot.
What the hell else are you supposed to do with him? And don't even give me that Sue Sue, give them ice cream and warm hugs BS.
It was protein sprinkled with throwing their stuff in the trash.
Also this board is full of idiots who regularly poll random to see if they should eat month old chicken or go to the er for a ducking hair tie mark on their arm- this should not shock you
Cool cool. So you spending your time with a board full of idiots makes you. . .not an idiot?
It was protein sprinkled with throwing their stuff in the trash.
Also this board is full of idiots who regularly poll random to see if they should eat month old chicken or go to the er for a ducking hair tie mark on their arm- this should not shock you
Cool cool. So you spending your time with a board full of idiots makes you. . .not an idiot?
Well if the test is "knows not to eat rotten poultry and that hair ties can leave a mark" then I'm just idiot adjacent.
Why are people reacting so strongly to the word brat? Serious question. You'd think she'd called him a no good son of a bitch. I can think of about 10 billion worse things to call a child.
This thread is annoying me way more than it should.
The OP annoyed me way more than it should. I don't know why I am reacting to the word brat. I think it's because I am picturing poor sad Timmy whose Grandma is sick and Grandpa has dementia and his Mom and Dad are totally overwhelmed and he is wandering in the cold without shoes and then someone calls him a brat.
It's like I am painting the saddest scene in the world in my head. It's dumb.
I also feel like brat is something you only say a) before you have kids ( that kid throwing a fit in TJMAXX was such a BRAT, my kids will NEEEEEEEEeeeevvvVVEEERR do that) b) about your own kid usually while complaining to other moms ( " OMG TIMMY JR was being a BRAT today. I was like CALGON take me away" ) or c) when you are an 86 year old great grandma ( Those little ones running around the BBQ are such BRATS, in my day kids were seen and not heard! Would anyone like a Werther's Original?)
But a Mom saying it about another Mom's kids, especially when maybe there should be some compassion there? IDK dude it hits me in the feels.
I feel like before kids, I was less likely to call a kid a brat because I'd been schooled hard here that "OMG YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU HAVE KIDS."
Now? Sometimes my adorable, precious little two year old is a thorough and complete asshole. And sometimes so are other kids around her. I don't say it out loud, but yeah, I think it and I'd bet a lot of people do it too.
I can feel all sorts of compassion as to a kid's hard situation. But I'm also going to protect my kid from getting teased, hit, have things thrown at, etc.
Lurker and teacher chiming in here. This child sounds a lot like one of my students. The parents sound similar as well. I'll be honest, its exhausting and they act out 75% of the school day but my student is also very loving and very smart if you really take time with them. Maybe the parents wont care much for what you have to say but it's def worth the effort because this kid needs advocates. And maybe the next step is a call to CPS. or maybe engage him to find out more about who he is, maybe he just hasn't learned to play yet. Also, my response would be different if he was older.