Friday, May 29, 2009

What Would You Do?

The kids and I went to one of Jade's classmates' home for a PTA meeting.
While we were there, the son of the homeowner was being a little bossy and aggressive. This sometimes happens when kids have guests over; it's kind of like the 'you're in my world, now' syndrome. Well, at one point he scratched Jade's arm. It was a pretty bad scratch. So bad in fact, that I told Jade to ask the mom for a band-aid. The mom put Neosporin on it and a band-aid.
And she never said a word to me! Is that weird? I mean, if my child inflicted an injury on a child that required medical attention, I think I would say something to the parent. Something like, "Sapphire, I am so sorry. I don't know what got into little Johnny. Johnny, if you can't keep your hands to yourself, you are going to have a time-out while your friends play with your toys, do you understand me?"
Am I making too much of this? What do you think?

*Update - Just to give you an idea of how bad the scratch was, the meeting was last Wednesday and there is still a scab on Jade's arm, today.

8 comments:

  1. Wow, I am so glad your little one didn't need oral antibiotics. Yes, mom is either in denial, embarassed, or clueless.
    I make my kids apologize when they pull this nonsense.

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  2. Maybe she was embarassed... IDK--> did the little boy apologize?

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  3. I would have apologized. I think a sorry goes a long way! Not to mention that she's not teaching her son about the value of a good sorry. Your poor little guy!

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  4. I think it is a tough call ... sometimes kids are kids but if it were my child I would have called to check up on Jade's arm...

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  5. I would have apologized and called a few days later to follow up. I've actually had to, as one of my beautiful little angels was a straight HEATHEN one day. I was soooo embarassed :(

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  6. Thanks for the feedback ladies. I know we have all been there. Jade can be a handful herself, I just thought the mom could have handled it better.

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  7. I'm voting that the mom was embarrassed. I know I would be.

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  8. Yeah, she's probably embarrassed. My daughter pushed my teeny-tiny, itty-bitty niece down the stares. I never told her parents because I was mortified.

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