Wednesday, June 24, 2009

mean kids suck

ahh...summer...kids home all day with nothing to do but...fight with the neighbors, apparently. we had some drama here yesterday. the boys were playing out front (there are a whole mess of kids on my block, so there is usually at least one other kid for them to play with at any given time). yesterday was one of the first rain free days that we have had here since, i don't know, 1997 or something. needless to say, the kids were out in full force. most of the kids were neighbors that live on our block and i am familiar with, some weren't.
at one point, dennis comes in hysterical crying, but won't tell me what is wrong. he calms down while sitting on the couch and drinking some chocolate milk. later i see that his knees are all scraped and bloody. poor baby. two transformers band-aids later and he is a happy, napping camper. a little while later, as i am ironing and the girls are playing and dennis is sleeping, jack comes in hysterical crying and says someone punched him in the face. he has a big red mark where he was hit. i go to the door to find out what happened and from what i gather, a little boy was making fun of jack and hit him and then jack was hitting him back and then jack was crying (it was a little tough to figure out with 18 kids all talking at me at the exact same time). fine. my kids are told to stay away from this kid and keep their hands to themselves.
a small time later, jack comes back in crying again. he has been hit in the face another time, by the same child. now, i go out again and i say to the kid "if you can't play nice, then don't come over here" as he rides by in the street, on his bike, sticking his tongue out at my children and i. very annoying.
a little while later, i look out the door and this boy is on the pavement in front of my house, upset. i ask what happens and they say thomas knocked him off his bike. now i've had it and my boys are told to stay totally away from this kid and go out back (which is something of a punishment, since none of the other kids on the block are out there, they are still out front). a few minutes later, there is a knock on my front door. yup...you guessed it. it's the problem-causing punk and his parents. the mother wants to talk to thomas. WHAT?!?!!?! does she really think i am going to send my 9 year old out to her? umm...no sorry. i ask what the problem is and am told that my son keeps pushing her son off of his bike and her son is only 6. my response is that my children have been told to stay away from her little monster, um, i mean boy, and thomas was told to keep his hands to himself. however, her son punched my son in the face twice, and my son is only 5. she asks the boy "why are you punching him?" and his response, not surprisingly, was "he hit me first." then she says, "well, it's fine now. they are gone. you can play." this pissed me off the most i think. WE live on this block. not them! my kids were sent away so this kid wouldn't bother them and now he gets to stay and play with all of the other kids while my boys are banished out back! this is all supremely annoying to me.
sadly, my tale does not end here. i went up to get a shower and dressed (we were going to my in-laws for dinner to visit with family in from california) and tommy did also. when we came down and told the kids it was time to go, the boys were very nervous. apparently, this little creep brought his older cousin to our house...knocked on the door...and threatened my boys!!! TWICE!!! are you kidding me?!?! these kids are assholes! at this point, we all pile into the car to go to dinner and tommy makes a stop at the little creeps' house. he speaks to the older cousin's mother who is all smiles and says she will make sure it stops. the little punk's parents come stand at the door, but won't come up and say anything. hopefully, it will not carry through to today. it looks, however, like i will be spending a lot more time sitting on my front step than i originally planned. wish us luck!

17 comments:

  1. Invite the nice children into your backyard for a popsicle and games.

    If you shun this ass, maybe he will go find another neighborhood to torment.

    Bummer his mom does not realize the kid is jerk. I totally know my youngest is an ass!!! I always apologize.

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  2. Ummmm.....I hate this. Why don't parents take care of their own kids? How old was this kid? Oh wait...probably old enough to know better if he is riding around on his bike in ANOTHER neighborhood alone. Jeez....some people's kids. Next time...go batty crazy and scare the crap out of him. That'll teach him/them.

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  3. Other peoples kids suck and I have no problem being a bitch to the mean ones. I think Hit 40 is exactly right. Do everything in your power to make the little jerk not feel welcome, but in the sly mommy way.

    Like when he asks why he can't come in back for ice cream you can respond with "I'm sorry sweetie, I only have enough for the kids that live here. Maybe if you wish really hard your daddy will love your mommy more and stop spending so much money on his girlfriend and then you guys can move to this block too." That should 'f things up at his house for awhile :) lol

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  4. I would be thoroughly pissed, I understand entirely. Not cool that your kids have to be punished in order to keep them safe from the monster outside.

    Did you say anything to the parents about the older cousin coming over? That doesn't seem like a safe situation...

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  5. I see this a LOT at school. Parents often make excuses for their child's poor behaviors and when something happens to their child, they are ready to rumble.

    I think you would be wise to keep a close eye on the situation. Maybe it should be a rule that if the mean kids come back, they have to tell you right away.

    Good luck with that situation.

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  6. Oh wow! That would just kill me if my kids couldn't play in their own neighborhood without a bully coming along.
    And it's too sad that the parents aren't understanding that their son is the root cause of this problem. They probably don't spend enough time with him. Of course... I was probably that parent with my son. I believed him way too many times when I shouldn't have. I was a pushover... Not anymore...

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  7. Oh. my. gosh. What a little snot! You may want to considering calling it in to the police dept., just so they have a record of it. I'd never think to do that, but it sounds like this kid won't let it go. It stinks that you'll have to be extra vigilant now...

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  8. Whoa! You are way calmer than I am...I would have thrown down with the other mama (great example for the kids!)....you handled it so well though! we have a kid like that on our street and I've made it very clear to him what is and isn't acceptable when he plays with my kids. now when he acts up i call him mom and tell her he needs to go inside. good luck!!! and good for tommy!

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  9. hi lolit,

    thanx for visiting my blog and leaving nice comments...i cdnt respond to it earlier as m new to blogging and dont eaxctly know how to reply to a comment....

    ur kids are so cute...u mst be having a gala time with them....

    even i want lots of kids but my fiancee is not ready to oblige...
    anyway...

    have a wonderful day....

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  10. OMG that makes my blood boil!! I was bullied as a kid so I totally know...but I showed them when I grew up...I got pretty, and smart, and they...are divorced, lonely, unhappy, kind of like their childhood when they had to bully me.

    Ewwwwww, good luck my friend, I would be knocking on that Mom's door saying "Doesn't matter who started it, your child hitting is unacceptable, same with my kids, but I can control my children. Apparently yours feels that this type of behavior is acceptable the way you allow him to continue to play." Punks..says a lot about their parents.

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  11. Nice freaking parenting. Can't wait to see what that little gem does as an adult.

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  12. Missssss!!!! What a nightmare!!! You're right...you are totally going to be the "block police mom" sitting on your step most of the summer.....except for when you hit the Outer Banks!! :) Good luck and keep us updated!

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  13. Ugh. I hate kids like that. And parents who make excuses. That is just infuriating.

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  14. oh that's not cool....It would completely bother me too that the parents really didn't do anything about it.....

    I hope it gets better......

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  15. I had to pop back!!! Your picture makes me shake my head every time!!! I would definitely need prozac with 5 kids.....

    but they are soo soo cute!!!! I love the ginger snap hair.

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  16. That story is so frustrating. I just hope that the parents of the little monster realize the real problem of their kid soon so that they can be the ones to teach their kid a lesson. That kid is just a kid after all. It's the parents who need to have a bite of karma dust.

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  17. HEY! Are your ears burning? Because I tagged you in my post:
    http://sweetmamajones.blogspot.com/2009/07/6th-picture-in-6th-folder.html

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