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I need to bounce something off of a group of people, and you, my new friends, seem like a good group of reasonable people. :)

Sorry this is off topic!

I was dog walking with my neighbor today, and a first grader up the street (who I also see at school) threw something at my neighbor as we walked by - at first she thought he was pretending, but I heard something land behind her. Then he threw something at ME, and if I hadn't ducked, it would've hit me in the face. I'm not sure what it was - could've been a pinecone, piece of mulch, rock. That part isn't relevant to me.

I got VERY stern with him. I didn't yell, but I told him, "You absolutely CANNOT throw things at people. That behavior is UNACCEPTABLE. Do you understand?" He clearly got the point, looked ashamed, put his hands in his pockets and nodded solemnly. I immediately wondered if I had been too harsh afterwards. I asked the person who was with me, and she said, "It wouldn't be too harsh for my kid." However, the first grader's mother - who is normally very friendly - is known to get bent out of shape for strange reasons.

Thoughts? Should I approach her before she approaches me and explain what happened?

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You were not too harsh.

As for the mom, meh. I would tell her, but Do NOT apologize for correcting him. Any mom worth her salt will make the little brat, I mean, angel, apologize.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

i'd probably also approach her - especially because it sounds like one of those things that she would blow out of proportion. It may be best to approach her as a "civilian" though if you can such as during a walk or something - but that's really more of me thinking "out loud" so to say.

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Thanks for the replies, friends. I feel reassured. I will talk to the mother the next time I see her (outside of school).

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I would have done the same thing. I don't have much of a filter when it comes to kids needing to be redirected. But, I would use the right opportunity to visit with the mom. Hope you haven't already ended up on Facebook over it. Hang in there.

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Safety first. Always Sometime you have to stern to really get the point across.

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I would have done the same thing. I don't have much of a filter when it comes to kids needing to be redirected. But, I would use the right opportunity to visit with the mom. Hope you haven't already ended up on Facebook over it. Hang in there.

Egads! Facebook is no place for this kind of drama! ;) That's why I asked y'all. You know, I usually am very gentle and kind with other people's children - even when I should probably be sticking my neck out - but since I've been working in the school, I've developed more backbone when dealing with kids, and that's definitely what came flying out of my mouth without a second thought.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

oh, no - i don't think huffman meant air this laundry of fb yourself. But trust me, darken the halls of a school long enough and you're bound to be FB fotter at some point. I work in my own town and while i am tempted to belong to cutesy groups like "parents of" i simply will not. If i don't see the smack they talk about me, i can't get disgusted by it.

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oh, no - i don't think huffman meant air this laundry of fb yourself. But trust me, darken the halls of a school long enough and you're bound to be FB fotter at some point. I work in my own town and while i am tempted to belong to cutesy groups like "parents of" i simply will not. If i don't see the smack they talk about me, i can't get disgusted by it.

The idea of that really disgusts me. That is so disrespectful. I have one of those personalities that needs to be "liked" - so the idea of people trash talking me, especially publicly, is horrifying. Maybe I'll be out of this position before that happens. :/​

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oh, no - i don't think huffman meant air this laundry of fb yourself. But trust me, darken the halls of a school long enough and you're bound to be FB fotter at some point. I work in my own town and while i am tempted to belong to cutesy groups like "parents of" i simply will not. If i don't see the smack they talk about me, i can't get disgusted by it.

Yep. The parents FB group in my town is brutal. I don't think I'm under the bus yet. I'm not on FB.

We have some teenage "moles" in the group. :blink:

I really don't care if I am, though, because those parents are not my cup of tea. I figure if they do complain about me then I am probably doing something right.

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Specializes in School Nurse, Pediatrics, Surgical.

I live in a rural community where everyone knows everyone! I am new to this school and have been on Facebook once so far, supposedly. My health room assistant let me know. But Eh! That was towards the beginning of the year and I did not lose any sleep over it one bit.

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.
oh, no - i don't think huffman meant air this laundry of fb yourself. But trust me, darken the halls of a school long enough and you're bound to be FB fotter at some point. I work in my own town and while i am tempted to belong to cutesy groups like "parents of" i simply will not. If i don't see the smack they talk about me, i can't get disgusted by it.

What is FB "fotter"?

Please, anyone but Far can answer.......... positive comments only, nothing mean or rude. NO textspeak or writing in a British accent.

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