Rant

judahsmommy1

Snapdragon750:

Scout2005:

I'm stuck on why this needed to be posted on FB in the first place.

I'm stuck on why any of this needed to be posted here too.

 No one's life would have been ruined if both got punished or if neither got punished.  While what she did sucks for the kid who didn't do anything, she'd rather see an innocent kid get punished than a guilty kid get away with it and continue to misbehave.  Agree with the mom or disagree all you want, but this isn't something to lose sleep over.   

Meh. I'll sleep fine tonight. I needed to rant and FB wasn't an appropriate place for it. It was frustrating me. It's out of my system. 

Kitiara5512

write2nicole:

I'm totally with CG and Grr on this one. And Lucky Dad. And OP.

1. I am not a fan of punishing two for the wrongdoing of one.

2. I am not a fan of having kids hand wash poop off a washcloth as punishment. Just NMS.

3. Unless this is a prank or a pattern of behavior (in which case I'm guessing there might be a clue as to whose behavior it is), I don't know that it's worthy of punishment. Especially if it's the "out of TP; need to wipe my butt" problem. It just requires an explanation of the appropriate course of action.

4. Am I crazy for not wanting to punish a kid for pointing fingers? I'm not saying I want to raise a tattle tale, but I don't think you should ever punish a kid for telling the truth, especially to parents. I would prefer one of my kids to let me know if the other kid is running with a bad crowd or having an issue at school so that I can keep an eye out and prevent irreparable damage.  

 

racegrrl714

This. I'm Team "Not a Big Deal".

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