Many of you know that this past year, I had to deal with some parents behaving badly in my son's class due to the presence of "Mom Cliques" and the children that they are raising to think that being mean spirited to others is acceptable. One particular parent's son has been especially cruel to my son and to other children not only in class but also during organized sports. It's been difficult to avoid it since all of the kids participate in these activities together within our community. This past baseball season, my son and this boy ended up on the same baseball team much to my chagrin. You see, this Momma Bear has had to go up against this mom and son duo before. His mean antics continued right from the classroom to the baseball field and dugout. He even went as far as to call some of the boys on the team "fagg&%ts" when they ran out of gum and did not have a piece to give him. This was no surprise to me because this is the same boy who had called my son a … [Read more...]
Did She Really Just Say That?
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