Friends of my husband and mine just live
down the road my son was at there house,
came home crying. He is seven had
scratches all over the left side of his
face. They where playing on a intertub
hooked to a four wheeler. My son had
fallen off from it he said and ran home to
me. The act as if they didn't know he was
even hurt.
This has happened a few times in the short
time we have been friends.
I have watched there kids while they work
third shift about six times, there kids
have been at my house alot, never have
there kids been hurt,
I look after them well I believe. They
didn't even bother to stop and check on
him. This makes me mad, am I wrong? I have
even told my son, and husband, my son is
not allowed down there any more.
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love_pinkish
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Posted: 12-18-07 00:37am
Well have you dicussed this with them?
Let them know how you feel about it and
what's been going on.
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sickgirl26
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Posted: 12-18-07 08:17am
That would be great, but how? I would like
to stay friends.
They havent even called to ask how he is.
How would I start?
His face looks bad. I called him off
school and stayed up last night
watching over him. My husband would say I
wouldn't let him do anything if
it would keep him from getting hurt.
I know his a boy and is going to get hurt,
but I think as his parent I should
protect him from getting hurt as much as I
can.
Thank you for your help, I will try to see
there side.
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love_pinkish
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Posted: 12-18-07 13:17pm
Well first you should want to meet up with
them face to face. Over the phone ughh I
wouldn't do that. Tell you want to
discuss what you would expect from them
while watching your child. If they can't
comply with that you shouldn't let you
child stay with them. How old is you
little boy? I don't have any children so
I'm trying to explain to you from what I
think I would do.
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purrfection
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Posted: 12-19-07 09:43am
hmmm Maybe just let those kids come over
to your house... but try and avoid letting
your son going over.... unless he really
wants to... If he does want to then you
will have to speak to the parents face to
face about it. If he doesnt enjoy himself
over there then he shouldnt go over there
at all...
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Tylanas
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Posted: 12-19-07 16:57pm
If his face is so bad you watched over him
like that, why haven't you taken him to
the hospital?
Did he run right home after getting hurt
and didn't let them care for him?
Do they know he got hurt or how severely
he was hurt?
Have they seen him since the accident?
Maybe they are simply embarrassed and
upset that he's hurt and feel bad for it
happening.
Other questions:
Do you watch over the children when they
are at your place?
Do your friends watch over the children
when they are at their place?
In otherwords, are you being responsible
and they are not?
Do you have comparable toys/activities to
this inter-tube connected to a
four-wheeler at your house? In otherwords,
are the activities available at this other
house more dangerous than the activities
offered at your own?
It seems that your friends' house is a
more accident-prone environment compared
to your own, whether because of a lack of
supervision or because more dangerous
activities are done at their house. You're
going to have to decide if you're okay
with that or not.
If your friends are used to these types of
injuries they may not think of it as
anything to get worked up about. If you're
not used to these kinds of injuries, then
it makes sense that you'll be more
worried. I'm not saying either way is
better; that's just how it is.
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sickgirl26
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Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 7
Posted: 12-24-07 07:40am
Thanks for all your awnsers its helped. Im
glad to say his face has healed nicely.
He wants to go play there, we have said
his not allowed to go with out one of us.
I worrie alot about my son his a momma's
boy, and my only child. I know kids get
hurt, I just hate to see my baby hurt or
sick.
Kids are well looked after at my home. I
just say the more risk the activities the
more the child should be watched.
I will keep my friends there nice people,
and I love there kids as if they were
family. I just want them to treat my child
as I treat theirs.
Thank you all.
