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Ummon:

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--- Quote from: Ummon on August 10, 2008, 10:39:11 pm ---If they corner you, kick 'em down and keep 'em down.

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I think someones been playing too many violent video games   :P

(for those who don't know, it's a reference to another thread)

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I don't play any of those kinds of games.

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I guess that helps prove the point that violent people often don't play violent games  ;D

Just to be clear since you seemed to respond to my original post seriously, I am only joking.  I don't believe you are a violent person from your posts.

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Heh, yeah I missed it.



--- Quote from: myntik1 on August 12, 2008, 10:30:26 pm ---Ummon how was I enabling? 

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I think it's helpful for people to have firm boundaries. In this case it means not letting others step all over your son (the girl, or anybody behaving similarly), nor yourself (the intimidating father) by being assertive in the situation. Specifically, I would've talked to the kid. If the kid didn't listen, I would've (whether they actively listened) talked to the father. If the father wouldn't listen, I would've said I can talk to the police if this happens further or happens again. And gone from there.

myntik1:
so in your world this could ultimately lead to me calling the cops and saying that this girl is being mean to my son.  I've given and recieved my share of lumps.  I'm not about to get into a fight in front of my child unless I'm provoked.  That has nothing to do with being intimidated. 

bigdog1977:
I have had this happen to me at the park. But im the big white guy with the tats! im half sleeved. I dont have racial tattoos but I still get the weird looks from people! It can go both ways amigo! My 4 year old daughter was being punked by some asian 4 year old boy and his daddy didnt do anything about it! His dad was half my size. I bench press 3 times what the Dad must have weighed!  I thought to myself either this guy is bruce Lees brother or hes just really clueless! Later I told my girl to never let anyone push you around. And to always treat other people the way you want to be treated! To many people wish to pull the racist card these days. By 2042 there will be no blacks, whites, mexicans, asians. We will all be mutts! LOL ;D

shmokes:
She's just a kid.  Maybe she didn't want to play with the brown kid, or maybe she just didn't want to play.  I go to this splash and play playground where there are all these cool little fountains and water toys to play in.  Sometimes my two year old is walking up to kids and trying to play with them, and mimicking them, etc.   Sometimes she doesn't want to have anything to do with any of them and if any other kids pick up one of her toys she insists on getting it back or she starts crying.  So who knows.

myntik1 handled the situation properly.  Unless the girl was bullying his kid, what's he gonna say?  "Hey, I demand that you play with my son!"  And getting in a fight with the girl's dad or calling the cops?  Are you kidding me?  I can just imagine that 911 call.  "Operator?  Yes, this is an emergency.  A little girl on the playground is not playing nice.  It's even possible that she's a racist!  But that's not all ma'am.  I tried talking to her dad and he rolled his eyes and turned away!"

TOK:

--- Quote from: Ummon on August 14, 2008, 05:31:11 pm ---I think it's helpful for people to have firm boundaries. In this case it means not letting others step all over your son (the girl, or anybody behaving similarly), nor yourself (the intimidating father) by being assertive in the situation. Specifically, I would've talked to the kid. If the kid didn't listen, I would've (whether they actively listened) talked to the father. If the father wouldn't listen, I would've said I can talk to the police if this happens further or happens again. And gone from there.

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Reading this post made me think of the lady that called the cops from Burger Kings drivethrough and said they made her hamburger wrong. I'd expect a similar reaction from the operator.


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