Chef Got To Relive his Guilty Daddy Days!
With the kid next door. This boy is about 10 years old and totally an infantilized EMO who screams at the top of his lungs just to hear the sound of his own voice and is never told to cut it out. His mother is very permissive and views him as her "best friend." Dad is a bit overbearing but loving. I think they stay together for the sake of the kid, to tell you the truth.
Well Friday, the kid came home from school and neither of his parents were home. According to Chef, he came sobbing over to my house. Chef let him in and promptly calmed him down with candy, chips and television. Of course we have fresh fruit and educational TV but Chef turned on cartoon network.
Chef seemed to be dancing on air as he described the whole event in full detail. Chef,as I have stated before, is a "coochie coo" type and thinks kids are just like little dress up dolls; as pure as the wind driven snow.
I remember my DS at around age 7 1/2 coming home from school and his sister was not at home as she had to do an extracurricular that day. He very calmly went to the elderly neighbour next door and explained his situation. This was before the days of cell phones btw. They called me at work and everything worked out. I didn't give the house key to my son because my daughter who was 13 at the time had that responsibility. Just a stark contrast!
- thinkthrice's blog
- Log in or register to post comments
Comments
Some kids just don't have
Some kids just don't have that maturely level yet. Just this year, we had a mix up with BM and the kids got off the bus at her house and no one was home. We already knew about the situation before they got home and BM was 5 minutes away. They have a hide a key and the kids got into the house but SD10 still called SO crying her eyes out because no one was home. I thought it was ridicules.
My DS also fell asleep on the
My DS also fell asleep on the bus and ended up at the bus garage. Yeah he was a little disoriented and it all got sorted out, but you hear about these stories nowadays and the parents are wanting to sue the school district for emotional trauma!!
Parents that are suing are
Parents that are suing are suing because the kids were left on the buses. If a driver and/or matron left a child on a bus here, they can kiss their job and pension good bye. The union will not protect them.
Which is overkill IMHO. The
Which is overkill IMHO. The bus staff should do an routine visual check of all the seats when at the bus garage. Suing because Junior or Sally fell asleep on the bus and missed their stop is ridiculous! Lawyers 1, Common Sense 0.
I was a latch key kid because
I was a latch key kid because my parent both worked. I ended up fine. We came home alone every day from the fourth grade on. We survived. Mischievous as hell but we lived in the country and had nothing else to do.
Me too. I was home by myself
Me too. I was home by myself for a couple hours every day after school from first grade on.
My DD was the defacto
My DD was the defacto babysitter from age 12 for DS. They both were latchkey kids. Yet they ended up fine!