Hey Guys!
I wish parents would teach there kids the simple things. Like, Do NOT throw rocks at people…..Don Not throw rocks in General.
Yesterday, Daniel came home and with him a black eye. He was also accompanied by 5 other children. A 3rd or 4th grader picked up a quarter sized rock and chucked it right at Daniel. Hitting him square in the right eye. Luckily, he had witness, and I know that Daniel is no angel (ssssh, don’t tell my mom this…she ‘thinks’ he is) however, he does know not to throw rocks at people.
It was very hard for him to open up his eye for about 30 minutes after the incident. He did a wise thing and after coming home and getting a cold ice pack for it. He went directly to our neighbors house. Our neighbor is a nurse. She gave him some Seaweed drops, I believe is what he said. And within 10 minutes of that he was able to open his eye.
So on the hunt Aimee and I went walking around the neighborhood to find out where these girls live. Oddly, enough Aimee used to play with one of these little girls. Who turned out to be rude, and not nice at all..So Aimee simply stopped playing with her. Anyway, Aimee and I did wonder up upon them. I asked all three point blank if they throw a rock at my son. All pointed to one girl. Aylissa. I asked Aylissa and she owned up to it but wouldn’t tell me where she lived. All she would say is the cul-de sac. We have two in our neighborhood.
She then blamed another girl Kelly for telling her to throw it. Aimee and I ‘meet’ up with Kelly a little further down the street. I asked her about it. I told her I was furious. And they were old enough to know not to throw rocks at people. I told her I have not decided if I was going to go and speak with her mom….just yet. But wanted her to know I would more than likely be having a chat with her mom within the next week. Luckily, I asked her where she lived and she pointed RIGHT to her house. Which we were standing right in front of. So, If I need to go back I know exactly where she lives.
We did find out that Alyssa lives on the street behind us….we just don’t know which house. When we find that out we do plan on speaking with him mom. She is old enough to know not to throw rocks at people. My 4 year old knows that.
I just hope I am not over-reacting. I might be because my dad has a glass eye from a accident with his brother. . And I know how fragile eyes can be.
Daniels Eyes did turn black but not in the way I expected. His eye is black where the rock had impact….however it looks like the bruise traveled under his nose and onto the other eye as well.
Would you go seek out the parents and let them know what happened? Am I overreacting?
4 responses so far ↓
Lois Grebowski // October 16, 2008 at 1:21 am |
You’re doing the right thing.
Jennifer // October 16, 2008 at 4:23 pm |
No I do not think you are over reacting in any way.
And yes I’d be speaking to the mothers of BOTH girls…if not all of them that were in the group. Sheesh.
Mom // October 17, 2008 at 4:06 pm |
NO! You also need to take Daniel to the doctor to see
if there is any damage to his eye. This is very important.
If he has trouble with his eye later you could have big
doctor bills. These bills need to be paid by the people
responsible. If they get away with this now they will
do it again later. I would also contact the police about this.
All you need to do is do a report & take a picture.
Give Daniel a big hug.
Love,
Mom
Shawna // October 18, 2008 at 1:10 am |
You are not overreacting. You are doing both your son and the little girl a favor by teaching that our actions have consequences. Hope Daniels eye gets better. I would take him to the doctor. Your eyes are kind of important! Any resulting bill should be taken up with the parents of the little girl. You are doing her a lesson too, when shes 21 and throws a beer bottle at someone in a bar, there will be a different set of consequences!