Bluestars
Smile and let the world wonder
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2007
why not... it is easier to just say not my problem...protect my children... and what wait, hope they move, grow out of it on their own, don't cause another child to kill themselves, or worst yet shoot up a school or cause someone else too.
Sticking your head in the sand and ignoring social issues around you is never a good plan for life.
While raising my kids, my first priority was to protect my children. If they associated with kids who behaved inappropriately, then I would limit their contact with those kids. That is not bullying. That is being actively involved in raising my children. I made sure my kids never bullied anybody. That behavior wouldn't have been tolerated by my kids or to my kids. That is completely different than including children who are socially awkward or different. If the child isn't harming my children, then my children have been encouraged to treat that person with kindness. However, there is no way my kids should have had to tolerate a bully. Just like my kids didn't associate with the kids who did drugs, skipped school, or had other behavior issues. It wasn't up to me to raise other people's children. It was my job to protect my kids.