tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post3820742874932945240..comments2023-07-10T10:01:03.020-03:00Comments on The Annekenstein Monster: I Made A Boy Cry TodayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360091675217583387noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-25522890008412813442007-08-17T11:43:36.000-03:002007-08-17T11:43:36.000-03:00Next time, sucker-punch the lil fucker. Lay him r...Next time, sucker-punch the lil fucker. Lay him right out. Just drift 'im one. I bet you could take him, given the element of surprise.<br>Seriously, though? You probably did the right thing, and even if the mother didn't appreciate it (no evidence one way or the other) the rest of us do, because we're gonna have to deal with the little peckerhead in a few years.<br>Nilshttp://truthsandhalftruths.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-38488066804021269872007-08-17T11:28:42.000-03:002007-08-17T11:28:42.000-03:00Applause from over here.Applause from over here.<br>Allienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-12344956641474234172007-07-18T09:44:08.000-03:002007-07-18T09:44:08.000-03:00I really wanted some corn chowder, Rob. Blast the...I really wanted some corn chowder, Rob. Blast the little hellion. I hope that he realizes that his mother is a person too.<br>codanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-61090998952242917722007-07-16T12:22:02.000-03:002007-07-16T12:22:02.000-03:00(Here via Steverino)You did the right thing. If m...(Here via Steverino)<br>You did the right thing. If more people said something when kids are running amok, they wouldn't be running amok now, would they?<br>Sounds like the tail wagging the dog in that household. I have two kids and I have never, ever said "Wait till your dad comes home." I do the ball-breaking myself thankyouverymuch. Too many people are indulgent of their children when they are small, then when they are teens, they are screwed.<br>Good on ya for speaking up!<br>Chunkshttp://tidbitsochunks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-12832105810848409692007-07-16T11:49:27.000-03:002007-07-16T11:49:27.000-03:00Good on ya...period. I couldn't have done it, ...Good on ya...period. I couldn't have done it, and I would have hated myself for it. But maybe now I can. Thanks for the inspiration!<br>spraggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-68462778375320213702007-07-16T11:28:13.000-03:002007-07-16T11:28:13.000-03:00Maybe the kid was crying because as soon as they w...Maybe the kid was crying because as soon as they were out of sight, his poor mama pinched the shit out of his ear because he embarrassed her in front of a grown-up.<br>Like Steverino said, this kid didn't learn to act like that on his own...and maybe a stranger with evil, evil eyes made him realize for a second that he *is* acting like an asshole...and maybe his dad's an asshole...and his mom too.<br>Rob, you brought that asshole in training's whole world crashing down around his swollen little ears. And maybe that's just what he needed.<br>I definitely wouldn't have had the 'nads to do that, though. If I *did* have a pair, I certainly wouldn't have dropped an f-bomb at the grocery store...even if I quiet-yelled it.<br>Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-39999262421420479002007-07-16T09:04:10.000-03:002007-07-16T09:04:10.000-03:00I think you violated that childs RIGHT to be an as...I think you violated that childs RIGHT to be an asshole.<br>When Eleanor Roosevelt presented the Charter of Human Rights, she stressed the need for the basic rights: Food Shelter clothing freedom to be a spoiled shit in a culture that is more concerned about sentiments and comfort then what is truly right.<br>We've gotten to the point where we believe if a child isn't happy every moment, we're doing something wrong. Part of growng up is facing the shitty reality outside our homes.<br>I don't know what I'm saying anymore... Nice Balls, Rob.<br>I'm often too much of a pussy to speak up. Unless one of those little shits is yabbering on during a public movie screening.<br>Graminemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-29022790787753274932007-07-16T06:54:21.000-03:002007-07-16T06:54:21.000-03:00hey rob.i understand why you felt funny after your...hey rob.<br>i understand why you felt funny after your exchange, but i think you were 100% appropriate. sometimes an overwhelmed parent needs a bit of support from somewhere. good on you.<br>dave snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-82146087039320518272007-07-15T19:35:35.000-03:002007-07-15T19:35:35.000-03:00By the way, that should probably be "cigarett...By the way, that should probably be "cigarette, man" up there, but the way it is kind of works, too.<br>Steverinohttp://steverinoland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-50140440869427652952007-07-15T19:34:08.000-03:002007-07-15T19:34:08.000-03:00As much as you may feel funny about it afterwards,...As much as you may feel funny about it afterwards, I think you did what any civil-minded person would always wish to do (but probably not). While your language was harsh, maybe to the point of stooping to the kid's level, it probably (obviously?) worked well as a shock tactic. Maybe your surprise scolding is something the kid will always look back on as a turning point; a reference point in time where he was shown how others see him. To be sure, he'll probably never smoke, after seeing any of your commercials... "Fuck that cigarette man! To hell with smokes! I hate them!" (runs away crying)<br>While I think you did a good thing, the kid didn't come up with that behaviour on his own. It's probably a mix of rebelling against wrong things/things he disapproves of that his parents do, the fact that his parents are too permissive/submissive, and that his folks are quite possibly pretty bad. It's hard to tell from one scene, but he's definitely a product of his environment and care, whatever that may entail.<br>You did the non-standard thing. Maybe you could've done it a different way, but it's good that you did something. Besides... there's nothing that says you were 100% responsible for those tears. You were probably just the thing that tipped the scales.<br>Steverinohttp://steverinoland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-54562042978849905012007-07-15T15:22:27.000-03:002007-07-15T15:22:27.000-03:00Sounds like Junior isn't used to being told to...Sounds like Junior isn't used to being told to smarten up. I think you only did what many of us would like to do in the same situation. It really does take a village to raise a child. Now, which one of the village people could you be? ;-)<br>Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-21631619524770740992007-07-15T08:37:54.000-03:002007-07-15T08:37:54.000-03:00That slight discomfort is the reason people ignore...That slight discomfort is the reason people ignore problems they see around them like:<br>Screams from their neighbours<br>Confrontations on the street<br>Drunk children<br>Movie theatre talkers<br>And worse:<br>Accidents<br>Fires<br>Fights<br>and more<br>I think it's worth it to break some little social code for the better of a few people.<br>There's a chance that you lit a light in the back of that little savage's head, Perchance he won't grow up to be an asshole.<br>Ignore the guilt<br>All will be well<br>grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-2034125603027906812007-07-15T08:05:34.000-03:002007-07-15T08:05:34.000-03:00Yeah, I did say the "F". I think it mig...Yeah, I did say the "F". I think it might have been that word that was the metaphorical slap in his face.<br>Powerful word, that.<br>And while I did feel okay for sort of being a community parent at that moment, I also felt like I was invading that family's personal space, which I didn't feel so great about.<br>Rob MacDhttp://annekenstein.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-45691497298176679862007-07-15T00:26:50.000-03:002007-07-15T00:26:50.000-03:00Huzzah!!Huzzah!!<br>grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709531.post-35229645913209262092007-07-14T20:49:51.000-03:002007-07-14T20:49:51.000-03:00I don't know why I automatically clicked on yo...I don't know why I automatically clicked on your post in my RSS reader, but something has compelled me to do so.<br>My gut says, "good on ya Rob for being part of the human race".<br>My mind asks, "what would I have done?"<br>There are times I wished I had have said something in similar situations. And not having said anything, I have felt even worse. Like I failed my fellow man/woman.<br>I commend you, even though you made a boy cry. I am hoping that his tears were not in vain, and perhaps someday he will remember the guy who warned him.<br>Did you say the "F" though? Holy crap...nevermind Nickleback...<br>Cynhttp://cynthiadunsford.comnoreply@blogger.com