jedimaster91
11-04-2008, 10:32 PM
So the kid nextdoor has some friends over and they're playing outside. Normally I wouldn't care. It's one of the last few, precious nice days before the long, cold winter, so I'm half glad to see them out getting some sunshine before they hole up in front of the video games for the next 4 or 5 months. My guess is they're around 11ish. I know the age; I deal with them every day at work, and many adults who never grew out of that stage.
Neighbor kid has a friend who's language would make a rap star blush. I won't be repeating it, as I don't use that kind of language, but suffice to say much of it had to do with exposing my.....hairy chest region (which for the record is covered up under a baggy hoodie. I'm not particularly well-endowed to begin with, nor am I unusually hairy). This is the second instance I can recall hearing obnoxious cat-calls over the fence as I'm trying to play with my dog in peace. I'd finally had enough, put on my mean Mommy voice (hey, I need the practice even though I don't have kiddos of my own), and told the kid his comments were highly inappropriate and if I heard any more of them, I'd be talking to his mother (well, Neighbor Kid's mom. She's pretty nice, and I figure she'll point me in the right direction concerning Obnoxious Prick). I may be small and laid-back, but I hear I'm pretty mean when provoked. My little outburst seemed to shut the kid up, and all three of them shuffled inside not long after. I'm hoping that was enough to scare the little prick into knocking it off from now on, but part of me doesn't think so. I know that certain forms of child discipline are Fratching territory, so suffice to say if that were my kid and I heard about it, there would be lots of soap involved. And if he were my age, that be a good way for him to get slapped/loose his balls.
I know why he does it as far as child development goes, but it's still rude and definitely not appreciated. Should he go for a repeat performance, I do intend on following through with my threat to involve his parents, but any other advice on knocking his ego down a peg or two that won't get me arrested for terroristic threatening, my house vandalized, or my dog harmed?
Neighbor kid has a friend who's language would make a rap star blush. I won't be repeating it, as I don't use that kind of language, but suffice to say much of it had to do with exposing my.....hairy chest region (which for the record is covered up under a baggy hoodie. I'm not particularly well-endowed to begin with, nor am I unusually hairy). This is the second instance I can recall hearing obnoxious cat-calls over the fence as I'm trying to play with my dog in peace. I'd finally had enough, put on my mean Mommy voice (hey, I need the practice even though I don't have kiddos of my own), and told the kid his comments were highly inappropriate and if I heard any more of them, I'd be talking to his mother (well, Neighbor Kid's mom. She's pretty nice, and I figure she'll point me in the right direction concerning Obnoxious Prick). I may be small and laid-back, but I hear I'm pretty mean when provoked. My little outburst seemed to shut the kid up, and all three of them shuffled inside not long after. I'm hoping that was enough to scare the little prick into knocking it off from now on, but part of me doesn't think so. I know that certain forms of child discipline are Fratching territory, so suffice to say if that were my kid and I heard about it, there would be lots of soap involved. And if he were my age, that be a good way for him to get slapped/loose his balls.
I know why he does it as far as child development goes, but it's still rude and definitely not appreciated. Should he go for a repeat performance, I do intend on following through with my threat to involve his parents, but any other advice on knocking his ego down a peg or two that won't get me arrested for terroristic threatening, my house vandalized, or my dog harmed?