Have you guys seen this?
This story breaks my heart! I hear the hurt and anger in the Dad’s voice and my heart bleeds for him.
Do I think he should have yelled at these kids?
No, but I don’t blame him either. His daughter is 13 years old and suffers from cerebral palsy. These bullies where beating on her, throwing condoms at her not just once but continually!
Who are we that we’re teaching our kids that bullying other kids is ok?
I want to know what you think.
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That is just one scary facet of bullying. Could have happened to us last year. Sent 20 year old. Son to pick up his younger brother. Kid had DS12 in a headlock & was choking him and then threw a fist-sized rock at his head. If older brother had seen that, I don’t know what would have happened, but it would have been bad for us. We ended up having to get school board involveed to get bad kid to leave my son alone. There needs to be more help for victims of bullying.
I’m sad that he was arrested! Seriously, he yelled at kids. When did yelling become a crime? I read last week that they were thinking of charging him with false imprisonment. I had no idea the daughter has cerebral palsy. Shame on the kids. Shame on law enforcement.
xo Susie
My question in all of this is where is the school and the bus company in this. Why are they condoning this behavior?
And I don’t blame the dad one bit.
I agree my mom would have done the same thing. In fact she’s going in to my sisters school tomorrow because she’s been getting bullied for a few weeks. She already called the school. Now she’s going in. I think her nest option is calling a news channel.
I totally agree and feel sorry for the father as well. You can tell he felt like he needed to come to his daughter’s rescue. Bullying is the most terrible, spirit breaking torture for kids! Mine are young still and I already fear for something like this to ever happen to them. It is sad enough when they get their feelings hurt that another kid doesn’t want to play with them, much less being bullied and pushed around! I can totally understand the father blowing up at those kids. Eventually when the parents of the bullies and/or the school aren’t going to do anything to stop it…what else can you do? It’s a sad situation all together.
It shocks me to think that kids can get away with this behavior. Their parents have no issue with the way they behave. Short of self defense there is no reason for children to behave this way. It’s sickening.
I watched the whole video and while the father was absolutely using inappropriate language, I don’t agree with him being arrested. *disclaimer: I couldn’t hear everything he said and if he did or did not threaten to kill any children. I just heard a whole lot of cussing.*
As a parent to a child with cerebral palsy and the mother to three children who ride the school bus I can absolutely understand that man’s frustrations to not being able to get any help to stop his disabled daughter from being bullied.
I can’t say I’d have acted much different myself, although I would hope I’d use better language. Perhaps the law enforcement officials should focus on charging the little criminal bullies instead of charging the father for trying to put a stop to an untenable position his daughter was stuck in.
But then again, I’m biased.
I think dad was right. I can’t believe he was arrested. I would love to go yell at the child that bullied my son all through first grade and taunted him with peanut butter (he has a life threatening peanut allergy). The school did nothing, my child is traumatized. We are now homeschooling and he never wants to step foot in another school again. We’ve given too much power to bullies over the years, it’s time for it to STOP. Kids are mean, kids being kids, it’s just a cop out. Where are the adults? Why have we turned a blind eye for so long?
Where are the parents in this situation? By no means do I think that my children are saints when I’m not around (or around for that matter), but I know they know better. As parents its important to let kids know some things are NEVER funny! I understand this dad’s frustration. As a parent it was his obligation to make sure he let his child know that he had her best interest in mind. Although his approach was over the top, certainly justified. If put in the same predicament, I may have responded the same way. Conversely, if my child was one of the children involved in the bullying, he would have hell to pay. Way to go dad!
I ‘guess’ he crossed a line but someone needs to yell at them. Their parents, bus driver, etc… certainly aren’t doing it, or aren’t being told what their children are doing. I agree with @mommymixup: ‘Although his approach was over the top, certainly justified.’
My son is five and just started Kindergarten…bullying is one of our worst fears. Heaven help the child/parents of anyone bullying him. And Heaven help HIM should he do it himself.
I might have done the exact same thing as that father in that circumstance. I may have even dropped the f-bomb. Bullying, both the classic version and cyber, is a major dilemma for our kids and I am worried about the day my kids are old enough to be potential victims of if!
Seriously? I hope in the end the bullying kids are reprimanded as well. That is serious – putting a condom on her head?! Dad – should not have been arrested.
Those kids are lucky he didn’t spank them like their parents should have! Thats one thing I have always told Mason–If your being Bullied-stand up for yourself and I won’t be upset–But if I ever find out you’re the bully–You better watch out because I will take care of you! I will NOT put up with my child being bullied nor will I ever put up with MY child being the bully!
The problem is that NOT ONE DAMN person did anything to help his daughter. Which is sadly the case in most of these situations. What the hell is wrong with our schools that they don’t do more to protect our children?
I agree with Red Neck Mommy, perhaps those little jerks that haven’t been taught about bullying or simply to be nice to others should be the ones taken into custody, not a father standing up for his daughter because no one else would.
i don’t blame the dad. not. one. bit.
it’s our jobs as parents to protect our children as best we can, whenever we can, in whichever way we can.
and if that means getting on a bus and screaming profanity, then so be it.
i’d do the same thing.
I would have done the same exact thing.
It really pisses me off that the school takes no stand on bullying. This leaves parents to take care of it themselves. What else can they do?
I totally agree and feel sorry for the father as well. You can tell he felt like he needed to come to his daughter’s rescue. Bullying is the most terrible, spirit breaking torture for kids! My little girl is 7 years old and I already fear for something like this to happen to her. It is sad enough when they get their feelings hurt that another kid doesn’t want to play with them, much less being bullied, pushed around and hit on.. I can totally understand the father blowing up at those kids. Eventually when the parents of the bullies and/or the school aren’t going to do anything to stop it. What else can you do? It’s a sad situation all together. My child doesn’t have cerebral palsy but I do know that if my child was being do that way I would do whatever I had to do to protect her…As a mother and father that is our job! To many people now days have this thing about ANYONE else saying anything to THEIR child while if you did your job as a mother or father there would be no need for us to have to…So I think that he did what he felt he had to protect his child..As for the mom of the child bulling her saying that her child should not have to be afraid of riding the bug why is it ok that little girl had to be everyday? What makes it so diff.? You have a kid picking on some one weaker then them and it gets passed off think it’s ok kids will be kids.. Well a mother and father will be just that!!!
I find this news screwed up.
Yelling to defend your kid is a crime that deserves probation for 6 months as well as anger management classes??? And what? Physical bullying does not deserve any sanction or whatsoever? This is depressing indeed. Also on the news this afternoon, the reporter was going off about why the heck would this man would get 6 months probation for yelling while the other guy who was on headline who pointed a knife at his wife’s neck got only 3.
Besides, what kind of parent lets their kid get bullied? specially with all the bullying related suicides coming up. Isn’t that loads worse than the ones defending their kids?!