The Vent and Rant Thread

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Check out the BB Code List.

Would you believe that I had it printed out? Couldn't make sense of it.

Lets not forget that you are dealing with a moron here.

Cheers

[nohmi2]

I have got to
C drive, right clicked and it will not delete, as it's grey, neither will it format.

It's a conspiracy!

Cheers

[nohmi2]

Spoiler:

Like so?

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[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by nohmi2

Spoiler:

Like so?

Cheers

Yay!

[nohmi2]

Computer thanks.

Spoiler:

Many thanks to all who have been such a help to me.

I spent the afternoon in 'Safe Mode' on the computer.
Deleted old cleaners, downloded and updated new ones. Ran them (all five of them), took my dog for her walk, came back and switched on (with bated breath) and my computer is running perfectly.

Thanks to all at MR who helped me so generously.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by nohmi2

Me too!!

Luckily, I had done a backup on a portable disk on Sunday, which was the 15the of the month.(The Ides of the month) My brain seems to work in a weird and wonderful way!!!

Er.... excuse me.... but.... as far as Ides go? The Ides of November is the 13th. Only October, March, May, and July have the Ides as the 15th.
(I know... picky, picky, picky. Prolly doesn't matter to anyone but Caesar anyway...)


Stitchawl

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Er.... excuse me.... but.... as far as Ides go? The Ides of November is the 13th. Only October, March, May, and July have the Ides as the 15th.
(I know... picky, picky, picky. Prolly doesn't matter to anyone but Caesar anyway...)


Stitchawl

Sheesh!!! Close enough for me.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Williamlk

My Karma is still uneven!!!!!

I HATE uneven numbers! I feel out of sync with the universe.

It must be an MR thing. I gave you an odd number of points, and the total is still odd.

[Pookeysgirl]

This is the first time I've come here to vent/rant.

I have 2 boys (6 & 7, soon to be 7 & 8) and for the last 3 years they've been bullied almost everyday by the same brat at recess and in the after school program. I've been to the principal so many times I can't even count anymore. I thought this year was going pretty smoothly until last night when my 8 year old son comes home and tells me that the brat is at it again! And has been all year. When I asked him why he hasn't said anything, he tells "Because they don't do anything about it".

Last night at the after school program my son (Vincent) goes to get a box of toys to play with, the brat blocks his way and pushes the box out of his hands and stands there smiling at him (I would've smacked him, but Vincent's not that type of kid). The girl that works there saw what happened and took them into the hall to talk with them (like they always do) and the kid denied everything while smirking at Vincent the whole time. Needless to say nothing was done other than speaking to him (cause that always works).

Vincent told me the other day the brat was trying to kiss one of the other boys and was humping him! He's only 6!

Both my boys have been punched, kicked, pushed, made fun of by this kid. My husband had a chat with the father last year who swore up and down that he knew nothing about his kids behaviour. When I spoke to the principal last time she said they had been "working with him" for 2 years. Good job!

So now I guess it's my turn to have a chat with the father, and I'm not so nice. I'm also going to get a hold of the school board. What happened to zero tolerance?

Vincent tripped one day (he gets that from me, we both trip on air) and fell into another kid who swore at him. Vincent was reprimanded and they sent a letter home to me, like he did it on purpose! Ridiculous.

[kennyc]

That sucks. It sounds like you have done everything possible to try and solve the problem.

Sometimes the only thing bullies understand is bullying. Someone should beat the sh*t out of the bully and see if that helps.

I know, I know violence begets violence, but....

The schools and teachers are often completely restrained by fear of violating the rights of the bullies and they tend to err on the safe side. I think we need to bring paddling back to the schools! And parents must be required to sign a waiver when the child enrolls.

We can't turn responsibility for raising our children and instilling morals and ethics into them over the schools (institutions) without turning over the power of punishment as well.

[dsvick]

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

I'm having a hard time communicating. Lets try again.

NEW RANT - I know I'm getting a little older, but has anyone noticed anything different about kids today?

Schoolchildren find dead body then throw stones at it

Originally Posted by from the article

As a crowd gathered around Mr Wilshire, who died from massive head injuries, some of the children started throwing stones at his lifeless body...

Maybe he wasn't quite dead when they got there ....

Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl

This is the first time I've come here to vent/rant.

I have 2 boys (6 & 7, soon to be 7 & 8) and for the last 3 years they've been bullied almost everyday by the same brat at recess and in the after school program. I've been to the principal so many times I can't even count anymore. I thought this year was going pretty smoothly until last night when my 8 year old son comes home and tells me that the brat is at it again! And has been all year. When I asked him why he hasn't said anything, he tells "Because they don't do anything about it".

Last night at the after school program my son (Vincent) goes to get a box of toys to play with, the brat blocks his way and pushes the box out of his hands and stands there smiling at him (I would've smacked him, but Vincent's not that type of kid). The girl that works there saw what happened and took them into the hall to talk with them (like they always do) and the kid denied everything while smirking at Vincent the whole time. Needless to say nothing was done other than speaking to him (cause that always works).

Vincent told me the other day the brat was trying to kiss one of the other boys and was humping him! He's only 6!

Both my boys have been punched, kicked, pushed, made fun of by this kid. My husband had a chat with the father last year who swore up and down that he knew nothing about his kids behaviour. When I spoke to the principal last time she said they had been "working with him" for 2 years. Good job!

So now I guess it's my turn to have a chat with the father, and I'm not so nice. I'm also going to get a hold of the school board. What happened to zero tolerance?

Vincent tripped one day (he gets that from me, we both trip on air) and fell into another kid who swore at him. Vincent was reprimanded and they sent a letter home to me, like he did it on purpose! Ridiculous.

Yes, it is definitely time to escalate it, if the teachers and principle at the school can't take care of and the parents don't seem to be able to either then yes, go to the board and let them take action.

I hope it gets resolved for you and your sons, it is in no way fair that they should not be able to enjoy school because of some ill-behaved little punk!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by dsvick

Maybe he wasn't quite dead when they got there ....



....!

[Pookeysgirl]

Originally Posted by kennyc

That sucks. It sounds like you have done everything possible to try and solve the problem.

Sometimes the only thing bullies understand is bullying. Someone should beat the sh*t out of the bully and see if that helps.

I know, I know violence begets violence, but....

The schools and teachers are often completely restrained by fear of violating the rights of the bullies and they tend to err on the safe side. I think we need to bring paddling back to the schools! And parents must be required to sign a waiver when the child enrolls.

We can't turn responsibility for raising our children and instilling morals and ethics into them over the schools (institutions) without turning over the power of punishment as well.

I agree with you 100%. I'm going after the father tomorrow afternoon. I've seen this kid take a fit in class while his father sat there consoling him the whole time. I wouldn't be surprised if the little sociopath has dead squirrels under his bed.

My kids both have enough problems learning in school, they don't need this shit.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl

I agree with you 100%. I'm going after the father tomorrow afternoon. I've seen this kid take a fit in class while his father sat there consoling him the whole time. I wouldn't be surprised if the little sociopath has dead squirrels under his bed.

My kids both have enough problems learning in school, they don't need this shit.

Bullying has become so widespread these days, and yet nothing seems to be done other than talk, talk, talk! Obviously an adult can't beat the crap out of a 6 year old bully, as much as we might want to. But that adult CAN go to the courts and file a restraining order against him. A restraining order that forbids him to come within 100 yards of your child would effectively keep the bully out of your school. You might need to hire a good lawyer to handle this, but it's worth it in the long run. Bullies don't stop bullying on the own. They need to be isolated.

Stitchawl

[dsvick]

Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl

I wouldn't be surprised if the little sociopath has dead squirrels under his bed.

Good luck with father. Maybe it is just as simple as him not realizing his son has an issue, or not dealing with it the proper way. A little kick in the pants might get him to go get some outside help.