01-17-2011, 10:37 PM | #16 | |
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But linking to your post Geoff, an ex-work colleague who was as lovely as you could get, had a distressing incident in his local shopping centre when he and his wife came across a lost little boy. My friends immediate reaction as a dad and grandad, was to hold the little boys hand as they went to find the information booth. Cue the frantic mother, who had taken 10 minutes to realise her son had wandered off, screaming at my friend, and then the whole place turning to see my male friend hold the hand of a crying and distressed 10 year old boy! My niece, who is 7, got a little sunburnt last Summer, (a difficult thing to do back in the UK) because her teachers/school nurse were not allowed to put any cream on her or any of the other kids for fear of reprisals. The same goes for kids that fall over, are not allowed to be comforted or have cream applied to grazes. It has gone mad! |
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01-17-2011, 10:44 PM | #17 |
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I never allow children to be alone with me, I have no idea what they might do. They all have a secret plan to replace us one day you know. Never trust them.
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01-18-2011, 02:04 AM | #18 | |
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that would have been awkward for me. more often than not I worked well over an hour away from my kids |
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01-18-2011, 02:29 AM | #19 |
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I know that the situation surrounding children has gotten worse, but this is really sad...
I work with intellectually disabled men.. We are only one person in the house at any time... We are not allowed to give them a hug, and they need one just as everyone else, maybe even more, because of their mental age... In my opinion there should always be 2 people working in a house like this... One person got suspended, because of what another person perceived to be happening... |
02-01-2011, 04:37 PM | #20 |
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I do feel this a bit. I'm not particularly fond of children in a more general sense, but on an individual level I'm likely to smile at a small child that is staring at me (as young children often do).
However, if the parent sees me I often feel self-conscious - as if I'm doing something wrong. It's a ridiculous sense of guilt, much like when I'm walking past a security guard at the entrance of a store. I never shoplift but I somehow feel the guilt regardless. Regards Caleb |
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02-01-2011, 05:02 PM | #21 |
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I ooze a friendly happy vibe, and so does Tim. Kids are drawn to us both. I'm always hugging strange kids, and Tim shakes hands with them. And the trick with infants where you let them grip your thumbs and you tickle their palms. Guaranteed giggles!
And I grab toddlers making a break for it all the time. They see an opening elevator door and make a dash for freedom. I got a lot of experience during the decades while working at a children's hospital. Hug it if it cries. Grab it if it runs. And don't be afraid. |
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