Knife incident

[Coldrider]

As long as the cause is attended to, not the sympton, before the kid does something that changes the rest of his life.
Parents, parents, parents, but that is another topic.

[imdying]

First of all I'd report the incident to the police. Don't try and rationalise with the father all he'll do is blame your child or deny that the incident took place. Cchances are there may be some incidences at school the the school. If so those trained in these matters will sort this out. Let someone with some professional training deal with this.

Yeah, I'd do this. You'll probably get little satisfaction, but I'd at least try to drag the little turd through the courts.

[tri boy]

Pull up on the HD. Speak to the dad about said incident, and ask to have a quiet word with the little shit. Calmly tell him that if he ever pulls a stunt like that again with any member of your family, you will break several bones in his hand that held the knife, and his testicles will fed to the neighbourhood dogs.
Make sure he has eye contact with you at all times.
Glad that your daughter is unharmed.

[imdying]

Make sure he has eye contact with you at all times.

And when you're done, grab him by the ears and give him a big slow lick up the face... Dr Lecter stz

[peasea]

Hmm, I doubt he'd do that - they're all useless and waaay to busy torturing innocent bikers by dishing out tickets and sending taxis to frantic scared women.....why would they bother with a little non-injury knife incident involving some young kid???

So we CAN agree on some things.

[peasea]

Pull up on the HD. Speak to the dad about said incident, and ask to have a quiet word with the little shit. Calmly tell him that if he ever pulls a stunt like that again with any member of your family, you will break several bones in his hand that held the knife, and his testicles will fed to the neighbourhood dogs.
Make sure he has eye contact with you at all times.
Glad that your daughter is unharmed.

I like your style.

However, it's going to be a sensible discussion (well, initially anyway) at 8.00pm.

[avgas]

Kids need to learn that pulling a knife is a serious matter.
Last person i had do that got a face full of mountain bike (it was back when i went to school). I doubt very much that he will ever try that stunt again.

[peasea]

Do nothing? Then it's you who are starting the soft-cock and wet bus ticket scenario you hate so much. How th F do you know this is not the second or the third time this has happened? If there's a whole lot of others who have also done nothing "because nothing will get done" then it may very well be you that has someone's blood on their hands - from inaction.

I won't be doing nothing, you can bet the farm on that and I have given serious consideration to the very real possibilty that this may NOT be the first incident of its kind. I have also discovered that the little germ knocks around with another child of similar nature. (Like attracts like and all that.)

As much as I hesistate to further burden our finest with extra paperwork... after discussing the incident with a local primary school principal I think it would be the right thing to do to 'log it on' at the local station, regardless of what the father has to say. According to my daughter he's a good guy and was genuinely concerned about the incident but he's hardly likely to put anything on his own son's rap sheet is he?

You're quite right; if I do nothing and the next babysitter cops a good sticking then what does that make me?

[Edbear]

According to my daughter he's a good guy and was genuinely concerned about the incident...

Says a lot and maybe there is something wrong with the kid. Remember we're talking about a three year old?

My son could be like that, but never with a weapon. Much of the time he was absolutely adorable and had women everywhere falling in love with his cheeky grin and bouncy nature. (And his Arnie physique...!)The diagnosis was that his body wasn't producing a chemical required to process certain foods so in addition to the expected food colourings and flavourings, he was allergic to salicilate acid, so foods like tomatoes, apples, and oranges would react badly.

He seemed to understand what these foods would do and didn't like the way they made his brain start racing so he cooperated with the diet.

The Doc cheerfully told us that he'd either grow out of it by about ten or get worse! We fervently hoped he'd grow out of it, and what did seem to make a significant improvement was Evening Primrose Oil! It seemed to help kick start the body making the needed chemical again.

[peasea]

Says a lot and maybe there is something wrong with the kid. Remember we're talking about a three year old?

My son could be like that, but never with a weapon. Much of the time he was absolutely adorable and had women everywhere falling in love with his cheeky grin and bouncy nature. (And his Arnie physique...!)The diagnosis was that his body wasn't producing a chemical required to process certain foods so in addition to the expected food colourings and flavourings, he was allergic to salicilate acid, so foods like tomatoes, apples, and oranges would react badly.

He seemed to understand what these foods would do and didn't like the way they made his brain start racing so he cooperated with the diet.

The Doc cheerfully told us that he'd either grow out of it by about ten or get worse! We fervently hoped he'd grow out of it, and what did seem to make a significant improvement was Evening Primrose Oil! It seemed to help kick start the body making the needed chemical again.

This kid is six but my daughter has decided (phew, I don't have to insist) to kick the job. If he flipped again and was to sneak up on her one day things could get rather messy. I'm not having it.

[Lil_Byte]

Go with Skyriders advice and report it to the police. (it might help if you hint the offender was exceeding the speed limit at the time).

But certainly don't let your daughter go back there.

Do I detect a hint of minty sarcasm??

[peasea]

Well, I met the parents at 8.00pm and I can see where the problem comes from. The father seems to think that his boys are all angels, it was deny, defend and throw the complainants out of the building.

It took just two or three minutes but during that short period the mother made mention of "babysitters we've had", which tells me they go through a few.

They obviously have no time for their children and even less for anyone who would dare to question any of their children's actions. My daughter later recounted a comment the father made just a few days into the job; "I don't want to have any tales about my boys getting back to me". What does that tell you?

I kept a cool head, didn't swear, didn't raise my voice and was very restrained. I'm glad I kept it together coz he didn't and made himself look a prize cock. I left, wishing him a good night.

However, it ain't over. Those kids are trouble on the boil and I think someone trained in such matters would be more able than I to decipher the best course of action.

My daughter is out of the situation permanently and that, for me, was the number one concern.

[Skyryder]

Well, I met the parents at 8.00pm and I can see where the problem comes from. The father seems to think that his boys are all angels, it was deny, defend and throw the complainants out of the building.

It took just two or three minutes but during that short period the mother made mention of "babysitters we've had", which tells me they go through a few.

They obviously have no time for their children and even less for anyone who would dare to question any of their children's actions. My daughter later recounted a comment the father made just a few days into the job; "I don't want to have any tales about my boys getting back to me". What does that tell you?

I kept a cool head, didn't swear, didn't raise my voice and was very restrained. I'm glad I kept it together coz he didn't and made himself look a prize cock. I left, wishing him a good night.

However, it ain't over. Those kids are trouble on the boil and I think someone trained in such matters would be more able than I to decipher the best course of action.

My daughter is out of the situation permanently and that, for me, was the number one concern.

'Bout what I expected from the father...........total denial. You've done your best and your daughter is out of it. No one can ask any more.

Skyryder

[sunhuntin]

can you mention it to cyfs? if nothing else, the kids will at least be checked up... maybe. someone needs to take a look at those kids, otherwise they will be tomorrows murderers.

good on you for getting your daughter out... her safety is priority. make sure she tells her friends, in case one of them decides to take up babysitting and finds themselves working for them.

[peasea]

can you mention it to cyfs? if nothing else, the kids will at least be checked up... maybe. someone needs to take a look at those kids, otherwise they will be tomorrows murderers.

good on you for getting your daughter out... her safety is priority. make sure she tells her friends, in case one of them decides to take up babysitting and finds themselves working for them.

Thinking about cyfs. You hear about things that happen and how they could have been avoided if someone had done/said something. I'll be doing/saying something at sometime to someone, make no mistake.

What I need to do right now is take some deep breaths.