Peeping Tom, of sorts

Tim said:
I understand it being rude... but seriously, this kid is 6

Is there a parent here that ever had this conversation with their kid? I mean come on, you don't just pull him aside one day and say "you shouldn't ever look into someones window, it's not polite"

I know that if this was one of my 6 year old neighborhood kids I wouldn't have flipped out and dragged him to his mother. I would have just waved and asked him what he needs. A simple friendly conversation like neighbors have. I would have also pointed out that if he needs me again, please come to the door that it's not nice to look into peoples homes like that.
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this is actually a problem,he does wrong at a young age and gets away with it....in effect no discipline.....now i'm not saying he should be beaten or anything but he should learn at a young age because thats when things stick.
 
Yes, I'm wrong.

You did good, we wouldn't want him getting raped or turning into a rapist...

Hell, that's all we can do, shelter our kids from the cruel world where every other stranger wants to rape your kid. I won't even let my kids walk under trees, because they are more likely to be killed by a falling branch then they are from being abducted by a stranger...
 
cam elle toe said:
I dont see where Kim "flipped out and dragged him to his mother" now you're just embellishing to get your point across.;)
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:confused I think I'm very confused... Kim never said anything about dragging him... :confused

This is what she said in her OP..
HottyToddyChick said:
Granted, he was all of 6. But I got pissed off. I kind of did the "what the fuck" gesture, and then tore out the apartment and went and found him, his brother and sister hanging out a building over.
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... And I don't know what I "embellished to get what point across?... :confused
 
Willow said:
:confused I think I'm very confused... Kim never said anything about dragging him... :confused

This is what she said in her OP..


... And I don't know what I "embellished to get what point across?... :confused
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Im sorry Willow...I should have qouted Tim. I totally agree with you.:nod:

But look.......he agrees with us now:D
 
Tim said:
I understand it being rude... but seriously, this kid is 6

Is there a parent here that ever had this conversation with their kid? I mean come on, you don't just pull him aside one day and say "you shouldn't ever look into someones window, it's not polite"

I know that if this was one of my 6 year old neighborhood kids I wouldn't have flipped out and dragged him to his mother. I would have just waved and asked him what he needs. A simple friendly conversation like neighbors have. I would have also pointed out that if he needs me again, please come to the door that it's not nice to look into peoples homes like that.
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I was responding to this post.
 
JoeCool10 said:
You are a very smart woman, and thank you for sharing that experience. I hate seeing all these TV shows about little kids who get kidnapped, raped, murdered, etc. Jimmy Rice? JonBenet Ramsey? Elizabeth Smart? The situation may not have been the same, but I always keep in mind that there are perverts EVERYWHERE. Someone else in here mentioned that they were surprised that the child's mother wasn't paying attention to her son. If it were me, I would've been watching my son like a hawk.
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Thank you.. I only shared it because the message is very important..
No matter who you are or where you live, children need to be taught about danger at a very early age, because they are so vulnerable in the hands of someone that is intent on harming them... You can never let your guard down..
 
Tim said:
Yes, I'm wrong.

You did good, we wouldn't want him getting raped or turning into a rapist...

Hell, that's all we can do, shelter our kids from the cruel world where every other stranger wants to rape your kid. I won't even let my kids walk under trees, because they are more likely to be killed by a falling branch then they are from being abducted by a stranger...
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It's not a matter of every person out there is a bad person. But shit, there ARE bad people out there. And I wouldn't want the ONE time my daughter goes peeking into someone else's house to be the time she's peeking into the house of some crazy person.


That's fine if you want to mock people for being protective of their children, and I will not shelter her. But there are some things that you just don't do. Even beyond the potential "perv" factor...it's just plain rude to go trying to peer into someone else's window. Someone you don't know. You wouldn't do that now, in your adult years...why is it okay for kids, just because they're "curious"? The rules of right and wrong differ between children and adults?
 
anathelia said:
It's not a matter of every person out there is a bad person. But shit, there ARE bad people out there. And I wouldn't want the ONE time my daughter goes peeking into someone else's house to be the time she's peeking into the house of some crazy person.


That's fine if you want to mock people for being protective of their children, and I will not shelter her. But there are some things that you just don't do. Even beyond the potential "perv" factor...it's just plain rude to go trying to peer into someone else's window. Someone you don't know. You wouldn't do that now, in your adult years...why is it okay for kids, just because they're "curious"? The rules of right and wrong differ between children and adults?
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Did you even bother to read my posts?

I never said it was ok, I Think she over reacted to the situation and I already said how I would have handled it.

and the reference to the kid turning out to be a perv was directed to the idiots who think looking in a window at age 6 will lead to a life of crime, not Hotty.
 
Tim said:
Did you even bother to read my posts?

I never said it was ok, I Think she over reacted to the situation and I already said how I would have handled it.

and the reference to the kid turning out to be a perv was directed to the idiots who think looking in a window at age 6 will lead to a life of crime, not Hotty.
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:clap I love how some on here resort to the usual putdowns when nearly everyone disagrees with them.;)

WHo said it WILL lead to a life of crime?...who said they WILL get hurt?....all I recall is us saying it COULD happen, and better to be safe than sorry.
But hey, go let your kids Peek (cant say peep, that words reserved for pervs);) into strangers houses.
 
Tim said:
Did you even bother to read my posts?

I never said it was ok, I Think she over reacted to the situation and I already said how I would have handled it.

and the reference to the kid turning out to be a perv was directed to the idiots who think looking in a window at age 6 will lead to a life of crime, not Hotty.
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Of course I did. And I think it's...strange that you wouldn't preventatively tell your kid that it's impolite to look into other people's windows, but you would politely say the same thing to some unknown neighborhood kid who does that exact thing. But :dunno. I don't think she overreacted. Overreacting would've been going out there and laying into the kid for looking into her window. Being responsible and letting the kids mom know is what I would've done too. He's not my kid to tell what to do. That's why I have my own.
 
Tim said:
Yes, I'm wrong.

You did good, we wouldn't want him getting raped or turning into a rapist...

Hell, that's all we can do, shelter our kids from the cruel world where every other stranger wants to rape your kid. I won't even let my kids walk under trees, because they are more likely to be killed by a falling branch then they are from being abducted by a stranger...
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I honestly feel sorry for your kids. You act like you know best, but you're sounding like you really don't. Parents like you piss me off.
 
wow.. this thread has turned totally bad..

I think I understand what Tim was trying to say. He was just making the point that the kid is innocent and probably wasnt trying to look at kim in a bad way.

Now, I do get the whole rapist and all that. I dont allow my kids to talk to stranger, leave my yard (hell, i dont let them play out side with out me in there).. I still make my kids hold my hands in public. I am a worry wort. There is alot of shit out there that they dont need to be around, so I shelter my kids alittle too much.

Tim is a great father! Those kids mean the world to him.
 
Meh! I don't see the big deal. Yeah, you teach your kids that it's rude to look in peoples houses and it can be dangerous but I dont think it warrents chasing the kid down the road and having words with their parents. Let's get with the real world, the chances that the person whose house they peeped into is going to be a child murdering paedo are significantly less than the chances of the kid getting run over playing outside their house.
 
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