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Originally Posted by limey
A little later child marches behind the sales counter, right beside me, and proceeds to stuff paper into a storage pigeonhole containing $40 leather gloves. I say "Don't do that, it's not for rubbish you know" keeping my voice pleasant. The child is not bothered and certainly not scared by me; the mother goes apeshit.
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Sorry. But that is an almost trivial example of problems directly traceable to a parent. In this story, rumored is that some parents of 'lawyered up' kids want to sue the homeowner - who originally was not going to sue anyone. The jumper was rumored to be a heavy drug user and somehow repeatedly was not prosecuted. Discipline having been such a problem that kids even have assigned seats in the cafeteria.
Haddonfield teens going to extremes
What makes this column especially interesting? If it were not for the columnist, then these many stories would remain unreported. Some adults successfully protect their image rather than admit to problems.
I have no idea why the event and that parent even bothered you for one minute. It does not matter what she thinks. You did you job. Nothing more need be said. However think about the homeowner on Maple Street who is even blamed by some for being he victim.