Would you call the cops?

glatt · 05-23-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Yznhymr

Shame on her family for not doing everything they can to make sure she feels safe and comfortable going back to the school or going past that bus stop.

This is unfair. There's nothing in the original post that states the girl feels unsafe now with the action her family has already taken.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2007, 04:33 PM

I'm with LJ. The school knows about it and has acted, which means everyone involved knows. There are plenty of people, directly involved, and fully cognizant of what happened, to find a solution. Butt out.

Was Grandma asking for advice or just sharing the gossip? If it's the former doesn't she trust her children to do whats right?

Yznhymr · 05-23-2007, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

This is unfair. There's nothing in the original post that states the girl feels unsafe now with the action her family has already taken.

Hmmm...you may be right. My parents were certainly oblivious. Have you ever experienced a painful memory when you pass a certain spot, hear a certain phrase, or hear the name of a person that has harmed you in some way? If so, then you can surmise she will, too. Hopfully she will have the memory limited to the boy and not about her family's reaction, like I do. Just sharing a POV. Thanks glatt for pointing that out.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2007, 04:47 PM

Or she might laugh about it with her girlfriends, at a pajama party, down the road. We can't project what we think she should, could, would, feel.

Sundae · 05-23-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Or she might laugh about it with her girlfriends, at a pajama party, down the road. We can't project what we think she should, could, would, feel.

Or maybe she will post it online as a random anecdote (the link is a Cellar post - my brief encounter with a verbal pervert).

I was very distressed at the time, and yes I felt dirty and violated. I put it in perspective given time, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest now. But it happened at an age I still had to leave the room when feminine hygiene products were advertised. Don't underestimate young'uns sensitivity, but don't overestimate its affect on their life as a whole.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2007, 05:41 PM

Yeah, but it's strictly speculation. Concrete action based of speculation is unwise.

05-23-2007, 04:33 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm with LJ. The school knows about it and has acted, which means everyone involved knows. There are plenty of people, directly involved, and fully cognizant of what happened, to find a solution. Butt out. Was Grandma asking for advice or just sharing the gossip? If it's the former doesn't she trust her children to do whats right? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2007, 04:47 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Or she might laugh about it with her girlfriends, at a pajama party, down the road. We can't project what we think she should, could, would, feel. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2007, 05:41 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, but it's strictly speculation. Concrete action based of speculation is unwise. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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