Sunday, September 20, 2009
Boys will be boys
So, I stayed home from church today. Lorelai has had tummy trouble since yesterday and I have had a lovely migraine since Thursday. I did not want to brave the crowds of Stake Conference so I opted out. I should have gone. Hilton was playing with a kid outside when the kid did something to him and Hilton pushed the kid who then fell and hurt himself. I had to deal with kid's mom who got her hackles up. This kid has been tormenting Hilton since the day we moved in. He is 2 years older and at least a head taller. Hilton usually just yells and walks away but I guess it was one too many times. So now Hilton is in his room for the rest of the week. No playing outside. I asked Justin to go talk to him and he said, "Did you talk to him?" Yes, I had, "Well then that's fine. Boys will be boys. I'll talk to him later." Sorry to disturb you... I am not ready to be dealing with angry mothers. Hilton is usually a pretty good kid. He just has a bad temper. What am I going to do about this?
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On Sundays make him stay inside and watch videos on the charity and the love of Christ instead of playing outside. That should fix him. Hee hee.
Seriously now... tell Hilton he needs to come inside when the boy comes around. That way he can learn to avoid bad situations and boys/people who are trouble when he knows they have a history. Especially if you have identified that Hilton has a bad temper. We are supposed to avoid temptation. That neighbor kid sounds like trouble!
After I read your post I couldn't stop thinking that you said Justin said "Boys will be boys" and I was thinking yeah I guess he's right but the feeling that this was a "reason/excuse" for Hilton's behavior and that he was accepting that this kind of thing was inevitable in Hilton's life just because he is male. Well, I was researching the internet for my next RS lesson about marriage after that and I came across this quote by someone who has an LDS blog:
Why is it that so many guys are willing to take advantage of the old saying that boys will be boys? This little ditty is not an accurate description of how men are destined to act. It is more an overused and tired excuse for allowing ourselves and for women to minimize the things we do that are unacceptable.
It hit me like a ton of bricks. It's not ok. Teach Hilton it's not ok. I know my comment is overkill but you DID ask what you should do.
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