CONTEST: Legally Blonde Musical?
Dear Elle, He's a lucky guy. I'm like, gonna cry. I've got tears coming out of my nose. Mad props! He's the campus catch. You're a perfect match, cause you both got such great taste in clothes. Of course he will propose!!!!!! OHMIGOD! YOU GUYS!
What do you do when you catch another kid bullying your kid?
We lived at an apartment complex where a boy was seen shooting at 2 of my daughters with an Airsoft gun. He managed to hit one of my daughters. I confronted the boy, who was about 12 years old. I politely told him that he needs to stop shooting at my daughters. I also politely told him that if he continued, I would not be so polite, next time. Shortly, there was a knock at my door. It was the boy’s mother. She practically punched my door in, screaming through my closed door. I called the police. They escorted her back to her place and talked to the both of us, separately. It sounded as if the police officers agreed with the way I handled things… no need to start fights with adults when a stern warning to a child should suffice.The following week, I received a notice that my family was being evicted, due to “not fitting in with the culture of the community, therefore we would likely be happier elsewhere”. We were given 10 days to find alternate housing and move out. Somehow, we managed under such short notice. But, as it turned out, the boy that was seen shooting at my daughters was the son of an employee of the management company that owned the apartment complex that we called “home”. Word of my stern warning surfaced and went to the property manager. I told her my side of the story, but my side did not matter… we were evicted, end of story. We moved out and they were right… we are MUCH happier not being at that sh*thole of an apartment complex…So, long story short… I dealt with a bully by confronting him and it got my family evicted. Seems that bullying runs in that family…
Screaming autistic child next door is driving me insane?
Three months ago a woman with two children moved into the apartment next to mine. In my opinion apartment complexes are not optimal places to raise children as they thrive better with space (including a backyard). This apartment complex doesn't even have a playground or any nearby places for kids to play, but I digress. Anyway, one of these children next door to me (I'd say he's about six) is autistic and has screaming fits all hours of the day. I'm trying to study now for a class and he's at it again this very minute. He also kicks walls and cabinets. Not to sound mean, but he's a one-human zoo and I can't take it anymore. I have lived here for almost three years and I loved it until now. This kid is AWFUL. I have seen him hit his mother and HIMSELF in the face repeatedly. I know it must be hard raising an autistic child, but this apartment complex is just not the place for him. His father comes by sometimes (they're divorced/separated). I feel like talking to him since the management won't do anything about it. I got fussed at for using my mini trampoline during the day, and this kid is WAAAAAAAY louder. People have gotten evicted for creating noise disturbance far less than what this child makes. I'm sure he'll be waking me up with his tantrums an hour before my alarm goes off like he always does. I need some advice on how to handle this. I'm seriously thinking about confronting this woman about her child.
Should a 13 year old boy run away to Hollywood?
So i know this kid who always talks about becoming a great actor. He is 13 going to be 14 in August. He told me he is planning on running away to Hollywood to fufill his dream as an actor. He has $5,000 in cash (not stolen, no stolen credits cards or anything,no fake i.d.) He said he hates his parents , his dad is always yelling at him and insulting him and threatening to kick him out or put him in a foster home(hits him too)..and his mom doesnt take him seriously, like he told her he wanted to become an actor and she just laughed in his face(bad mom also) So he has no family to lose if he runs away(only child,too) Do you think he will make it? Will he get into trouble with the cops or something? The reason i am asking is because he's my friend and im worried what will happen to him. And for all the people who say u have to finish high school to be an actor/actress i say bullshit! do u know how many kid actors are out there? Like dakota fanning, cole & dylan sprouse, and kristen stewart started acting at a young age...so why not him?
What happens if a child is left at school and nobody is available to pick them up?
As far as I've seen, if it's been a significant amount of time and no emergency contacts can be reached, then the police or child services are called.I've had a few experiences with this. Some parents are just running late. Parents in emergency situations usually call or designate an emergency contact, but not always. Miscommunication is also common, and usually results in a panicked parent immediately rushing in to get the child.With young children, there's sometimes (but not always) an afterschool daycare program or a designated responsible adult who can't leave the child until they have a way home.The most recent experience I had with an unclaimed child was while working at a children’s summer school program. All of the elementary children, including the 12 I was responsible for, were dropped off at 9am and were supposed to be picked up at noon. My shift ended at 12:15pm, but I decided to hang around and wait for the last of my kids to get picked up.By 12:30pm, all 600 kids are gone except for two of mine.I tried to distract them while other staff called their parents, grandparents, aunts, cousins, etc. We played Simon Says for half an hour. Then we played charades for another 30 minutes. By 2pm, everyone was starving so we pooled quarters and single dollar bills until there was enough money to send a staff person to McDonalds for a couple cheeseburgers. Out of boredom, the kids and I helped janitorial to clean up the building. At some point they realized no one was coming for them and they cried for a bit. Then we built a fort out of stuff from the lost and found, and they took a nap.At nearly 6pm, the staff were seriously talking about calling the authorities. Just as I reluctantly begin dialing, a harried parent walked in, called to the children, and they left.The next day, the same parent calls in to complain. I never found out what the complaint was about, but I assume no one took it seriously. I wouldn't have done anything different.