Calvin and I were at the nearby park where we go every other day or so. There are often crude words written on the playground equipment that are later washed off and then new words and phrases appear soon after that. I listened to a few jr. high kids talk about several disturbing things while Calvin played on the grass. When he wandered over to the playground equipment I could see they were wearing out their sharpie marker all over the newly cleaned equipment. I had a quick chat with them how the park was for kids and they shouldn't be writing that crap everywhere. They seemed to think no one cared until I informed them that the police care and if someone reports them they will receive a nice fat fine. They apologized and said they would clean it up later. I bet. It was kind of fun to chew them out. It would have been even better if I had something prepared. Maybe next time...
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Park
Calvin and I were at the nearby park where we go every other day or so. There are often crude words written on the playground equipment that are later washed off and then new words and phrases appear soon after that. I listened to a few jr. high kids talk about several disturbing things while Calvin played on the grass. When he wandered over to the playground equipment I could see they were wearing out their sharpie marker all over the newly cleaned equipment. I had a quick chat with them how the park was for kids and they shouldn't be writing that crap everywhere. They seemed to think no one cared until I informed them that the police care and if someone reports them they will receive a nice fat fine. They apologized and said they would clean it up later. I bet. It was kind of fun to chew them out. It would have been even better if I had something prepared. Maybe next time...
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You are officially an "old person". Ha Ha! I'm glad you said something to them. What kind of world do we live in when kids don't think that people "care" about that kind of stuff? I'm so glad you said something.
-J
I had a similar experience a couple months ago. I was cleaning the girls room and their window looks out at the church across the street. I saw 2 teenage boys start taking the bungy chords off the sign to play with. They started walking down the street. So I went outside and pointed out that they were stealing from a church and thats wrong. They said sorry and threw the bungy chord to the bottom of the pole and took off. I don't want to be the person that is quiet when someone is causing damage to someone else. I agree that sometimes kids need to be reminded that someone does care if they are destroyers.
Good for you Becca! There are too many people that think they can do whatever they want and get away with it, drives me crazy. Anyway, you rock!
Wow, I'm impressed. I have a hard time thinking of what to say in those moments.
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