The Definition of Goo and Whether or Not to Call the Cops
Posted Aug 31 2010 5:57am
For those of you who recoiled at the thought of goo on your free copy of the book that you could have a chance to win at the Tackiest Blog Give Away Ever its' just Gatorade people. The pages all still open and it's really not disgusting at all. Kari is the one who coined the term "Fletcher Goo" and I shouldn't have quoted you. Now all you neat freaks are afraid of the goo. Sigh. But anyway, you can still enter for a few days.... so go for it.
Last night Tony and JImmy got into a fairly scary fight. Bart took Dominyk to his Jr. High Orientation, earning him some big points to be used later (Bart, not Dominyk). Jimmy is pushing 6'3" and weighs about 230. Tony is only 5'9" but must weigh about 260. There was no way I was going to attempt to get in the middle of that. I sat at my desk and told them that they needed to work it out or I would have to call the cops.
Tony was over the edge angry and decided that he wanted the cops called. In his mind he was completely innocent and Jimmy needed to be arrested. So he came down and insisted that I call them. At this point the fight was no longer happening because Tony was downstairs with me so I suggested we might not need them. He then directed his fury at me, throwing the phone at me and punching walls, etc. insisting that I call the cops. I tried to talk him down, but since he could not get it under control he went back up and attacked Jimmy again.
Fortunately Bart came in right about then and was able to get Tony to listen to him and head to his room. I was surprised that this has become so routine that my blood pressure didn't even go up. We have in the past tried the "call the cops" option and it doesn't always result in anything good for the kids or for us, but sometimes we still realize we may have to do it.
What about everyone else? At what point do you call law enforcement? Is it different if two kids of similar size are having it out than if a parent or a younger child is the target? Is the damage to property more important than the stress of the coming months if law enforcement is called and then there is a CHIPS petition or court hearings, meetings, etc.
Last night Tony and JImmy got into a fairly scary fight. Bart took Dominyk to his Jr. High Orientation, earning him some big points to be used later (Bart, not Dominyk). Jimmy is pushing 6'3" and weighs about 230. Tony is only 5'9" but must weigh about 260. There was no way I was going to attempt to get in the middle of that. I sat at my desk and told them that they needed to work it out or I would have to call the cops.
Tony was over the edge angry and decided that he wanted the cops called. In his mind he was completely innocent and Jimmy needed to be arrested. So he came down and insisted that I call them. At this point the fight was no longer happening because Tony was downstairs with me so I suggested we might not need them. He then directed his fury at me, throwing the phone at me and punching walls, etc. insisting that I call the cops. I tried to talk him down, but since he could not get it under control he went back up and attacked Jimmy again.
Fortunately Bart came in right about then and was able to get Tony to listen to him and head to his room. I was surprised that this has become so routine that my blood pressure didn't even go up. We have in the past tried the "call the cops" option and it doesn't always result in anything good for the kids or for us, but sometimes we still realize we may have to do it.
What about everyone else? At what point do you call law enforcement? Is it different if two kids of similar size are having it out than if a parent or a younger child is the target? Is the damage to property more important than the stress of the coming months if law enforcement is called and then there is a CHIPS petition or court hearings, meetings, etc.