Read "Sunday in the Park" and then answer the following question:
Put yourself in the shoes of the mother or father in the story. What would you have done?
Length: One well-developed paragraph
Due: Our next class meeting
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If it was my kid playing in the sandbox and I saw another child throwing sand at my kid I would have acted in the same way. I would have told the kid to stop and if he continued I would pick my child up out of the sand box and looked for the other child's parents. When I found their parent I would let them know that their child was throwing sand and needs more supervision. If the parent came at me the way the father did in this story I wouldn't have let him keep cutting me off and I would have let him know that he's immature and needs to take more responsibility for his child.
ReplyDeletei feel to ways about this i would want to beat up the guy but then i would want to do the right thing if the kid kept throwing sand at my kid i would of got him i would find the parents and ask then in a nice way and since she married so if i was i would walk out i would not want to embarred my family. the other kids father was really childish he need to grow up i would of told him that and i would of said leave so better ways to take care of your child.
ReplyDeleteI feel I understand where the mother is coming from and why she feels so defensive. I, myself, growing up was taught to fight for truth and for my rights. So I completely understand her point of view. Maybe her husband didn't have to get into a fight, but the fact that he didn't say much and walked away from the other man without getting his point across to the man, would bother me. But yet, want to get mad at your child for crying and want to discipline him for that, only makes him seem ridiculous. I would get my child explain to him that what the other little boy had done was not ok and that we would be leaving because his dad was being rude. I would then try my best to explain to the man that his little boy could throw all the dirt in the world that he wanted but not if it was going to hurt or endanger anyone. It might be a public park, but we all have to play fair.
ReplyDeleteMaybe because I don't understand what it feels like to bear the understanding of parenthood, I would have told my child to throw the sand back at the other boy. Why walk away? I would have fought till I felt some justice has been served. Some may say it is immature, but I wouldn't want to feel defeated, especially when the other person is being arrogant. However, this attitude of mine would be partly due to how I grew up. Growing up, I was always lead to believe to always be superior. Never give anyone the satisfaction of being inferior.
ReplyDeleteIf it was my kid that was being bullied i would have reacted the same way the mother did. Try to reason with the bully and then look for the parent. If the parent was not responsive like the one in the story was, then i would have picked up my kid to taken him out of that situation. Then i myself would have gone up to the other parent and reminded him that if it was his kid being bullied he would have reacted the same way. I think that because the other parent was a male having another male involved would create a hostile situation. Because the bully's father seemed like a jerk, i don't think it would have made that big of a difference. But it might have diffussed the situation if it was the female dealing with the opposing parent. I would not hesitate to take my child back to that same park and if that same situation occured then i
ReplyDeletewould call the police and make a report. People that condone violent behavior in children need to be reprimanded.
If i were the mother in the story i would of stood up for my child myslef if my husband didnt want to do it. I dont care if its a public place or not.. other childeren shouldnt be throwing sand. I think that the other kids dad was really rude and didnt care. I would of stood up and said thats rude and my kid doesnt need some little boy throwing sad at him because its a "public place". The husband i feel was kind of a chicken. He could of done more to go on his childs behalf so i would be mad if i were the mom too.
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