OT: I Really Don’t Want to Have This Talk

[CedarCreek]

Noooooooo!

Ds's teacher emailed me just now to tell me that he had to sit out of P.E. today because he was kissing the girls in the class.

Great. So do not want to have this talk.

And I'm totally embarrassed as well. I emailed her back and assured her that he has never run around kissing little girls before! Promise.

Someone make me feel better here. Anyone got any embarrassing kid stories?

ETA: Ds is 8 and developmentally delayed.

[SilverSabre25]

Well, my sister got a call from the school one day that her son had been coloring his, erm, "thing", with a highlighter--during class. Twice.

eta: he's also 8

[MarinaVanessa]

Noooooooo!

Ds's teacher emailed me just now to tell me that he had to sit out of P.E. today because he was kissing the girls in the class.

Great. So do not want to have this talk.

And I'm totally embarrassed as well. I emailed her back and assured her that he has never run around kissing little girls before! Promise.

Someone make me feel better here. Anyone got any embarrassing kid stories?

Oh jeez ... has this begun for you already??? Well I suppose if you look on the bright side, kissing is better than hitting.

My DD was sent home on the second day of preschool for punching a little boy in the nose for pushing her. She made it to the second week in kinder before I got the "come pick up your kid" call for hitting a little boy that pulled her down while she was on the monkey bars .

And I don't suppose that you've ever gotten a call from school because your kid "sharted" at school. She was trying to fart "and a little bit of poop came out" says my DD. Yeah ... try like 4 of these calls.

And then there was the time in preschool the teacher told her that she would call me or my DH and she went ballistic by throwing chairs and toppling over the bookcase.... because she didn't want to do circle time.

Oh and let's not forget the time that she was required to sit on the recess bench for a week for climbing up the drain pipe at school and climbing on the school roof.

My DD is in 2nd grade. I can't wait to see what other wonderful phone calls from school I get (insert a whole lot of sarcasm here).

PS: mine is ADHD

[SilverSabre25]

Oh, I got sent to the principal's office in kindergarten for biting another little girl.

To be fair, she pushed me off the playground equipment. So she started it. No, I don't feel much remorse for it I didn't bite her hard...

[CedarCreek]

I'm cracking up here! ::

The sharted one is killing me!

I'm not feeling so bad! I honestly have no idea where that is coming from though. He had never showed any interested in girls.

[SilverSabre25]

I'm cracking up here! ::

The sharted one is killing me!

I'm not feeling so bad! I honestly have no idea where that is coming from though. He had never showed any interested in girls.

well...on the bright side you know he's (probably) not gay? Sorry, that was my first thought when you said something about being interested in girls

If he's developmentally delayed, I wonder if he saw someone else or someone told him to do it, or something. Or could be reenacting seeing you and DH kiss?

[Blackcat31]

I've been sent to the principals office twice in my life.

Once was 3rd grade. I beat up a boy. I got tired of him calling me a "chick".

......and the second time I was a junior in high school.

Apparently the principal was concerned that I would get in with the wrong crowd as I was seen hanging out with a known troublemaker......too bad I married him and we will celebrate 23 years of marriage in 2 weeks.



I agree with PP, atleast your DS was only kissing them and wasn't hitting. I'd much rather have to deal with kissing than hitting.

[WoodOx]

I'm not saying its wrong, but it does violate others space, like keep your

hands to self type of thing. then again lil girls sometimes find it funny when

boys try to kiss 'em, but not all of them.

in 5th grade some boy kept trying to kiss me, i felt horrible about it and i finally got fed up and punched him in the face during class.
I did get away with it, since he didn't tell the teacher. oh and after that he left me alone

Kids do try to copy what they see around them.

don't feel bad. I do think teachers try to make you feel really bad, when your kid does something.

[nanglgrl]

I once got a call because my daughter refused to wear shoes. There was nothing wrong with the shoes and they fit fine but it was the start of the year and she was testing her boundaries. She has ADD and she started every year up until about 4th grade by testing boundaries.
I got in trouble once when I was in about 2nd grade. My parents had just divorced and we moved to the Midwest from the South, we left my dad and my life was in shambles. Anyway, the teacher in my new class gave everyone stickers for an assignment except me. When everyone left for lunch I lagged behind, went to her desk, took all of the stickers and threw them in the bathroom garbage. Later I heard the phone ring and could tell I was in trouble so I went to my room, crawled between the bed and wall and played dead. I can still remember my mom half yelling/half laughing "Angela I know you aren't dead!"
I always make sure to give everyone a sticker.

[HomeMADE]

Oh, I have gotten the dreaded call that my son was comparing his you know what to others in the bathroom mortified!!!! His response, I was just wondering why his was so small, with no emotion, totally serious.

He is in 1st grade. :confused:

[NeedaVaca]

I haven't received any calls *yet* but I do remember my mom telling me when I was in Kindergarten I used to run around trying to kiss boys!

[CedarCreek]

well...on the bright side you know he's (probably) not gay? Sorry, that was my first thought when you said something about being interested in girls

If he's developmentally delayed, I wonder if he saw someone else or someone told him to do it, or something. Or could be reenacting seeing you and DH kiss?

I am leaning towards someone told him to do it. Just because it is so unlike him. But who knows, he could have started it. Dh said the same thing about knowing he isn't gay now. :: I would love him just the same if he was even after this though! Me and dh aren't very kissy..it could be him mimicking but we honestly don't do much PDA.

I've been sent to the principals office twice in my life.

Once was 3rd grade. I beat up a boy. I got tired of him calling me a "chick".

......and the second time I was a junior in high school.

Apparently the principal was concerned that I would get in with the wrong crowd as I was seen hanging out with a known troublemaker......too bad I married him and we will celebrate 23 years of marriage in 2 weeks.



I agree with PP, atleast your DS was only kissing them and wasn't hitting. I'd much rather have to deal with kissing than hitting.

I am thankful he isn't hitting, for sure. Also, almost all of the fights I got into in school were with boys! I didn't like being treated like I was inferior because I was a girl. Congratulations on 23 years of marriage!! happyface

I'm not saying its wrong, but it does violate others space, like keep your

hands to self type of thing. then again lil girls sometimes find it funny when

boys try to kiss 'em, but not all of them.

in 5th grade some boy kept trying to kiss me, i felt horrible about it and i finally got fed up and punched him in the face during class.
I did get away with it, since he didn't tell the teacher. oh and after that he left me alone

Kids do try to copy what they see around them.

don't feel bad. I do think teachers try to make you feel really bad, when your kid does something.

I agree that he needs to respect personal space. Especially because if one of the girls parents complains then its going to be "sexual harassment" the school is very strict about that.

I talked to him when he got home and explained that he needs to save kisses for me and dh. No kissing at all at school. He said they were playing a game. I have no idea what that means because he didn't elaborate. He seemed to understand..we will see.

[Kaddidle Care]

Noooooooo!

Ds's teacher emailed me just now to tell me that he had to sit out of P.E. today because he was kissing the girls in the class.

Great. So do not want to have this talk.

And I'm totally embarrassed as well. I emailed her back and assured her that he has never run around kissing little girls before! Promise.

Someone make me feel better here. Anyone got any embarrassing kid stories?

ETA: Ds is 8 and developmentally delayed.

Yeesh - and here I thought it was cute! :hug:

It used to be a game for us back in the day - the boys would chase the girls on the playground and if they caught one, they'd kiss them.

I think you handled it just fine. He's 8 for Pete's sake - "Hands and lips to yourself honey."

[Willow]

No stories to share (knocks on wood.....)

My son did turn 8 last summer though. Before that he was asking a lot of questions about girls and had developed quite the crush on a girl in his class that was getting pretty ridiculous. My husband brought him out to a buddys farm while school was out and he saw quite a bit of critter "making" and the subsequent birthing process.

He didn't ask many questions and has since gotten much more interested in sports. Hasn't spoken of any crushes since despite last year's desk being right next to his.

I can't tell you how grateful I was that that's all it took

At least for now :P


Hope all went alright for you both this evening!

[Meeko]

I've been sent to the principals office twice in my life.

Once was 3rd grade. I beat up a boy. I got tired of him calling me a "chick".

......and the second time I was a junior in high school.

Apparently the principal was concerned that I would get in with the wrong crowd as I was seen hanging out with a known troublemaker......too bad I married him and we will celebrate 23 years of marriage in 2 weeks.



I agree with PP, atleast your DS was only kissing them and wasn't hitting. I'd much rather have to deal with kissing than hitting.

When's your anniversary, BlackCat? We will celebrate 32 years on April 18th!