The childminder took the children to the park yesterday. Some big bold boys ran after them, tried to kick them, shouted at them and called them names. The childminder departed with the children in tow and the bullies following. They only left when the children got on the bus home. The Princess is particularly upset, pointing out that they tried to kick Daniel she said, “I can do that, but no one else is allowed to.” They were all a bit shaken up. Later in the evening, Daniel said to me, “Mummy, the mean boys in the park called me [insert nasty racist epithet here] what does that mean?” Lovely. Proof that racists are stupid, I suppose. Mr. Waffle said to them, that these were children who weren’t looked after properly and taught properly and they probably wouldn’t have very happy lives. I was much less inclined to go with the wishy-washy liberal approach than usual and just said that they were nasty children [looks like it’s true – a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged].
Incident
Posted in: Dublin, Ireland, Middle Child, Mr. Waffle, Princess, Twins, Youngest Child
Bizarre about the epithet, given your children don’t look as if they could be whiter if they tried – presumably they had just picked up that it was the worst word you could call someone without knowing what it meant?
Incidentally how did it come about that the Irish use ‘bold’ for bad or naughty?
Probably the saddest part is that it takes a bully to make a bully.
I assume, TM. I am a bit curious about ‘bold’ myself. It’s not from the Irish or anything like that. Will make enquiries.
WOL, I know and those children were quite small. It’s all a bit depressing, isn’t it?
i’m so sorry. what a horrible incident.
Well, that’s life, I suppose, but it was a bit grim. Thanks for the sympathy.