You did watch Coro, right?
For goodness sakes. So your son sends you cards and signs them as your dead-serial-killer husband (you forgive him because the poor lad's been through a lot), t
hen the headmaster hand-delivers a notice to you saying that your little sod of a son hasn't been going to school so you physically take him to school yourself only to find he's been home again (but you believe him when he says he just came home to get his footy gear and that he's turned a new, studious leaf), then you catch him lounging around the house again (and he doesn't even bother giving you an excuse), you take him to school, he says he's being bullied and then
even though the headmaster doesn't believe him, even though his grandmother doesn't believe him, even though his sister doesn't believe him you believe him AND you tell him he doesn't have to go to school for the next 2 weeks!!!!!!!! Huh???? Gail, Gail, Gail - stop the boat and get out.
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I thought Gail was cruising in Egypt? Did she come back specially to take her son to school?
Give me strength...
Maybe Gail would be better off holidaying in Paris
While I am prepared to admit that Gail's son may be a nasty little monster, a mother can't ignore a claim of bullying just because no-one else believes it. I have had a teacher complain that my son attacked another child without bothering to mention that the "attacked child" was one of three who had my son down on the floor and were kicking him. To do so would have meant admitting that her classroom management was inadequate , so who was in denial there? Some grandparents are grumpy old men or women who think young people were much better when they were young, they should be caned, being bullied builds character etc. Siblings can have some nasty agendas too. The combination of all three being in agreement means either they are all right and she should agree with them, or they are all wrong and it is vitally important that she believes her son because noone else does. In Gail's position wrongly condemning the brat is a greater evil than wrongly supporting him.
Ruth, you really need to watch some Coro. Anyone with half a brain can tell this kid's lying. I mean he could staple a sign to his forehead saying "Mum, I'm lying" and Gail still wouldn't get it.
P.S. Do you want us to gather a Kia Ora Coro posse to go break some legs for you and your son?? Just say the word.
Steady on everyone ... I knew I shouldn't have gone on that training - just look what happens when I'm away. Valid points on both sides though. Ruth you are right to back up Gail's stance on believing David. I'm sure your Mum would believe you if you said you got bullied (even if you weren't a little angel at all times.) The real point is that there he has a problem and he needs someone on his side - the bullying could be a red herring hiding deeper emotional scarring. Interestingly, a similar story-line played many years ago on East-Enders where Dot was always believing her druggy son Nick.... (am I even allowed to mention EE on a Coro blog? And yes I do think Ruth should watch Coro - it really is family viewing because it has families with real-life issues in it. It's a social commentary. Me and my girls watch it, though my husband is a bit scathing about it. Anyway that's my opinion for what it's worth!
Well of course it's hiding some deeper emotional issues - he was almost MURDERED by his stepdad!!!! But instead of putting her head in the sand all the time, Gail should be getting him some professional help ie a therapist. Things can only get worse at this rate. I mean, if Rosie (on Coro) said she was being bullied and she was skipping school, then of course you'd expect Sally (her mum, for you non-Coro watchers) to believe her. But David Platt's a whole nother story. The poor kid was almost killed by Richard Hillman - HELLO!??!
And I hate to admit it but that Eastenders story line does ring a bell. Infact, remember Vera always used to be in denial about how bad Terry was? But David Platt's not 'bad', he's just messed up and needs some help. Gail should have got him some therapy years ago. Poor kid.
'Poor kid' my foot! He is just a bad egg -- so manipulative! -- so arrogant! -- so ANNOYING! He needs a clip 'round the ear!
lol - nothing like a good wind up, anonymous!
He needs help, but where should he get it? Your faith in the professionals is not necessarily justified. Generally all anyone can suggest is ignore the bad behaviour and give them unconditional love. Then when the kid becomes an adult and still hasn't worked out the boundaries society can either turn on the child or blame the parents or both. I'm sure Mr and Mrs Hilton have been very carefully ignoring Paris's bad behaviour for years and look at her!
Of course David has had a traumatic incident, but taking him to a therapist and making him talk about it is not necessarily the right thing to do. I'm sure I saw an article saying that in many cases it slowed healing.
Pretending nothing's wrong clearly isn't working for him, though. He needs to talk to someone other than his nutty mother. I'm sure I can recommend him a psychiatrist or two.
Ok, a bit of a reality check for everyone here ... IT IS ONLY A PROGRAM!! The characters are NOT real!!
But the issues are! Don't we all know someone whose step-dad tried to drown them and their sister? Oh, and kill their mother. Hello!??! What could possibly be more realistic??
Enough about David and Gail already! I thought the head-master was a drip though - he didn't even look like a head-master. What I liked on Coro last night was the Rosie and Craig scene at the end ....ah, young love - remember that?
Hey neugeblogger, how about another neuge-poll? Maybe a sponge-cake poll ie jam& cream, cream only, jelly, icing vs no icing etc. I only ask coz I just had today's piece and it was fab!
here's the final solution:-) I'll send the poor boy a beading kit so he can find his zen. Paris is absolutely loving hers. Notice how much she's calmed down.
Kia ora mum - you do that!
And Dierdre, expect a new poll on Monday morning!
This post is getting too long - can you start a new one please? Preferably on a new topic. How about a poll on evil people whose names begin with H ....Hillman, Hitler, Hilton etc. Nah, that's dumb, eh?
No, I love it!
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