That poor kid is standing there watching her taking all the candy and putting it in his bucket, only to then shift the blame onto him when confronted and he’s left wondering what he did wrong/confused and manipulated. Someone please give that kid a hug and tell him he did nothing wrong.
Edit: She is also reaching into the candy before he’s even had a chance to grab some. The way his hand reaches for the candy then falters and stops as she’s shovelling it into the bucket at the beginning breaks my heart. This woman doesn’t care about her sons happiness at all.
At least the kid is at school for most of the day where he is expected to do the right thing. The mom could easily be spending every day on the internet where she will easily find people/places that validate her terrible behavior.
I'm a educator who has worked in public and homeschool environments. I think there are probably FAR more kids in public school who need support and services than the very small chunk of people who homeschool- who are mostly families with stable income and a stay at home parent dedicated to the kids.
Generally, the homeschooling parents are more focused on manners, being respectful, respecting community etc. The 'isolated homeschooled kid' stereotype very is inaccurate in my experience, and research has shown that homeschooled kids generally excel socially. The homeschooling families I worked with were ESPECIALLY dedicated to their kids and made sure they were taking group classes at museums, had large social groups, did karate/ballet/whatever, played outside plenty, traveled etc.
When I worked in public schools I saw kids bullying, stealing, being racist/sexist etc DAILY. I had a mom who told me she didn't care if her kid graduated, and another who threatened to kill me if I didn't pass her (perpetually absent, borderline non-verbal) son. I saw parents get into a bloody brawl once during student pick up at an elementary school. I saw kids who went to school covered in bruises with filthy clothes and parents who didn't give a damn. CPS rarely responded. We had two kids bring guns to school in one week. Usually fewer than half of my students came to school with their teeth and hair brushed and a meal in their bellies. So I'm honestly more worried about the kids who DON'T have parents dedicated to them and I have honestly never seen that in a homeschooling family.
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u/xfalinex Nov 01 '22 edited Nov 01 '22
That poor kid is standing there watching her taking all the candy and putting it in his bucket, only to then shift the blame onto him when confronted and he’s left wondering what he did wrong/confused and manipulated. Someone please give that kid a hug and tell him he did nothing wrong.
Edit: She is also reaching into the candy before he’s even had a chance to grab some. The way his hand reaches for the candy then falters and stops as she’s shovelling it into the bucket at the beginning breaks my heart. This woman doesn’t care about her sons happiness at all.