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To wonder why someone would do this?

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annabanana84 · 26/09/2013 08:22

I was sat on the bus yesterday, with my head down fallingasleep, when a young lad aged about 15 knocked on the window and stuck one finger up at me. He was alone, so not playing the clown in front of his friends. I was quite astounded that someone would do this to a complete stranger!

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wonderingsoul · 26/09/2013 08:31

ughh.. what class.

this is what worrys me about letting my children out to be around with twits like that.

id far rather be over the top protective and have my son n his friends play on the xbox and be a hermit then have that sort of peers around them.

*my son is only 7.. and a young 7 at that..so dont flame me... im sure weve all worried about having to let them out in the bad world at one point.

ynbu to astounded, hopfully her'll grow up to be a standing part of the comunity........ if we wish really hard.

Roshbegosh · 26/09/2013 08:35

Not a happy kid. I realise it must have been unpleasant and upsetting for you but it was nothing personal. Maybe you look like his teacher / mum / anybody he doesn't like, but no happy boy would do something like that.

mrsfuzzy · 26/09/2013 11:42

sad situation of society, can't say what i really think because i'll be deleted .

Calabria · 26/09/2013 11:54

When my daughter was about four we were on the bus passing by the local secondary school. She was happily waving at all the children and one not-so-delightful boy decided the best response was to stick one finger up at her.

I don't think I have ever been so angry with a totally strange child before or since. Especially as DD then started trying to form her fingers into the same position and I had to explain that it was not a nice thing to do.

lindalooloo · 26/09/2013 12:06

well i had a incident like this this week . I was stood at the bus stop minding my own business and a woman in a car decided it would be her right to ( quiet aggressively ) tut her horn and shout out of the window "who ate all the pies" i could of cried . it felt very intimidating. i wouldn't mind she wasn't a small lady either and i would say she was in her mid 30's

DidoTheDodo · 26/09/2013 12:08

Yikes, there's some strange and unpleasant people about, aren't there?

ElizabethBathory · 26/09/2013 12:10

What a weirdo. He was probably just bored.

Quangle · 26/09/2013 12:11

Wow. Who does this? at the car lady. And who brings their children up to behave like this?

DontWannaBeObamasElf · 26/09/2013 12:12

It makes me feel sick when I hear of people who relish in being so fucking unpleasant.

mrsfuzzy · 26/09/2013 13:18

chav scum mentality, go on delete me.

Rachel778 · 26/09/2013 15:27

Pathetic wee kid ..

r3d3 · 26/09/2013 15:37

I was crossing the road with the pram yesterday in a very built up residential area, speed limit 20, saw a car (big 4wd) coming at at least 40 down the hill so I pulled back onto the pavement. As he passed me he slowed down and yelled sarcastically out the window "I wasn't going that fast was I love!"
I don't get what he meant, any light to shed?
Also I hope he figures out a way to run himself over.

DawnOfTheDee · 26/09/2013 15:40

Some of these are

All I can think is that misery loves company and these unhappy, unpleasant individuals must get their jollies from trying to upset others. I can't imagine a happy person doing anything like what's described in some of these posts.

ProudAS · 26/09/2013 15:41

Mates may have been watching from a distance or even been one on bus I suppose.

Very unnerving for the OP but I suspect the lad will grow out of it.

HenriettaPye · 26/09/2013 15:53

I took my 2 year old and baby to the park over the summer, and there were big teenagers blocking the slide so my 2 year old couldn't get up. When I asked him to move he replied 'why don't you suck my dick'

I despair at what type of adults these youths are going to become.

NoComet · 26/09/2013 16:04

DD1 about 3 or 4 was walking along the flowerbed wall in the centre of town as climb everything toddlers do.

Politely jumps down several yards before a group of teen boys sitting on the wall. Doesn't bother them at all.

Next thing we hear, feel is a handful of flower bed gravel slung at our backs. Total cowards they wait until we are to far past to easily shout anything or clearly see their faces in the dusk.

Why?

OP I do not know why a small number of teens behave like utter shits, DD1 is now 15 and neither does she.

ElizabethBathory · 26/09/2013 16:07

I did some pretty stupid, rude stuff to people as a teenager and I turned out more than okay. I think a lot of it was letting off steam precisely because I had been brought up not to do things like swearing. I wouldn't write off a random teen as scum based on one stupid action.

Rooners · 26/09/2013 16:19

There was a kid on the back of a bus the other day sticking two fingers up at our car. I stuck mine up back at him.

I don't think he knew how to take that!

LeGavrOrf · 26/09/2013 16:21

I have done that as well rooners when driving behind a school bus.

Rooners · 26/09/2013 16:21

Henrietta, I'm afraid I would probably have replied 'because I have a big mouth, and it might get rather lost'

Oh dear

I tend to give as good as I get with young lads, they are terrified of me.

LeGavrOrf · 26/09/2013 16:21

The kid pissed himself laughing and then so did I.

LeGavrOrf · 26/09/2013 16:22

To be honest the scenario in the OP sounds like something Vivian from the Young Ones would do.

Like when he stuffed a doughnut in his mouth, stuck two dingers up at the cake shop assistant and fucked off.

ElizabethBathory · 26/09/2013 16:23

My grandma once told some lads who were shouting at her that she wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire. They fell about laughing and absolutely loved her after that!

Rooners · 26/09/2013 16:26

Vyvyan you mean

GatoradeMeBitch · 26/09/2013 16:29

My son had an eye operation and had to wear sunglasses outside for six weeks. A local woman, who worked at his school, saw us out and actually took the piss out of him to her kids. She also laughed at him another time for wearing Nike sandals on a coldish day.

This is a woman who looks like she kits herself and her family out in Finmere market leisurewear...

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