To want to punch him repeatedly in the face?

[SinCity]

I was talking to one of the dads at school this morning. His family are like the family from hell. One son in prison, eldest daughter is a drug addict, another son expelled from school, another son on an anger management course (at 10 years old) and youngest son (8) driving everyone crazy at primary school, hurting other kids, disrupting every single class....just being a pain in the arse.

So we were talking and we got on to what the kids eat. He told me his kids don't like cereal much and so usually end up having tea and biscuits for breakfast. TEA AND BISCUITS!?!

And then we got on to the kids homework and he said "I don't make mine do it, I don't see the point in getting them all stressed out doing stuff they don't want to do" (by this he also means the reading books...is there any wonder his 8 year old is still reading reception books??!).

And then we got to what the kids do after school. He told me he doesn't know what his kids do but added very matter of factly "they probably hang around outside the shops on E*** lane, that's what most kids their age do isnt it?"

I just want to add that this man seems nice to talk to, he's not your usual baseball cap wearing thug...he just doesn't have a bloody clue!! and then they wonder why their kids end up the way they do, making an arse of their lives and worse...making life hell for everyone around them. It makes me so mad.

AIBU??

1. I will confess that on occasions mine have had milk (or sometimes) tea and digestives for breakfast. Not ideal I guess but something.

1. I don't see the point of hw either. OK, since they do have it I encourage them to do it but I'd rather they didn't at primary.

1. Hanging around outside a shop? Well my oldest 'hangs around' in the park with his bike, or skateboard.

Thankfully mine don't hit people or disrupt classes in spite of disfunctional parenting of this sort. Personally save my annoyance for the bits when this 'family from hell' impact on yours rather than these perceived parenting imperfections.

yes, at least with cake, it's pure cake and you know they've had cake iykwim. SO you make an effort that the next thing they eat is healthy. With coco pops or frosties you mightn't be so aware.

My son loves a cup of weak tea. Well, actually he loves it strong, but I won't oblige.

Hmm... dd went to school with naught but a pink-iced cupcake inside her yesterday. I'd made some for a friend and she soooo desperately wanted one, that I gave in.

She too is obv. doomed and I am a skanky ho mummy....

Bit of a rush this morning, Her Indoors had been at the gin last night so she slept in and didn't get the baby up in time for his mugging lessons and all we had in the house to eat was 3 day old doner meat from a microwave kebab we got on the market - 59p - BARGAIN!!!! feeds your kids for days an all.
SO kid got the doner meat and some irn bru (apparently it's made from girders so it should be good at making him strong, cause girders are strong innit). Got to rush, I'm taking No1 son for his first tattoo today to celebrate him getting his ears pierced last week when he turned 1.
Wonder if he should wear his burberry cap or his slipknot teeshirt today?........

I would go for the slipknot t-shirt steamrunner, and watch out for agressive, perfect, judgey mums who might want to punch you in the face

Tea and biscuits.... It is something going inside them. Far too many children turn up at school with nothing at all.

Reading - You know f*ck all about these kids, the one "still on reception books" may be dyslexic. The father may be dyslexic or just not know how to read. OR he may have children that refuse point blank TO read.

Hanging round - They have "gone out to play" like we used to as children. They are lucky to have that freedom - far too many children are cooped up indoors incase of the big nasty neighbourhood paedophiles who might snatch them if they walk 2 steps from home.

Grr

He doesn't sound the most intelligent chap in the book, but at least he is trying.

HE sounds like my next door neighbour, who drives me BARMY but I actually believe does not have a clue that the things he is doing could be detrimental to his children, and probably doesn't associate the roads they are going down with anything he may or may not have done.

There are times I just want to shake him and say 'Don't you think as all of your children keep getting in with 'the wrong crowd' that maybe it's more about your children and not the crowd?
But I don't.
I just bite my lip, smile and think to myself that at least it's not wilful neglect. It's just their way of life. It's what he considers to be normal, or perhaps even an improvement on his own childhood.

ummm..think he's winding you up..tea & biscuits? if he was serious it would have been red bull and a doughnut.

and as for wanting to punch him in the face..you sound like a right charmer?

Guys have to agree with Sincity on the dads response to his kids e.g. hanging around doing what other kids do.....hmmmm

At least someone is questioning how to improve the issue and this is not a bloody issue about biscuits and coco pops christ people....

We know her point here and it is worth discussing inteligently.

To be honest its the lack of respect to other people opinions that makes me worry about the world I am bringing my kids into!

Come on guys wheres the respect gone for others in this day and age rather than outward discrimination to the woman for her opinion I mean come on:

Who reads the Daily mail cares about Johnnie Boden, well the same lot who don't care enough to actually coer this point properly!!