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To feel sorry for this little boy?

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kayzr · 10/03/2009 21:08

This little boy is about 3-4 and is always getting out of his house and running about the street. Luckily it is a very quiet street with hardly any cars but we do get the occassional person who lives in the close driving very fast.

Today was one of his escape days. It was bin day today and DS1 loves watching it so we were stood at the window looking and the little boy came running out. He stood on our drive watching the bin lorry and then his mum came running out yelling. He screamed and shouted "Mummy I just wanted to watch the bins".

I totally understand it must be horrible to realise your child has got out of the house but on the other hand it happens at least twice a day so surely you should be making sure there is no way he can get out.

I have heard him shout "Mummy don't hit me, I'm sorry".

I just feel so sorry for him, but I also feel it isn't really my place to feel sorry for him.

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GivePeasAChance · 11/03/2009 19:45

I'm not a smacker but the times when I have been tempted to are when they do something stupid and dangerous like run in the road............and that is what he is doing. A lot.

She has a runner. She needs to try and stop him doing it...........I might be tempted to give a tap. I certainly wouldn't judge someone if they did in those circumstances.

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