to phone this boys parents

[biggirlsdontcry]

ds's friend (11yrs) has just called in for ds , he had a pellet gun with him & pointed it at me when i answered the door i warned him not to shoot it as those guns are dangerous , when i turned to call ds the boy shot the gun at my arm , it didn't hurt much but i got annoyed at his cheek & told him " how dare he etc & i would ring his mum , he then pointed it up close into my face , i shut the hall door on him & he hung around outside for a few minutes aiming it at the windows of my house & calling ds names wtf .
should i phone his mum or just let it go .

hear hear Kat..

(exists room applauding Kat for explaining succintly)

I think the problem teetering has, probably stems from the fact that people in the community are so biased against the traveling community, that the travelers feel what is the point of trying to be polite and fit in when everybody is against them.

Yes Im sure they have got into and caused trouble, but Im sure they have had vile names shouted at them and their children whilst trying to go about their normal daily lives. Or things thown at them or their children beaten up.

Im sure if you are honest teetering, you would agree that it is not only people in the traveling community who cause trouble where you live.

Teamcullen, your theory is greatly flawed.

You think travellers have a bad name and a reputation for theiving, brutality and neglecting their children purely because they are trying so hard to fit in? and "everybody is against them". Saying everyone is against them is sterotyping people just as much as saying "all travellers cause trouble".

is anyone interested in an update ? i went around to the child's house yesterday but the parents were not there they have gone to knock on a holy mass weekend or something but the boys older cousin answered the door , i gave him the gun & said i had been minding it for x as he was getting a bit carried away with it , i didn't go into things any further tbh there was no point as it was the mother i wanted to talk to , so i guess that's it , still feel like talking to x's mum the next time she calls round looking for him , but another part of me thinks it'd be better left now .

she's just down the road from my house then

she'll probably be at your door again this week looking for the lad by the sounds of it so i'm sure you can mention it then in a friendly way; 'Oh i hope you didn't mind me minding X's gun for him last week, he was getting a bit rowdy with it and i was afraid someone was going to get hurt so i thought it might be safer to keep hold of it'

bloodredtulips ,

she might drop into you for a cuppa on her way home .