The supervisor said you were out of place ???!!!
WTF was that?
Kudos to you for letting that lil boy know his place. If his momma had done that, he might not have been at the court house..
Thanks nikki1920, and you are absolutely right. I don't plan on having to make any trips like that for my son or nieces.
She sure did tell me I was out of place. She told me that things of that nature happen all the time in a public place and I should not be letting outside feelings get involved with my work. I did not get reprimanded or anything of that nature. However, she was shocked when the child's grandfather came down after court and asked to speak with the Circuit Clerk. My supervisor asked what it was in regards to and he said he wanted to let her know about one of her employees. I must admit we both thought that he was upset, but that was not the case. He told my boss as well as the CC that he wanted to personally thank her for employing such a fine young woman. He was grateful that I had said something to his grandson and even had hoped I would call the Sheriff's and have them escort him to the holding cell below the courthouse. That maybe he would learn a little respect for his mother and other adults. He went on to say that they (his daughter and he) had lost hope that the little boy would change. He did not know what else he could do. I told him I would be happy to keep him for a weekend to show him how nine year olds should act. He asked if I was serious and I gave him my phone number and address. Your wondering if he contacted me? He sure did that very weekend.
Dennis the Menace was dropped off at 6:00 pm on Friday and he was in my complete and total control until 8:00 pm on Sunday. Oh he showed his little behind for a good 2 hours when he first arrived. When those hunger pains hit
the attitude subsided. I did not have to raise my voice or my hand one time to the little tyke. Saturday morning after all of his chores were done, we visited family. He saw that from the early age of one all the way up to 21 children in my family were taught to stay in a child's place. He also saw that if they did not listen, there were consequences and repercussions. By the time Sunday Service was over Jacob had a new attitude. He is now a freshman in high school and I went to his first football game three weeks ago
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