Today, I grounded my son after finding out that he's been bullying other kids at school. He got mad and screamed at me, calling me a "bastard". Instead of defending me, my wife got pissed and accused me of having taught our son to swear like that. I can never win. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, during a heated argument with my son, I lost my temper and called him a son of a bitch. He enthusiastically agreed. FML
Today, my wife got a call from my son's school, telling her that he was talking inappropriately in class, using bad language. Neither my wife or I ever use foul language, spoken or written. I feel like such a failure as father and parent. FML
Today, my son finally stood up to his bully and gave him a smashing that he damn well deserved. I’m desperate to tell him how proud I am, but my wife won’t let me because “we’re not raising a thug” and after 17 years of marriage, I’ve learned arguing with her is pointless. FML
Today, I yelled at my oldest son for picking his little brother up by the throat. Only to then be yelled at my my mother-in-law for hurting his feelings. FML
Today, my son, who to my great shame is a typical bully, was suspended for bullying a disabled girl. Her father must have been the biggest, meanest, most tattooed ex-marine I've ever seen. He blamed me for bad parenting, and I actually peed myself a little in fear, which he saw too. FML
Today, I got into an argument with my mother, when she snapped and called me a son of a bitch. I said that made no sense, because I'm a girl, and it'd only really confirm that she's a bitch. She then grounded me for insulting her. FML
Today, I had to pick my son up from school after he beat the crap out of another student. The words that made him go nuts were apparently, "You mad, bro?" FML
Today, my normally very modest and prissy mom came home, pissed off about something. I asked her what was wrong, but she wouldn't say, and snapped at me to "fuck off." She then grounded me for "making" her use that kind of "vile language." FML
Today, I learned my son has been picking on a girl he has a crush on. He apparently went too far, because she finally snapped and beat him up at recess. The teacher, who knew about this from the beginning and actively did nothing, is trying to throw me under the bus for being oblivious to my son's behavior. FML
Today, I finally stood up for myself and beat the crap out of a bully at school, as my father told me to do. The kid and I were called to the principal's office, along with our parents. Inside my father's smirk faded when he saw that the kid's mom was his boss. FML
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timakinz 21
For some reason I was expecting this to end with him bullying you.
lonelyman36 12
Of course you can't, you got married.
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oj101 33
It isn't the end of the world. Studies show that little kids who bully at a young age learn not to bully, and grow up quicker, becoming a nice person during high school and get good grades whilst people bullied young tend to become bullies themselves in high school and do badly in exams. Also, kids who have been good throughout their entire school life tend to be antisocial or niave (high achieving popular kids who are nice throughout school are a rare breed). You better nip this in the bud OP
Mirorbo 27
Cite your bullshit please. I was bullied much of my life and I never became a bully myself. If anything, I've become one of the most insecure and broken people I know because I still have the voices ringing in my head. And much of the bullies who tormented me started when they were young and just continued to get worse.
oj101 33
#44 - Of course what I said isn't strictly 100% true for everyone as their circumstances are always different. I was just pointing out the general trends. I still said OP should nip this in the bud though.
happle 21
I have no idea where you got this information, but most kids that were bullies in grade school are now still assholes or degenerates that are smoking pot as we speak. As for myself (and probably other people that were bullied), I lived with poor self-esteem and issues that followed it for years. And people that aren't jerks or degenerates tend to do much better in school.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Bullshit, I was bullied in middle school, and I never bullied anybody by high school or even had thought of bullying others. In fact, by high school, the bullying stopped because I learned to stand up for myself after 7th grade. Please go take your bullshit somewhere else.
perdix 31
Why would you need your wife to defend you from your kid?
rawr_ily96 24
LOL Perdix that wasn't really the point. She's more concerned about accusing her husband of supposedly teaching him to curse than her child being a bully. That's what he was pointing out, not the fact that his wife didn't defend him.
perdix 31
#24, actually, it looks as though the mom is siding with the manliest man in the house.
SS99_fml 20
You're trying to do the right thing OP. Sooner or later your wife will realize it and your child will too when he's old enough to understand. Keep trying to do the right thing and everything'll work out! :) best of luck!
timelessone 16
Looks like it's time to make him apologize to the kids he's been bullying.
ironichalibut 24
Finally, a reasonable punishment! This combined with the loss of privileges and a continuous, strong moral commentary will provide the right balance to leave a lasting effect on anyone's mind. 5 stars!
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Making kids apologize to the kid they're bullying doesn't do jackshit. I was bullied by this kid in 7th grade, we got into a fight, and the counselor made the kid apologize to me, and a few months later, he shows up in my neighborhood and starts being a jackass again. We got in another fight.
daydreamer244 13
Lol my mom always defends my brother too....moms and defending their sons...
grumpybr 13
Seek some professional help. If your wife can't realize how serious this is, things will only get worse.
paulbrec 11
You did the right thing. I wish more parents would punish their kids for being bullies.
KayleeT 9
Stick to your guns. You made the right choice. Women are hard to please.
someguy314159265 15
Is it just me, or are more women these days generalizing women?
SweetasCandy0609 28
I couldn't stand when my mom use to tell me this but as an adult now I understand, tell your son do as I say not as I do.
SweetasCandy0609 28
no it does make me a hypocrite it just means that I was a teenager and didn't care or want to hear what my parents were saying however as I've matured now i understand what they meant because i wouldn't want my kids copying everything their father says but it does not mean I don't want them to listen to him.
FaygoAndMiracles 18
If you don't want your kids acting like you, you should be a role model and not act the way you don't want your kids to act. Also, as a teenager, I just want to point out that I actually want to listen to lessons or discussions that my Mom tells me about morals so that I can try to start acting with those morals in mind and generally become a better person.
outoftown 27
Sounds like your son learned how to bully from his mother. With two bullies in the house, you have your work cut out for you.