Penis grabbing, I know, what a way to get your attention but read on it’s the truth…

Kindergarten is supposed to be a time of fun and new learning experiences. But that isn’t always what we get. I haven’t come across a lot of posts about bullying/fighting in the blogs I read so I don’t know if this is very common or others are choosing not to address these situations in such a public way. To me, talking about these real issues here is the only way I can sort through my feelings and judge whether I’m overreacting or not.

I brought this touchy subject up again because today on our way home from picking up our son from school he told us a little boy in his class grabbed him by the crotch. He proceeded to say that he tried to tell the teacher but she wasn’t listening to him so he hit the kid back. I seriously don’t know what to make of this.

Hearing this angers me immensely because the little boy touched him in a way that no kindergarten age child should be touched. Kids just don’t go around grabbing other kid’s private parts. At least they didn’t when I was a kid and I’ve never heard of it until now. Seriously, if a little boy had done this to a little girl there would be some serious repercussions but is it the same with a boy? Maybe it’s harmless boys will boys stuff to some people but it’s not that way to me. I think it’s downright ridiculous that another child would even think of doing this. Where is the child learning it and why is he doing it to other kids? I will find out tomorrow.

My biggest issue with this whole thing is that nothing seems to work. What I mean is that various things have happened since the beginning of the school year and nothing has been stopped. Should I just get used to the fact that someone just may hit my son everyday? Is this normal? Is everyone experiencing this or are we just in a school that really sucks?

We have repeatedly discussed this topic with our son and the teacher. I’m not the kind of parent who will shrug this kind of stuff off and act like it’s no big deal. If my son says someone hit him, touched him inappropriately, aggravated him or jumped on him you can guarantee that I will be in school the next morning addressing it.
The kicker here is that our son has literally been brainwashed by the school. So basically what we tell him to do doesn’t matter because he believes that what the teacher says is more important. We have told FB that what Mommy & Daddy says is always more important no matter what anyone else says. But when FB gets to school we are not there so guess whose words hold more weight? NOT OURS!!!!

In the end this may very well be something quite harmless but obviously a lesson is to be learned. Children should not be touching each other inappropriately and against their will. It’s not funny, it’s not a boys will be boys thing and it shouldn’t be taken lightly. The only time I will think it’s funny (maybe-ask me in 10 years) is when my son is about 18 and it’s mutual and we hope it’s a girl doing the penis grabbing. Sorry, guys!

So tell me about your kindergarten horror stories whether it be about bullies, germs, lice, bad teachers, or the moms that ignore you. I prefer knowing that I’m not alone. Well, don’t we all or do we if it’s bad?