| The father of one of my son's classmates
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| | everything. I told him that it was very
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| apologized to me today as I was getting
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| | important to be honest with me because
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| out of my car in the school parking lot.
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| | honesty builds trust and that we are
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| He felt badly for reprimanding me the day
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| | nothing without our word.
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| before after hearing from his daughter
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| | What was my responsibility as a mother?
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| that my son had given her a pinch.
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| | Should I have immediately assumed that my
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| The day of the alleged pinch I
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| | son was telling a lie because another 4
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| immediately apologized to the man and his
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| | year old said so? I certainly don't want
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| daughter for my 4 year old son's
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| | to be one of those mothers in denial
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| behavior. I asked my son to apologize to
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| | about her child's bad behavior. I am
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| the girl, but he said that he hadn't done
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| | supposed to promote and reinforce good
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| it and wouldn't apologize. We got into
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| | behavior.
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| our cars with me saying a final apology.
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| | As I buckled my son into his car seat
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| In the car I questioned my little boy
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| | after preschool, I told my son about the
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| about the incident and then listened to
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| | man's apology. My son quickly asked
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| his side of the events. I assured him
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| | whether I told the man that he hadn't
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| that I just wanted to know the truth and
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| | pinched her. I said that I hadn't. I told
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| that he wasn't going to get a time-out.
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| | him exactly what I said to that father.
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| Again and again he proclaimed his
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| | I was glad that he had spoken out on
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| innocence: he did not pinch her.
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| | behalf of his daughter. She was really
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| I knew that the way I handled this
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| | lucky to have such a great daddy who
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| episode could have a potential impact on
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| | cared and loved her enough to defend her.
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| my son. This was his first experience of
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| | I told him that the daddy was a great
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| "he said/she said" and of being
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| | role model and was teaching his daughter
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| reprimanded in front of me by a stranger.
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| | how decent men behave.
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| I wanted this to be a positive teaching
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| | "Oh, okay."
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| moment for him with some sort of
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| | I hope that my son learned something from
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| take-away.
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| | this experience. I hope that he learned
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| I told him that because he had never
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| | about honesty, good behavior, trust and
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| given me reason not to believe him, I
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| | decency. Maybe he learned about keeping
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| believed him. It was a case of his word
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| | his cool, maintaining composure and
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| against hers. His teachers hadn't
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| | defusing an uncomfortable situation. I
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| reported the incident to me while I was
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| | hope he learned that I am his advocate
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| picking up my kiddo, and they report
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| | and that he can trust me.
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