One last time...

I wasn't sure when I wrote the "final update" on Chucky if that was indeed "The End"?! I am afraid it wasn't! Chucky somehow became a bigger issue than ever before. I guess the easiest way to deal with it would have been to sit with his parents, share some coffee and casually bring up my concerns about their child. However, in my typical style, I wrote an elaborate email!

What a mess! Chucky's mom showed up at my door and insisted that her son is very well behaved and no one has complained about him except for me. Seriously? She went on to insinuate that perhaps I am the problem?!‎ I should have been more firm with him. I got a little defensive and said that I have always aimed to make my home kid friendly and in fact, Chucky should have strived to keep the good will going instead of antagonizing me?! At this point in time, Chucky's mom took a look around my living area and suggested that that may be an issue as well!

Seriously? I was being told my home is perhaps too messy and I am too friendly, and that this may be encouraging Chucky to treat me like he treats me?! I had seen him with his first nanny, his "reliever" nanny and his most recent nanny, and he treats them with the utmost disrespect. ‎Is Chucky lumping me in with his nannies? The mom didn't have an answer.

For some reason, I took the opportunity to list a couple of incidences where her son behaved in a shocking manner. One of them involved Chucky screaming several times that one of his friends was touching his private area that starts with a P and ends with an S! Chucky had actually set up the situation so he could get a chance to scream that way! The mom was totally offended by my narration and proceeded to declare that I am making her son out to be manipulative...I guess any parent would have been upset and on the defensive! However, I was being honest and I was sharing my concerns about Chucky.

At that point in time, I wanted to take my email back and not deal with Chucky's mom. That was in May and even after 3 months, I feel awkward when I run into Chucky's parents at school or in the neighbourhood. It is really sad because now I feel like I am the bad guy! But then again, I'd like to believe that I did my duty as a fellow parent and brought to attention something of relevance and consequence to another parent's notice. How they deal with it is their choice. All the best to Chucky!

Next time, I will not put my concerns in an email. However, I hope there is no next time!