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This kid has an anger problem, not necessarily a parent problem. Phrases such as "you want to throw something at them, to yell at them to simply leave you alone
by giardini 9y ago
This kid has an anger problem, not necessarily a parent problem. Phrases such as "you want to throw something at them, to yell at them to simply leave you alone" and "hands curl into fists" are angry words. I find them shocking compared to how I felt about my parents. He speaks of "...parent[s] tell[ing] you to get off your ass and start doing something productive..." but both the manner and content of that phrase are over the top.
This child needs to learn to communicate how one feels and what has transpired during the day. Now if, when this happens, the parents respond with physical punishment, that is another story.
BTW he doesn't write particularly well.
- Jyaif 9y agoWhen your parents treat you like shit and that you know you'd be happier without them, you get angry at having to be around them.
- Retric 9y agoThis is how 8th graders communicate. They really don't think or speak like adults. It's very common for young males to be either have violent thoughts or be at least mildly depressed. As to writing this representative of fairly average writing. http://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/assessment/Writing38/wrigr8nm-mygrandfather.pdf http://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/assessment/Writ...
- blatherard 9y agoYou're right that he's still just a kid, though I think he's in eighth grade, so roughly 13 years old rather than 8.
- robteix 9y agoQuick correction: he’s an eight-grader, not 8yo. An eight-grader is more like 13 or 14 years old.
- k2xl 9y agoWhat makes you say he doesn't write particularly well? Most 8th graders that I know don't write this well. I personally thought he communicated very well how he felt and what transpired. I also didn't get the impression that he is blaming his parents - or anyone really, I think he's blaming the system in general. School is exhausting. Don't know about you, but when I got home from school I just needed an hour to unwind. Usually it was watching TV with my sister for an hour before starting homework. Sure, some people may be wired differently and "suck it up" and just put up with it, but I think decompressing after a hard day of work is probably healthy.
- cududa 9y agoIt's the parents job to teach communication and facilitate discussion free of punishment, not the child's.
- coryl 9y agoI like how you deduced a psychological background profile and English writing analysis in one fell swoop.