What is wrong with our youth today??? Just need to vent.

As some of you know, I have a 13 year old son who is in 7th grade.  Well, today when he was heading to lunch, one of his "friends" came up to him and had a tube of the candy that you spray into your mouth (it is really sour).  He told Braden that it was a new sour apple flavor and told him to try it, so Braden sprayed 2 squirts into his mouth.  After he swallowed, he told the kid that it was horrible and the kid just laughed and told him that it was not candy, that it was his URINE!!!  Of course Braden was gagging and went down to see the nurse.  She immediately called our family doctor and he said that he was going to treat it like an accidental needle stick.  He wants him to get a HIV/Hepatitis test done in 3 months and then again in 6 months.  So to top it all off, the kid and his brother (who is supposed to be Braden's best friend) are mad at BRADEN becasue they think he ratted on him (he didn't another kid did).  Plus their cousine, who has been in jail 2 times, wants to kick his butt.  

Now my mom just called to tell me that my dad has to have a stress test and echocardiogram done on Monday because they found that he has an irregular heart beat.  Aww, it never ends here.  At least I have an appointment with the gyno on May 20th.  Hopefully surgery will not be to much longer after that.  

Sorry this is so long, but I really needed to vent.  Hope you are all doing well.  Love you.  Kasie

[K1990]

That is just awful, kids can be so mean.  I hope that everything ends up okay.

[Crritter]

Aw, I'm so sorry, what a rough day for you.  Poor kid, I agree, kids are cruel at times.  I bet they were being more stupid than mean, but who knows.  I hope your son is okay, and if his friends can't apologize and take responsibility for their actions, then too bad for them.  What a tough lesson to learn at this age.  Sounds like something my neighbor's son would do and not think about the whole of it.  He's 14 and smart, but still a boy and they do crazy things.  Hope your dad is feeling better soon, I'll be thinking happy thoughts for you.

[pertykitty]

kids can be horrible.  that is so disgusting i hope the school takes action and not lightly i might add.  a few years ago my son was at school and the kids offered him the poison packet that keeps things fresh like in jerky, but he knew better than to eat it.  that was like 1st or 2nd grade.  little bas.tards.  i have a hard time with kids like that, im guessing there is a missing father or parents that work a lot then dont care much what he does when they are around.  kids that age sure know its wrong.  wow im so mad now lol

hope your dad is ok

[AndiJ78]

Bad parenting, plain and simple. Kids with good parents don't do that, boys or not. That is ridiculous! I sure hope they get punished severely for that.

[jbrooks39]

i have a 15 yr old son that is nothing like that... he loves to play tricks on ppl but NOTHING like that..his kind of foolin around is putting salt in his dads sugar bowl,,,taping the water sprayer on the kitchen sink so when i turned on the water it sprayed me !!lol..etc..he has never been in trouble in school ,dont get me wrong,he does get a little mouthy once in awhile,but what 15 yr doesnt.? those kids sound like they need professional help....thats just  plain gross!! if it were me,,i would be making the school or the parent pay for ALL the testing your child has to get. and i hope you push to have him expelled from the school.good luck to you and i will say a prayer for your dad..take care

[Cheyenne_08]

That is not cool....

[mayflowers]

That is disqusting but it doesn't surprize me.  Did you guys see that video of the teenage girls beating up on the 1 girl? Her father couldn't even recognize her and all the girls cared about was going to cheerleading practice.  It's like these teenagers have no conscience or empathy for another human being.  There's always be a certain portion of society like this but it seems to be getting bigger in my view.

I think those "friends" should drink your sons urine and see how they feel. See if they think it's funny.  Definitely bad parenting.  I hope they pay for all medical expenses and get detention or expulsion or even a fine.  I still think they should be made to drink your sons urine though.  That would really teach them a lesson.

[anxiousmomtobe?]

I would press assault charges.  And move my child to another school.  There is no way that this can be dismissed as a harmless prank.

[wonderme]

I agree with anxiousmomtobe...it is definitely assault and at that age they certainly know better.  

We had a similar situation at my dd's school with a kid...over the years he would do different things to different kids.  No one wanted to hold the kid responsible for one incident...what they didn't know was that he was doing it to other kids as well.  No one did anything...not the school, not the parents.

Now as a very big 11 year old he actually slammed a kid to the ground and gave him a concussion.  The school refused to discuss their punishment on grounds of privacy...several parents, myself included, demanded action.  He had serious anger management issues (there had been many incidents since the start of the year and he made many of the students fearful in class) and although the school wouldn't discuss it, he was removed from the class and is getting help.  The family is a nice family and I feel bad that it happened, but I would much rather he get help now than be a huge man that can't control himself.

I'm not saying that your son's friend is this bad...was this a one-time incident or a recurrent problem?  And, quite honestly, urine is a biohazard hence the need for all the testing...and my kids would have known at 5 (even younger likely) that this was wrong.

Hope your son is doing okay...I'm sure his feelings hurt the most.

And, hope your dad is doing better soon and you can relax!

[GNicole]

I hope the school is going to follow through on their end with severe punishment. Don't let them just brush this under the rug, this is serious. Good luck to you and I hope your dad is ok. :)

[fungirl1011]

Well,I wanted to update everyone on what all happened since yesterday's incident.  The school called in their school officer yesterday and he told them that this was a felony assult with a bodily fluid.  He said it was up to us if we wanted to press charges.  Of course we are going to because these kids need to be taught a lesson that you can't do anything you want and get away with it.  Well, today, we found out that it happend to 3 other student (who did not want to come forward because the kid that did this is one of the most popular kids in school).  All four boys had to make formal complaints today so that punishment can take place.  The boy also had to go today and have lab work done.  He also has to go to MOSS (an alternative school) for 10 days and this will be expelled for the rest of the year.

Wonderme said it best when she said that his feelings were hurt the most because he has lost his best friend because of this (he was best friends whith the brother of the kid who did this) and a lot of the other boys are mad at him for telling.  

I truely wish that we could change schools, but this is the only junior high in our town.  I understand that boys will be boys and that they do dumb stuff.  I honestly do not believe that his friend meant to hurt him, but he did in the end.  Thanks for your prayers.  Please continue to keep him in your prayers.  I'll let  you know if I get any more info tomorrow/.

Kasie

[have 2 kids]

That is disgusting!   I think it has alot to do with bad parenting.   Too many parents don't play in active role in their children's lives

[houseofgirls]

Good!  The kid deserves to get punished for it.  I hope this also makes some of the other students really think about why they think so highly of a person who would do something like this.  Nice people do not do things like this.  Maybe someone else should be the "most popular" kid in school.  I also think this is a sign of bad parenting.  Such a shame.