tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post3718050513034457083..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: The wrong kind of Christmas boxFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-41924209322809008312013-11-14T22:22:05.455+00:002013-11-14T22:22:05.455+00:00You were fortunate, Rosemary. They were a nightmar...You were fortunate, Rosemary. They were a nightmare.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65802343048400854892013-11-14T22:21:33.249+00:002013-11-14T22:21:33.249+00:00Oh lucky David Capstick...at least we didn't h...Oh lucky David Capstick...at least we didn't have Valentine cards.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-70166030357304772562013-11-13T14:53:56.072+00:002013-11-13T14:53:56.072+00:00We didn't have such a box, Frances, and I don&...We didn't have such a box, Frances, and I don't remember my children's school having them either. But I guess there were other ways of making them feel left out!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-49331695953796709742013-11-13T13:54:12.728+00:002013-11-13T13:54:12.728+00:00We didn't have that box, but David Capstick us...We didn't have that box, but David Capstick used to always be sick on Valentine's Day because he was embarrassed at how FULL of cards his desk got!! broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-17524856473893910472013-11-13T09:56:17.053+00:002013-11-13T09:56:17.053+00:00It still haunts me too, Colette!It still haunts me too, Colette!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-74622210070667478392013-11-12T23:23:51.207+00:002013-11-12T23:23:51.207+00:00I hated that box.I hated that box.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-11979762924563727622013-11-12T16:14:07.341+00:002013-11-12T16:14:07.341+00:00I think children are especially expert at this kin...I think children are especially expert at this kind of nastiness, GB, and particuarly good at choosing a moment when no adult is watching. Another grandson has been teased and bullied all his school life, but no-one ever catches the perpetrators at it. He's getting better at dealing with it, but I wish he didn't have to. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-80650438579319205292013-11-12T16:10:58.297+00:002013-11-12T16:10:58.297+00:00They will indeed, CM, so why add to the opportunit...They will indeed, CM, so why add to the opportunities!<br /><br />I do hope you had some cake, at least once...?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-78718006913440590232013-11-12T16:09:59.045+00:002013-11-12T16:09:59.045+00:00ER, I remember the first Fathers' Day after my...ER, I remember the first Fathers' Day after my husband died, and my then 14-year-old son buying flowers to put on his grave. The messge said "Happy fathers' day, love B xxx". He told me he "didn't know what else to do". It broke my heart.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-70288985271173250992013-11-12T16:07:42.250+00:002013-11-12T16:07:42.250+00:00Shudder. Just shudder.Shudder. Just shudder.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24688933754111368092013-11-12T15:47:25.786+00:002013-11-12T15:47:25.786+00:00I agree, Meike. Which is why kids need as few of t...I agree, Meike. Which is why kids need as few of these opportunities for humiliation as possible!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15096050706162065492013-11-12T15:43:37.035+00:002013-11-12T15:43:37.035+00:00Oh, Adrian...let me know where to send it and ill ...Oh, Adrian...let me know where to send it and ill happily send you a card.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-39606813870396010712013-11-12T15:42:51.357+00:002013-11-12T15:42:51.357+00:00I agree, Kay. Especially now that there are no lon...I agree, Kay. Especially now that there are no longer allowedto be winners and losers at sports days!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-2064715710005541342013-11-12T08:10:00.600+00:002013-11-12T08:10:00.600+00:00In my experience all humans of whatever age have a...In my experience all humans of whatever age have a capacity for unpleasantness towards each other that never ceases to amaze me. Fortunately there are also many who demonstrate the opposite qualities.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-2458629898448812322013-11-12T05:12:43.409+00:002013-11-12T05:12:43.409+00:00Unfortunately children will ALWAYS find ways of di...Unfortunately children will ALWAYS find ways of discriminating. Red hair, glasses, short, tall, black, brown; almost anything will do. When I was at school it was birthdays. Cakes would be sent from home, and only the favoured invited to partake.... the others felt like outcasts.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-14016922164529168742013-11-11T19:09:42.775+00:002013-11-11T19:09:42.775+00:00Mothers' Day is also a nightmare for a child w...Mothers' Day is also a nightmare for a child without one. I'll never forget one of my daughter's classmates sobs that day.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-32557056047623337282013-11-11T18:48:16.002+00:002013-11-11T18:48:16.002+00:00We had a delivery of cards on Valentines day... im...We had a delivery of cards on Valentines day... imagine the anguish!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-63324985301142064202013-11-11T18:35:52.827+00:002013-11-11T18:35:52.827+00:00Well, nowadays kids use facebook etc. to get as ma...Well, nowadays kids use facebook etc. to get as many "likes" as possible for a picture or something else they have posted there, and how many "friends" they have there... it's the same trying to prove to themselves and others how "popular" they are, and there are many cases of cyber-mobbing going on, some even as sad and tragic as to resulting in suicide.<br />There is apparently something about humans in a group that has a tendency to want some "ranking", whether it makes sense or not. I must admit that I never quite "got" that.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-52249493010105008152013-11-11T18:32:05.744+00:002013-11-11T18:32:05.744+00:00I'll be lucky to get one card.
After all these...I'll be lucky to get one card.<br />After all these years I've got used to it.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-50347745739372458282013-11-11T18:24:36.891+00:002013-11-11T18:24:36.891+00:00Oh, your poor little grandson. I know exactly how ...Oh, your poor little grandson. I know exactly how it feels, because I was younger than most of my classmates and therefore unpopular in the post-box kind of way.<br />Teachers should never inflict that kind of social pressure on children. I would have thought everyone had that figured out by now, but apparently not.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com