SViswan commented in a discussion called Congratulations or Sympathy? in people.
2 hours ago
Maybe I should have....but I'm not very close to this person and she looked so happy...she called me over to tell the news...that it didn't even cross my mind that she would be unhappy about it.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
2 hours ago
Even though they do not get along well...the mother does not behave that way with the kids...in fact it is the grandmother who tends to shout (I can hear her up here) and that's where they learnt it from. Anyways, the mother has quit her job (after I talked to her) and taken up another job where she is home before the kids are...so she makes sure the kids are well behaved.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
2 hours ago
I have told my friend and she has handled the situation well.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
2 hours ago
I talked to everyone involved in this situation...separately. My friend has taken up another job where she is home before the kids are...and she says it is her responsibility to see that the kids behave.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
2 hours ago
I did tell her and she took a wise decision.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
2 hours ago
I spoke to all of them...separately. The mother has changed jobs (due to this) and is now back home before the kids are. So, the kids are not in the care of the grandma and the mother is aware of everything that happens and can correct the bad behaviour as soon as it happens.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
2 hours ago
I actually spoke to the boy first and he was sorry for what he did. But I did tell him I will speak to his mother...which I did. And she changed jobs to be home when the kids are so that she could be the one disciplining them (which obviously the grandmother wasn't doing)

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
2 hours ago
I did and the mother has taken a wise decision.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
1 hour ago
Though the boy is polite to me, I asked my son if it has happened before and he replied in the affirmitive. I then spoke to the boy and the grandmother and last to the mother.

SViswan commented in a discussion called Would you tell your friend? in people.
1 hour ago
I talked to the mother. Even though she doesn't get along with the MIL, she is always respectful. It is the MIL who shouts and throws a fit everytime.