Why Don't Kids Listen?
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
March 21, 2016 11:07am CST
On St. Paddie's Day, my daughter (46) and I had a conversation about her going out and partying on that evening. I told her there were too many nuts out on that night and she and her boyfriend (45) should just stay home and have a glass of wine or two. Did she listen?
Nope. They hit several bars and while at one of them, encountered a couple of guys in their 20's/30's that were rude and were swatting the butts of some of the other female patrons. My daughter (with her big, drunken mouth) got in the face of one of those guys and he pushed her.
She literally body-slammed the guy to the floor and the fight was on. Her boyfriend got involved with the other guy and before you know it, 3 guys were beating him up. My daughter got bruised up and the boyfriend went to the hospital with 5 stitches to the head and a fractured collar bone.
That whole fiasco could have been avoided had she listened to her Momma.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Mar 16
Yup booze can make otherwise intelligent people to just act so stupid. All involved are lucky they are not sitting in jail this morning.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
22 Mar 16
@TheHorse I just watched a frightful documentary about college rapes. On many many campuses across the country including Harvard and Yale, among other prestigious universities. Most but not all fueled by booze. The name of it is called The Hunting Ground
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@TheHorse (206020)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 Booze can be a problem. I'd have to see the documentary before I commented.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I think a 46-year-old woman should know better w/o anyone giving her advice.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Mar 16
You would think so wouldn't you @AbbyGreenhill ? I don't know what the heck she was thinking.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@nanette64 It seems to be at that age there should be more common sense. Oh well, maybe she learned a lesson?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Mar 16
Believe it or not @jaboUK , my mom was a very smart woman and I did take her advice; alot. The only time I didn't was when I married 'the idiot' and you see where that got me.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
21 Mar 16
sounds like she takes after her daddy or any male person. It takes a while befor chrildren learn that MOMMY KNOWS BEST
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Mar 16
I know, right @hostessman ? She's been doing a lot of strange things lately. Joined a motorcycle club, bought a Harley, her financial situation is in the toilet, she's pushing family away. Talk about a mid-life crisis.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Mar 16
@sugartoes I hope it doesn't come to that, but you are so right.
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@TheHorse (206020)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 16
@nanette64 I get more friendly and conversational when I'm imbibing. I think those who do bad things have a lot of pent up anger or frustration.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
@TheHorse When I used to work in the bars, it was mandatory that you drank; whether you were one of the dancers, waitress or bartender. 99% of the time I was a good girl but every now and again, well....
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
Exactly @TheHorse . Booze and brains just don't mix.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
They are suppose to talk to the County Prosecutor so I don't know how this is going to turn out @maezee .
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
21 Mar 16
I'm sorry that happened, hopefully it was a tough lesson to learn and she will listen to you next time.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
I hope so too @LovingMyBabies . I don't want my daughter to die over stupidity.
@Marilynda1225 (79804)
• United States
21 Mar 16
Turned out that she should have listened to you and stayed home
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
I made sure I told her that after she told me about the incident @Marilynda1225 .
@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Mar 16
Wow, what a way to celebrate. They were lucky not to have been arrested too.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
Exactly @JamesHxstatic . I told her the one guy she body slammed could still press assault charges.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
My daughter could very well be one of them @Dena91 , since she body-slammed the one guy.
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@rina110383 (24495)
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21 Mar 16
Sometimes children think that they know better than their parents. If only she listened to you...
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
Hopefully this is one hard lesson she will learn from @rina110383 .
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
22 Mar 16
Is your daughter 46 years old? Then obviously she has to learn her lessons herself. At this age , it is painful to advise and listen to advice. I agree we had listened to our elders even at that age but nowadays things are different and we need to just pray and keep quiet.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
It's going to take awhile for him to heal @salonga and my daughter; considering just last week she had a motorcycle crash incident, didn't need to add this to the mess.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
25 Mar 16
oh dear, rebels, eh? sounds like somethin' i'd done back'n the day. young'uns jest don't listen much i fear 'n i'm so glad that it didn't turn out worse.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
26 Mar 16
@nanette64 so very true, hon. i'm jest glad nobody used knives 'r worse. these days it jest aint wise to get into bar brawls :(
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
26 Mar 16
I told her if she didn't listen to me that experience was going to be the best teacher and she ain't gonna like what the outcome would be @crazyhorseladycx . It could have been her that had the stitches in the head, fractured collar bone and a blown out eye socket instead of him.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Mar 16
She's really starting to scare me @jahunt . She's been doing a lot of strange stuff since she met this guy.
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@jahunt (1380)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@nanette64 Oh, I am sorry. I hope that things will work out for her. Sometimes they just have to figure out this for themselves.
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@WilmaHenry54 (355)
• Stanton, Kentucky
22 Mar 16
They never listen, do they? I guess they just have to live and learn, making and hopefully learning from their own mistakes.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 16
I just hope this is a wake-up call for her @WilmaHenry54 .
