You need some kind of extra credit or sticker or star for that post.

A pike is a kind of fish. People will probably assume that is a last name (some people use the mother's maiden name as a first name) or a family name. It's a much better name than Spike. I went to school with kids who had names like Pike. However, I have to say here, that I LOVE Spike from Buffy the Vampire…

I am smiling and sad at the same time. Your sentence — "the victim always gets in trouble for finally losing it and beating the bully" is NOT ALWAYS TRUE. I know this because I have taught for years and I always told my students — if you are bullied, come to me. And they ALWAYS say that — "It just makes it worse,…

Bad father. The father should have told the kid he was perfect the way he was and the kids who were bullying him were fucked up. I think martial arts are great — don't get me wrong. Putting a kid in those classes can be great for their health and self-esteem, etc. — but if they are put there with a message that…

Eeek. Be careful. You said two dangerous things. The first thing you said is that some older students tried to hurt you but you "didn't give them the satisfaction." Then you said you guessed someone more fragile might have had a harder time with it. Both those things can sound as if they are blaming the victim,…

Man, your aging is going to SUCK. All these stupid, prejudiced rules you have are not only go to apply to you — they are going to cause you so much pain. Start saving now for the money you will be spending on plastic surgery, etc., in your pathetic and doomed attempt to hold onto your youth.

I would like to watch with you. Stuff that has been so easy for me is gonna kill her.

"Old women just should not wear juniors clothing"? Says who? And how do you define "old women" anyway? And who are you to tell any woman how to dress. You probably have a list of things you don't think the overweight should wear, etc. Here's an idea — why don't you look at what makes you so uncomfortable with the…

I am confused. Why did you think that TAKING all the abuse you took made you strong? It made you into exactly the kind of person predators look for. It is linked somehow with your mom (or this is what I am getting from the story). Maybe — seeing her vulnerable and crying made you want to be "strong"? I don't…

No. It's not a funny joke and no one has to admit that. Yes, I know I am feeding a troll here, but I have to say, it's not funny. You are not funny and don't mean to be. You want to upset people, be rude, and get attention because it's the only way you know how to get attention.

Um, if they were working there when this happened — it is their fault. However, the state need to check to see if this place has procedures that would prevent something like this from happening. If it doesn't — how did it get licensed in the first place?

I am sure she assumed they would be PROFESSIONAL and if she didn't show up, they would do THEIR JOB. Call her. Call the next approved contacts. Call the police. There are procedures that are supposed to be followed in case of situations like this. Parents do fall asleep — you call. What if, G-d forbid, there is…

How? How? WTF? I was working at a day are in 1993 and trust me — I would have seen that there was NO parent signature and time on the big whiteboard sign-out, no parent signature and time on the clipboard, and there would be NO WAY I was walking out of that day care just blithely thinking, "I am sure all is well."

THANK YOU. I am so glad some one else here worked in day care. Did you have a sign out on a white board that you could SEE, with parents' signatures and times there and on clipboards as well? Basic, easy stuff that helped organize stuff?

Do you know if your parents reported it? It sounds terrifyingly like a foster home one of my old boyfriends was in, actually. If this was a licensed day care, it should have been reported. Never leave your kid at unlicensed places because — well, your story tells why. It's so scary. Kids are so vulnerable. You…

I can see a million reasons that excuse her. I cannot see anything that could excuse the day care. Not one. I worked in day care. This is totally unbelievable. What kind of horrible management do they HAVE? Do they have ANY procedures at all?

That is the way it should be and you are a good parent. This parent could be a good parent, too, but she might have been sick. Exhausted. Her phone battery died. The alarm was mis -set. Small mistakes were made. I can see how this is excusable. But, as someone who worked at a day care, I do NOT see how that…

The thing is — I can easily see a "fail" situation for the mother. Phone battery died. She set the alarm for PM instead of AM. Left the phone (that's the alarm, right?) in another room and didn't hear it. She's an exhausted mom. If this doesn't happen all the time — I get it. Excusable. But the day care? It is…

I did a head check every 15 minutes when I was in college and working in a day care. That never would have happened if I had been there. I have to say — reading this — I realize how damn good I was at my job. I am so horrified by your story and by this story.

No. No. Have you ever worked in a daycare center? I have. There are procedures there to make sure this doesn't happen. Really easy procedures. Put all the kids' names on a chart on the whiteboard. The parents sign the kids in and out (with time). You initial. Same thing on clipboard. Enter the info on the…