My neighbor's daughter's cousin's children are scootches. They tease and tease and tease until somebody ends up crying, usually the smallest one who started it. It drives everyone on the block crazy,but when we tell them to stop, they run away. What can we do to have peace?
Scootchified, Dix Hills
Dear Scootchified,
What can I tell you? If you are not their mother, there is not much you can do. Unless of course this takes place in your home, in which case you can uninvite them from the premises. You can complain to the mother involved, but that is very dangerous, because you would be breaking the rule of rules. (If I have to remind you what THAT is, I will, after I'm done, but I can't believe you would forget what it is, but there you go, if people remembered everything important I would have less work.)
So assuming this is not taking place in or around your own house or children, you're best off just shaking your head and steering clear.
God bless, Donna
READER! THE RULE OF RULES, if you follow this, nine times out of ten, you'll solve your own problems:
Never get inbetween someone and their mother.
