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The Best Posts I Ever Wrote! — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:04:41 +0000

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By: Why I Killed My Self-Doubt (Literally) — Write From Home

Why I Killed My Self-Doubt (Literally) — Write From Home — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:03:02 +0000

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By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:24:54 +0000

Rita: Your poem about your daughter is beautiful. Perfect rhyme scheme. Anyone who is reading this will have a guaranteed smile if they follow the link up above.

Barry: I think the message I’m hearing from the majority of the comments, both from this post and the one following. Good job, don’t do it again. I agree. I will use more caution in the future.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:15:39 +0000

I had a similar experience and the way it turned out is the guy got a cop and almost got me arrested and charged with criminal assault with a possible racial hate crime angle thrown into the mix. It turns out that touching someone in any way at all (and in your story you grabbed his shirt, which is more than I did) can get you into legal trouble fast. My salvation was some really fast talking and apologizing on my part, which of course entireley deflated my oritinal purpose. Some of these losers understand the legal system well enough to use it as a weapon against the forces of good. Other posters have pointed out the obvious risk of violence to you and damage to your property. I just thought I would point out another area of vulnerability. If you are going to do this kind of thing, it is good to know what the risks are so you can control them as much as possible. I’m really glad your act paid off and I hope there are no future repurcussions. My advice to you is that next time, don’t touch the guy unless he takes a swing at you. And if that happens, as soon as the scuffle is over, make sure you are the first to call the cops. It is never clear to the cops who the aggressor was, so the one who calls the cops is in a much better position.

By: Rita

Rita — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:29:27 +0000

Writer Dad,

I can’t think of any parent who would want to put their child in jail. But we had to make a decision, and it wasn’t easy. If anybody cares to read the entire story, they can do so at:

http://bloggrrl.com/2008/10/04/the-night-we-had-to-send-our-daughter-to-jail/

Thanks Writer Dad,

Rita

Ritas last blog post..The Night We Had to Send our Daughter to Jail

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:42:17 +0000

Rita,
Thank you for sharing a story about your daughter. It takes a lot more courage to be willing to call the cops on your own children than it does to stand up to an adolescent with a sticker. What I did was simple instinct; you had to dig your heels in, with the people in the world who you love most. That’s infinitely more difficult.

By: The Art of Manliness Weekly Roundup: Tulsa State Fair Edition | HisCast

The Art of Manliness Weekly Roundup: Tulsa State Fair Edition | HisCast — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:58:12 +0000

[...] Stop (@ writer dad) Writer Dad recounts standing up to hoodlum kid vandalizing in his neighborhood. Even if it was just a sticker on a stop sign, it’s a pretty riveting story and is a lesson to men that sometimes you need to take a stand and not let jack asses get away with their crap. [...]

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Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:41:14 +0000

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:32:52 +0000

Rita: That’s an awesome story, and good for you. I can’t imagine what my own kids will pull, once there of age to do something really naughty.

Steven: Exactly. I’m most interested in the viewpoint of the children who were watching. Did it help to shape their viewpoint?

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:41:29 +0000

Nice work. It’s what I want out of everyone I train in Taiji: just do that thing you’re reluctant to do! Bang: everyone is better off.

Good job. Couragous! Lovely.

And in my work with teens, it’s putting limits on young men that helps them feel safe. The man you sent away will feel safer just like your neighbors and you.

Stevens last blog post..Reflexology Pressure Point Studies for Internal Arts