First, I am glad that James Jones apologized for jumping on his daughter’s school bus and threatening the bullies who tormented her day in and day out. That being said, I can’t promise I wouldn’t have acted the same way. I am definitely a “Catch a Case Mommy.” Meaning, I am willing to catch a criminal case to protect my child. In fact, as long as there is breath in my body, I will never compromise my son’s safety! And if we’re really being honest here, what real parent wouldn’t use any means to protect their child?
We all know that it is extremely
difficult to make rational decisions when you are dealing with your emotions.
So, if nothing else, this father was justified in protecting his daughter, (who
also suffers from cerebral palsy.) Now granted, before I would evolve into a
“Catch a Case Mommy”, I would first attempt to be lucid enough to exhaust all of
my available resources, (i.e. school administration, contacting parents, bus
driver, etc.) However, if the latter had been done…then I would conveniently
forget about my education, my articulation, my age, and my 4-letter filter to
protect my child. (Don’t judge me either.)
Actually, we can’t even judge Mr. Jones for his outburst. He tried some of the familiar resources to curb the bullying, but evidently, to no avail. His daughter even took matters into her own terrified hands and began to skip classes and hide in the bushes near the school bus stop to avoid her attackers, but when her efforts weren’t enough—Mr. James snapped!
See the video below:
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