Good Morning all,
So I've been thinking about what to do about this situation for some time.
A couple years ago, I moved next to this family. It's mom, dad, 2 boys about maybe 10-12, and a younger sister around 8-9. Anyway a few months after moving in, my gf and I would wake up to hearing the mom next door screaming at her kids. I mean not only berating them but calling them stupid. My gf was a bit more disturbed than I at the time. A few of you in the Lounge know I can be a bit of a hard ass when it comes to ideas about disciplining children, so I felt content in thinking, that mom yells alot, not a big deal. My gf then said once or twice she heard mom beating the kids. I couldn't say I ever heard that for a while. BUT, I swear EVERY SINGLE morning lately we hear her on a warpath, screaming and yelling and verbally abusing these kids. I feel bad for these kids. I hear the yelling, and it's just about getting ready for school, but mom literally sounds like she's gone mad.
This morning I'm pretty sure she was beating the crap out of them boys. This is where I think I have to say something. Now here's where I'm asking for the advice. Should I start by saying something to the dad whom I talk to occasionally. He's always friendly and talkative with me. I've never heard him raise his voice once at his kids. My gf said once she heard him intervene when mom was going psycho. So having said that, I would like to see them work this out. I wonder if he could be subject to wrath also. Or I should say something directly to the mom. I feel things could escalate with her though. Then there is the authorities... Could I be over reacting, under reacting? What do you guys think?? Thanks.
So I've been thinking about what to do about this situation for some time.
A couple years ago, I moved next to this family. It's mom, dad, 2 boys about maybe 10-12, and a younger sister around 8-9. Anyway a few months after moving in, my gf and I would wake up to hearing the mom next door screaming at her kids. I mean not only berating them but calling them stupid. My gf was a bit more disturbed than I at the time. A few of you in the Lounge know I can be a bit of a hard ass when it comes to ideas about disciplining children, so I felt content in thinking, that mom yells alot, not a big deal. My gf then said once or twice she heard mom beating the kids. I couldn't say I ever heard that for a while. BUT, I swear EVERY SINGLE morning lately we hear her on a warpath, screaming and yelling and verbally abusing these kids. I feel bad for these kids. I hear the yelling, and it's just about getting ready for school, but mom literally sounds like she's gone mad.
This morning I'm pretty sure she was beating the crap out of them boys. This is where I think I have to say something. Now here's where I'm asking for the advice. Should I start by saying something to the dad whom I talk to occasionally. He's always friendly and talkative with me. I've never heard him raise his voice once at his kids. My gf said once she heard him intervene when mom was going psycho. So having said that, I would like to see them work this out. I wonder if he could be subject to wrath also. Or I should say something directly to the mom. I feel things could escalate with her though. Then there is the authorities... Could I be over reacting, under reacting? What do you guys think?? Thanks.
