why? no respect at all!!

Oh my that's terriable! I'm not exactly sure how I would handle it if that were my child. I have 4 children and I'm hoping none of them treat me like that. I would for sure ground them. I would take away everything that meant anything to them and have very strict rules for them. I have alot of rules right now that help keep my children safe. I would have done exactly what you did regardless if the parent was there. That was very disrespectful. I sure hope she does something with her son, as if it's like this now at age 10 I can only be fearful of how he will be when he's 15.

Hi Tigeraunt, This is some really poor parenting. I would not be in that spot because there is no way that my ten yr old would be out anywhere at that hour without me knowing where he was unless he did some really strategic planning in which case he'd be in big trouble if and when he got caught. In fact, I have a 16 yr old that I give a lot of freedom to and that is because she is always where she says she will be. I know where she is with and who she is with. If I had to go looking for my child at that hour and found them sitting there watching tv and they talked to me the way that child did then I would have gone over and demanded them to come home with me right then and there. This woman probably would have had an argument on her hands. This kid sounds very confident that he will not be getting any consequences for his actions. I don't feel one bit sorry for this mother at all. I feel sorry for the teachers and other adults that are going to have to deal with the rude, arrogant, obnoxious person she is handing over to society. I raised my 4 girls on my own and there is no excuse for her lameness as a parent. I would not have reprimanded the kid for talking to his mother that way. I would have jumped all over that mother for allowing the kid to talk to her that way and for being out at that hour. She was missing him from the morning and knocking on your door to look until almost 11pm? That's a long stretch to not know where your kid is and to only then begin to check with the neighbors. The kid is only 10. This is all on the mother from what I can see.

That mother needs someone to seriously intervene on her part. She may need to get law enforcement to help her...at 10 years old, a child acting like this is just ridiculous.

Hi, Oh gosh..your neighbour 's kid is only 10 years old and very impolite to his mother. I can feel how hurt is his mother's feeling. It is not easy to be a single mother and she must have gone through lot of hardship to bring up his son. It seems his son does not get more attention from his mother,that is why he tend want to be out and hang around with his friends,rather than being at home playing. AT his aged,he must be still schooling and his mother has to be more strict to him, or else he is easily get into bad person in future. Does he has other siblings at home? If he is the only child at home,then he must be very lonely and no accompany. Try to advise your neighbour to bring his son out for picnic or some walks,spend more time with his son and get to know his own son better. Hope his son will change his attitude to his mother.

Hi ann, you know anna, forbidden children are like that, they will be having so many restriction, but when they have a time to spare with other children they just want to be there and play with them, children attitude is like that, they want to spend the time with whom they really like. We must not force children to do something, we just tap them and can say they will listen to us. And he is not having father also. So that feeling he will be having all the time, of course he must not give back word answer, but we also should understand their feelings. We can tell them to come afterwords with affection they will definitely listen to us. Have a nice day.

If that was my child?Frankly,the kid should be grounded.If you don't teach them at a young age,it is likely that they would retain the same attitude when they are grown-ups. Cheers.

OMG!!! i can't believe this... how rude that child can be to the mum... you are doing the right thing ann... i will be very angry if he is my child and i will discipline him myself... he will definitely won't get away with his behaviours like that... i pity the mum... how scared she must be looking for her son... hope she is alright now... take care and have a nice day...

There is absolutely no way that I would tolerate this kind of behavior from either of my children. I know that the reason that a lot of the reason that there are children that behave like this is because of the fact that the parents let their children trample all over them. However, I will also say that if I was there when the child was found, I probably would have also been a parent that would have scolded them for their behavior despite the fact that it was not my own child.

Anny dear You have done the right thing, i will never tolerate this kind of behavior, i am very rigid in such matters, if we don't control from beginning ,there is every possibility of going in the wrong track.. Your grandaughter should avoid friendship of such guys.. Thank you so much for sharing the story. Professor. . Cheers have a great day ahead. God bless you. Welcome always.