Threat against my son - am I wrong to be freaking out? (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

This thread is also a reminder of a number of really good posters we've lost over time.

 

[Joe Bryant]

This thread is also a reminder of a number of really good posters we've lost over time.

There are definitely some good ones that are no longer here. For many reasons I'm sure. Unfortunately, some have also passed.

There also are a lot of great posters in the thread still here and helping make the FFA what it is. I'm appreciative of that. Thank you.

Also, I think it's important we try and add more new posters. Every site has attrition. People lose interest or don't like things or pass on. That's life. I think it's important we continue attracting and then encouraging new posters.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

My post here has a typo in it. Do I need to fix that? It's gonna bug me.

 

[kutta]

My post here has a typo in it. Do I need to fix that? It's gonna bug me.

Please do. It’s bugging me too.

 

[kutta]

Wow, this thread was a trip down (not so great) memory lane. How in the heck did you stumble across it?

And there is a coda of sorts. As many of you now know, six months after this incident, Littlebottom lost his older brother Chance to cancer. Chance attended the same school and the entire community was hugely supportive. The principal we dealt with on the Greg situation was very close to Chance and gave a eulogy at the funeral. But for Clay, it became hard for him to be there. He stayed on another three years, but after 8th grade, he told us he was ready to move on to a different, much bigger school for high school. And so he did.

But guess who else ended up at that high school? Yep, Greg was there starting freshmen year. The really good news is that Greg seemed to be in a much better place. No more rage outbursts, no more physical confrontations, and no more violent threats. Whether he got the help he needed, or just grew out of it, he seemed to be a lot better. He and Littlebottom weren’t friends or anything, and weren’t forced to interact all the time (going from 25 boys in a grade to 400+ changes things), but they were definitely cordial with one another and agreed that everything was water under the bridge. I was dubious, but Littlebottom was confident that things were okay.

The four years of high school went by without incident, and Greg graduated and went off to college. I have no idea where he is now or what he is doing but I have a much better feeling now for how things likely turned out for Greg than I did in 2013.

Oh and the little girl that was part of the story? She went on to win a state championship in high school and become an incredibly successful Division One scholarship athlete. I doubt Littlebottom would stand a chance with her!

Damn you. I’m sitting at a bar in downtown Phoenix hoping people don’t notice me getting emotional.
I think about Chance and your story more than I probably should. Cheers, mi amigo

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

My post here has a typo in it. Do I need to fix that? It's gonna bug me.

Please do. It’s bugging me too.

Ttthhhhhppppttttt.