To Those in the Know

[suave_thomas]

If my son hadn't been with me, I would have punched someone on the street today. He was screaming at his kid. Calling him names. And when I pulled James away from it because I didn't want any child to see a parent treating their kid like that, the man got offended. He started screaming at me, and when his poor kid started crying, he smacked him.

I have rarely been so angry. It took everything in me not to chase him down and pummel him. Instead, I just rang the cops, but I don't know if anything happened. I hope it did. I didn't have a name or anything.

Fuck, I hate people sometimes.

And then James asked me why that man was being so mean to his son and I didn't know what to tell him. How do you explain that to a two year old?! I just promised him he would never have to know first hand. And dammit, he never will.

Comments

[in-spectre-mors.livejournal.com]

I think you did and said the right thing, Thomas. Hitting that man, no matter how horrible he was, only would have gotten you into trouble you didn't deserve. And it wouldn't have made him a better person. Maybe one day, someone or something will make him realise how to approach things the right way, too. In the meantime, I can only imagine how disgusting it must have been to watch. You'll let me take care of you and James tonight, won't you? I'll make you dinner, and we can get together and play one of James' games. Sound good?

[empress-tasha.livejournal.com]

I'll try to swing by there again, but who knows if we'll actually catch the bastard in action. We'll do the best we can, but a lot of resources are going into that barbed wire murder, of course. Which I have to admit was damn creepy...

Not that what you saw is any less fucked, really. I'm so sorry you did. That poor boy. My heart absolutely breaks for him. James is really fucking lucky to have you, Spectre, and everyone else who looks after him. I know I'm damn lucky to have had four awesome parents, too.

[whichdoctor.livejournal.com]

It makes me sick just to contemplate that. It's horrible, dreadful, disgusting. I would have felt just the same, I'm sure. I hope I would have been able to have as much restraint as you.

God, that makes my blood boil. Thank goodness I have people right in front of me to remind me of the good parents. The great parents. Damn that man...