Originally Posted by ljoy
"I've never seen one, but they could exist. I can't prove it either way" seems pretty balanced to me. Siding against the kid who's crying seems a bit harsh.

Having worked with groups of children, I can also imagine that this staff member went home and slapped herself repeatedly on the forehead, wishing she had handled it differently.

It *was* the sort of conversation that it would be hard to be prepared for.

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