Nervous..Continued!

Hi All!

This is a continuation of my previous entry.

Well, it got worse at work.

I am not sure if you remember but last year I had a problem with this old man who brings in his seven year old son to the library to use the computer. The man is 77 years old and has a 6 year old son who is a tad special. I think the man is more impaired than the little boy. A year ago the man started bothering me saying that his son is being disrespected by all the kids. I have worked in the library’s children Department for 16 years and I know what’s going on at all times of the day. I am tuned in to every kids’ needs, what they are doing and what they want. Nobody ever said or done anything to bother his son.

Several times the man has come up to me, wagging his hands and threatening me..saying I have no control over the children and that I have disrespected his son.

The first time he approached me angrily he snapped at me just because I told his son he wasn’t suppose to touch the control keys of the computer. The man went off on me like a rocket! I started saying that I didn’t disrespect his son and he yelled some more. I called Al, our security guard and Al talked to the man and had a conversation with my boss about it. Ever since that time I decided to steer clear of him and his son and warned all the boys not to go near them.

Well, on Tuesday the 10th of July, the man came up with his son. I allowed the son to use the computer for one hour, even though the kids are suppose to use the computer for half an hour.

The man went to the other side of the room to read his newspaper.

Danny and Stanely came up to me around 1:30 and started to chat with me about this new buffet Court they opened in town. Stanley brought me some chicken nuggets in a napkin. The boys were laughing with me and giggling. I asked them to be quiet because the man was up here. Danny agreed. Being kids they can’t control themselves much. No where did we come near the bastard’s son!

He was on the first computer and I was just waiting for Alex to come on AOL to say hello to him.

Then, from out of nowhere the man jumped between Danny, Stanely and me, waging his fingers at the boys and in a horridly gruff voice he said, “YOU ARE DISRESPECTING MY SON!!!!!” Then he pointed at me and said, “YOU TOO, LADY…YOU WORK HERE AND YOU DON’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT NOTHING!!! YOU, TOO DISPRESPECT MY SON!!!” I started shaking uncontrollably. Alex came on unaware about what was going on! I couldn’t hold the keyboard straight and tried to type him a message saying I couldn’t chat..something was up! The man kept yelling at me about how rude we are to his son. I snapped. I raised my voice slightly and asked him in what way did we EVER disrespect his son? The man came towards me, shoved me and insulted me. He said that he knew what class of person I was and I could never reach his class!!

I was shaking vilontly. “Certainly I am of a different class….I am better than you, you filth!!” I said.

He threatened to go complain to my boss and across the street to town hall.

I told him to go ahead.

He stormed out with his kid leaving me, little Danny and Stanley up there. I was crying frantically and screaming.

Alex was sending me countless e-mails trying to get me to relax. Danny asked me if I was ok.

I called my parents and told them what happened. I was just so scared and overwhelmed and angry.

Then my boss came upstairs and yelled at the boys.

I told him I didn’t want to see that Fucking man again up here! I was shaking and throwing papers angrily down the circulation desk.

Dad spoke to Vader, my boss, on the phone for an hour.

I told Vader what happened. He, no less, threw Danny and Stanely out of the second floor and warned them never to set foot upstairs again or he would call Juvenlie and have them arrested!! 🙁

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