Maybe I just don’t get it. Raise your kids/grandkids, the way you want, the right way and it will be fine. They’ll make mistakes and learn, that’s what life is about. To that point, what’s the “right” way? You nor I can answer that for any other parent or kid.
Trying to control others and how those other parents parent their kids, will never work. Do any of you honestly think that a school system is going to install litter boxes, for a kid to squat in the classroom? No, they aren’t. Identifying as a cat or dog, is stupid.
I’m trying to wrap my head around, how it affects your grandson, honestly. Does he have to be around weird kids? Yes. Does he have to be around kids that always smell and not practice hygiene? Yep. What about someone who wears all black and draws dark things on their notebooks or heaven forbid, on themselves? Yes, he does and will continue to be around that type until he graduates. So what. Going to High School, sometimes isn’t fun, but it’s necessary.
I’d be more worried if you or his parents removed him and put him in a school, with all the other kids being just like him. What would that teach him or accomplish? Knowing strange kids exist and learning how to deal or not deal with them, will serve him well, as he grows up. He seems to have a good idea of what’s stupid and knows not to get involved in it. Kudos to you and your son for raising him to know the difference. As a parent, I can provide guidance over and over again, but I can only really hope/pray that they take it and use it.
