Things I have no control of

Today, a parent came in and asked to speak with my supervisor privately. My assistant was present for this conversation and asked me if anything happened while the parent was in the room. I racked my brain thinking of what, if anything, happened while this mother was in the room. The only thing I thought of was me asking her daughter to sit on the rug. Not really worth complaining about...

So later that morning, my supervisor came into the room to inform us she had spoken to this very upset mother. She was angry because one of my students had a birthday party this weekend, and her daughter was not invited to it.

Seriously?

You need a private conference with the Director of Early Childhood to discuss a student having a birthday party?

Really?

Do we look like a counseling service? I didn't think so. Seriously MOM, get over yourself. Perhaps, your kid was not invited because her mother is a giant pain in the ass. That is one thought. Here is another, your kid does not play with the child whose birthday party it was.

Being a teacher, I do have some control over what the children do. However, when they leave that control is gone. Forget that the mother of the child whose party was last weekend doesn't have a job and they do not have a lot of money. Forget that he was told he could only invite a few friends so he could have a birthday party. How dare he only invite part of the class! Get a clue lady! Her logic was if the entire class was not invited, then none of them should be. So this child, who wears donated clothing because they cannot afford new clothes, should not have a birthday party because he can't invite everyone? Screw you, MOM, and pull the stick out of your ass.

What people do in their free time is out of mine and my supervisor's control. Your kid isn't hurt by the non-invitation so why are you? It's one less present to buy and you can spend your money on your own bratty kids you can't control. Perhaps getting a life will help you stop being angry about stupid things that won't matter in two days anyway. Just a thought. Here's another one: If you are mad at the parent talk to the parent, not us, because we will just make fun of you behind your back.