He Confronted A Bully’s Mother At His Daughter’s Parent-Teacher Conference And Scolded The Woman For Her Son’s Behavior
This man has a 5-year-old daughter, who has mentioned on numerous occasions that there is a bully in her class. The bully is a boy named Joshua, who is known for bad behavior, including pushing and yelling at kids and screaming at teachers.
Just last night, he and his wife also attended a parent-teacher open house at his daughter’s school.
“The teacher, classroom, school, and other kids and their parents were all wonderful,” he recalled.
Then, there was Joshua, who was running around and pulling items out of the other kids’ hands the entire night.
At the same time, he watched as Joshua’s mother just stood there “being a pylon.” So, he eventually had enough of the little boy’s behavior and decided to speak up to Joshua’s mother.
He first pointed at Joshua and then asked the woman, “Is that your kid?”
Joshua’s mom then said yes and went on a rant about how he’s just hyper since there were a lot of people and “extra excitement” at the open house.
He didn’t buy it, though, and got straight to the point.
“I hear this is pretty regular for Joshua,” he told the little boy’s mom.
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At the very same time, Joshua also happened to push another kid to the ground.
That’s why he finally stated his mind and told the boy’s mom that that kind of behavior was unacceptable.
“And she needs to step up, and if I keep hearing stories about Joshua hitting other kids, then she and I are going to have a problem,” he explained.
After that, the little boy’s mom just grabbed Joshua and left. There was also an awkward vibe at the open house for a little while.
However, as the night continued on, various parents did approach him and thanked him for speaking up– because, apparently, they had also complained to the school about Joshua, and nothing had changed.
Still, by the time he and his wife got to their car later on, she was really upset with him– accusing him of acting like a total jerk.
“Maybe so, but I believe what I said needed to be said,” he vented.
Regardless, with his wife so angry with him, he’s now wondering whether scolding Joshua’s mom at parent-teacher night was the wrong way to handle the situation.
Do you think he did the right thing by approaching Joshua’s mom? If other parents thanked him, then isn’t it clear that Joshua is a known bully? How would you have handled this situation?
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