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For 33-year-old Alex, his worst experience with parents happened two years ago, when he found himself harassed by his student’s mother for close to three months over a missing handphone.
“My student had lost his handphone in class, and he suspected that someone had stolen it,” recounted Alex, who teaches English and Humanities. “As you can expect, he kicked up a big fuss over his missing handphone. We tried searching for it, but to no avail.
“That did not sit well with his mother, however. She came down to the school to confront me the next day as I was her child’s form teacher. She verbally abused me loudly in front of the other teachers and students, and accused me of trying to cover up a theft so as not to damage the school’s reputation.
“I firmly, but respectfully, reminded her that us teachers were not responsible for our students’ belongings. But, that very night itself, I received a nasty text from her that accused me once again of being derelict in my duties as a form teacher.
“She would send such texts to me over the next three months. Sometimes, she would even call to scold me. Of course, she also complained about me to my Principal, who thankfully supported me in this incident.”
The mother eventually stopped her harassment, but that episode took a toll on Alex, who claimed he “lost close to five kilograms due to stress” during those traumatic three months.
A lot more at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2019/06/helicopter-parents-you-make-life-living.html
“My student had lost his handphone in class, and he suspected that someone had stolen it,” recounted Alex, who teaches English and Humanities. “As you can expect, he kicked up a big fuss over his missing handphone. We tried searching for it, but to no avail.
“That did not sit well with his mother, however. She came down to the school to confront me the next day as I was her child’s form teacher. She verbally abused me loudly in front of the other teachers and students, and accused me of trying to cover up a theft so as not to damage the school’s reputation.
“I firmly, but respectfully, reminded her that us teachers were not responsible for our students’ belongings. But, that very night itself, I received a nasty text from her that accused me once again of being derelict in my duties as a form teacher.
“She would send such texts to me over the next three months. Sometimes, she would even call to scold me. Of course, she also complained about me to my Principal, who thankfully supported me in this incident.”
The mother eventually stopped her harassment, but that episode took a toll on Alex, who claimed he “lost close to five kilograms due to stress” during those traumatic three months.
A lot more at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2019/06/helicopter-parents-you-make-life-living.html
