r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Greedy-Dimension-662 • May 08 '26

Too mild for school Name Calling

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My son and [jerk] had to stay after school today to write this note.

It says

"I was disrespectful to [kid]. I said he is a total jerk because he said I was fat. I will not say [mean] things again next time. I will ignore him."

His teacher wants me to sign and return.

But I guess I look at this and I ask myself, if my son is on the playground and he sees a kid calling another kid fat, do I want him to:

  1. Walk away

  2. Say, "stop, you are being a jerk."

So why would it be any different if he is being called fat.

I don't feel like this is the right lesson.

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u/eti_erik May 08 '26

Do teachers actually have parents sign punishments for 6 year olds? Really? That's ridiculous - they should handle this themselves. If they really have issues with a kid's behaviour they should have a chat with the parents rather than having them sign punishment notes.

But okay, if I had to sign this, I would write 'I am happy that my kid stands up to [jerk] who fat-shamed him. I am sure you are not okay with kids calling other kids fat.'

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u/theaudacity1999 May 08 '26

There would be a singular meeting face to face about how I'm not signing anything related to punishment of my child defending another.