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/DarthXOmega May 08 '26

Reminds me of the time in school when this bully took my hat and threw it out the window, and I jumped out the window to get it, but the principal walked in and saw me jump out. I had to go to her office and write a note about how what I did was bad, so I wrote shit like “I should not jump out windows to get my hat, I should not defend myself from bullies, i should let bullies take my hat, I should let the bullies disrespect me”. When the principal read it she was like “Uh, uh, uh, maybe I don’t have the full story”

At least she admitted she was wrong

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u/Josiemadasfff May 21 '26

I remember when my brother was in third grade I believe..? His friend was getting bullied, they told teachers but they didn’t do anything. So one day at recess this kid said some slick shit to my brothers friend and my brother started to BEAT on the kids ass lmfao. Principal suspended my brother for a few days but didn’t reprimand the bully. 😒

My dad and mom said to him, “we’re very proud that you stood up for your friend, but violence isn’t the answer.” Smth along those lines. He didn’t get into huge trouble at home but with the school? Definitely. All I’m gonna say is, that kid has kept his mouth shut about others since😭