• BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world
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    8 days ago

    Who said I threatened anybody? I just wanted them to know that I wasn’t one of those parents who allows the school system to crush their kid. You mess with my kid, abuse him, try to indoctrinate him into cults, send him to the hospital because of a negligent teacher, you’re going to have to look me in the eye and explain it to me.

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with letting a public servant know they are being monitored, and that you are willing to go above their head if they refuse to do their job. It’s our responsibility as citizens. I wasn’t just helping my son in every one of those situations, I was helping out every other student that was dealing with those same abusive teachers, including kids like you. You wouldn’t have done well in that Jehovah Witness class.

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        8 days ago

        Defending your child, and insisting a government employee do their job isn’t a threat. Maybe this is why my second paragraph was your entire existence - because your parents didn’t stand up for you, or themselves.

        My son grew up knowing his parents had his back, and would fight for his rights as a student, and he was never afraid to bring anything to us. To this day, we are best friends, so I’ll take my method over anyone else’s.

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          8 days ago

          I’m gonna end this conversation right here. Because now you’re just being an asshole. The fact that you’re assuming that I have a worse relationship with my parents than you have with your son because my parents didn’t act like you did tells me everything I need to know about your personality. I hope I never meet you or anybody like you.

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            8 days ago

            You said you had trouble in school, and your parents didn’t back you up. Don’t be mad at me because I did.

            I didn’t say you had a bad relationship with your parents, I just said that my relationship with my son was strong because he had confidence in my support for him, who happens to be gay, as well. You made the leap that I also meant that your relationship was worse, which I certainly didn’t intend. Plenty of people have good relationships with parents who weren’t as supportive as I was, myself included.

            My parents didn’t give a shit what happened to me at school. I just better bring home a good report card, with no excuses. Bullying by teachers or students was my problem to work out. I just decided that my son wasn’t going to get thrown to the wolves like that.

            I’m sure you have a great relationship with your parents. There are other valid methods of dealing with public schools, but our situation meant that I had to monitor the situation closely, for good reasons.

            My final point is: Don’t expect a good public school education to happen. You have to coach it along, not just with the student, but also the school, teachers, and administrators. You are the taxpayer, you are the boss, and you have every right as a citizen to expect a proper education for your kid. Demand it, and make it happen, and don’t worry about being POLITE

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              8 days ago

              I said my parents didn’t threaten anybody. That’s very different than not backing me up. Thus just further proving what I said about your personality. Seriously goodbye.