Outrage has erupted as a mother expressed her fury at her daughter is expected to clean up after herself at nursery school. The mother believes her child should be exempt from the rules because she wants the freedom to pick her daughter up whenever she desires, rather than adhering to the preschool staff’s schedule. This blatant disregard for basic rules has sparked a heated debate online, with people left divided over the mother’s actions.
The infuriated mother took to Reddit to vent her frustration and explain why she thinks it is preposterous that her two-year-old daughter should have to clean up after herself like all the other children. The teacher’s expectation that the little girl “finish cleaning up whatever she was playing with” before leaving the preschool with her mother has been met with outrage by the mother.
In a recent incident, the mom was in a rush and whisked her daughter away from the school without ensuring she cleaned up after herself. This provoked the ire of the little girl’s teacher, Sasha, who expected the mom to assist her child in cleaning up, just like every other child in the class. The mother’s disregard for the rules has sparked a fiery debate and has left people questioning the values and responsibilities taught to young children.
After the mother hurriedly left the nursery school with her two-year-old daughter, Sasha sent her a text stating, “poor planning doesn’t mean she should break the rules.”
The mother received a “verbal warning” for failing to make her daughter clean up after herself, just like the other children at the school. The mother’s insistence that it is “ridiculous” for her daughter to have to clean up before leaving has fueled the outrage over her actions.
On Reddit, people were left divided over whether the mother was right or wrong for not helping her toddler clean up at school.
In her post, the mom wrote, “My 2-year-old daughter has been in home daycare for a few months now. The teacher, Sasha, is very nice. I am normally all for my daughter cleaning her own messes. However, I find when I arrive, Sasha expects my daughter to finish cleaning up whatever she was playing with. Which again would be fine, but it delays us getting out the door and heading home. Sometimes we have plans, etc.”
The mother continued, “I started texting Sasha when I was so many minutes away, asking her to get my daughter ready, and that seemed to work. My daughter would be in her jacket and reading a book, easy to put away vs. a huge Duplo project or similar.” However, when faced with a time-sensitive situation, the mother’s actions caused further controversy.
The mother added, “We had a lot to do this afternoon, and I was running behind because I had car trouble. When I arrived, my daughter and some friends were in the middle of cleaning up a big mess. I told my daughter that we had to go and to get her coat. Sasha said she needed to finish cleaning up her part. I said, any other day, sure, but I am running late, and we cannot miss this appointment. Sasha tried arguing that the kids need to learn responsibility, and I flat-out said no. I grabbed my daughter, put her coat on, and left.”
The mother claimed that this rule was not in the contract, and she should be able to take her child home whenever she wants. She accused the teacher of overstepping her authority and found the “verbal warning” she received to be utterly absurd. This story has ignited a firestorm of opinions and raised questions about the values we instill in our children and the responsibilities we expect them to uphold.
Source: AWM