Ridiculous Parent Requests: Part 5

[@wfla2285]

My mom (a middle school teacher) was told by admin that a new student's family didn't believe in numbers as a religious belief and did not want him to have to do math. My mom replied, "This is a private school. How are they going to write the check out for tuition?" Admin never mentioned the child again and he never attended the school.

[@SmellyMellyization]

HAHAHAHAA

[@jasminetaylor9678]

😂😂😂😂

[@theurbanschoolfix]

As a teacher, I've realized that some people shouldn't be parents. The wrong type of people are having children.

[@hannahscott6604]

A lot of times they do it because it’s what they think you do. Many people’s families also pressure them to have kids :(

[@Freiya2011]

Obviously an international problem!🙄

[@judyjohnson9603]

Some people shouldn’t be teachers. A lot of wrong type people are trying to be teachers.

[@Freiya2011]

🤔🤐🙊

[@margaretboyle8719]

@@judyjohnson9603 The "right" people would never take the job, get a grip. Intelligent, capable people will not tolerate being treated like indentured servants to the scummy offspring of TRASH people. Trash always BREED as they have no self-control.

[@mollyhannah2003]

The story about the parent needing a remote is both hilariously funny and tremendously sad at the same time.

[@jayj4439]

And that's y kids are so behind academically

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

Uhh no. They're behind because of lock-downs, low expectations, and too much time on factually inaccurate CRT and gender studies.

[@jayj4439]

@@RunninUpThatHillh I said what I said...🙃

[@slcRN1971]

It boggles the mind, to actually think that remote learning NEEDS a remote control 😳🤯‼️

[@erinivins3316]

Unfortunately I know a few people that would think the same thing 😆

[@matthewnewman5669]

I told my principal I would be taking my wife to surgery and would not be at school. She said my bed-ridden wife would have to reschedule her back surgery, because it was taking place the last week of school. Her exact words were "that's a deal breaker". Bear in mind we had waited 10 months to arrange a time when the two surgical specialist could both be there and the principal was fully aware of what we were going through. I explained to her that my "deal" was with the district and it was in writing. I can take a family sick day anytime I need to and she was welcome to call HR if she needed clarification. Telling was more of an FYI situation.

[@thewebbsisodes1032]

My husband isn’t a teacher but he does work for the school district. No one with authority seems to know what is set out in the employees contracts. On more than one occasion, my husband has had to sit down, papers in hand, and explain employee policy. Thank goodness for his union. The administration has tried to do some shady stuff.

[@beththomas2222]

What an ass. I hope everything went according to plan with the surgery. Take care.

[@niyablake]

@@beththomas2222 I know violence is not the answer but I feel like some didn;t get the beating that was needed. You are going to come at someone that crazy, you should know there is a possibility they could snap

[@TonyStark-gt6ti]

I hope the surgery went well

[@slcRN1971]

@@thewebbsisodes1032 : thank him for being a teacher, it sounds like a very exhausting profession. ❣️

[@leannecanty8821]

Parents who won't tell their kids "No", and admin who won't tell parents "No", make for one viscious cycle.

[@tanyawade5197]

And society has to deal with the fallout.

[@Lycan4]

Really an 'inmates running the asylum' situation.

[@patmccoy8758]

When I used to work in a school, we had the following saying among the Support Staff: "The teachers are afraid of the Admins, the Admins are afraid of the parents, the parents are afraid of their kids and the kids are afraid of NOBODY!"

[@tanyawade5197]

@@patmccoy8758 That’s both funny ah & terribly sad.

[@amylee8969]

Parents come home physically and mentally drained that they'll do everything and anything to avoid their kids yelling and annoyance. So they let them have their way just to shut them up. They also use school as a "drop off" service so someone else can be a second parent to them while they have their "me time". But they fail to realize it all starts at home.

[@michaelburgess6004]

I would watch a 2 hour documentary of this woman finding people's audacity. Edit: Omg. It took 6 months, but I have the top comment on this video. Thanks so much guys.

[@hannahscott6604]

Haha me too!

[@ecllipsedeloach65]

These parents got their audacity from the dollar store.

[@TheShauNanigans]

@@ecllipsedeloach65 More like dolldacity...

[@TheShauNanigans]

An Honest Teacher's Audacity Hunt would at least make it to Sundance. I'd watch it.

[@child3701]

SIGN ME UP

[@cheri_bling]

Sometimes meeting the parents answers a whole lot of questions that you may have about your students.

[@ASmith-jn7kf]

Just like meeting in-laws.

[@languay1]

That's for sure. Years ago, I was having a parent-teacher conference with a student's father. I was sharing my concern about his son not seeming to pay attention in class (spaced out). The father was very quiet, so when I looked at him, he was sleeping. I immediately slapped the desk to wake him up and thanked him for coming.

[@rhondahuggins9542]

Oh yeah...my 1st ever P/T night...lawd have mercy

[@patmccoy8758]

After seeing some of these Entitled Parents and the way they act, I think to myself: "The NUT didn't fall far from the tree!"

[@rockensaltltd7266]

@@languay1 maybe the parents are working overtime for basic necessities 🧐

[@gozer87]

There isn't a test before parenthood, but there oughta be.

[@prettythriftyshoppe]

Yes!

[@patmccoy8758]

I remember a class being taught to kids where they had to take dolls with them and care for them as if the dolls were actual living children. Opened the eyes of some of the kids about how hard it could be to become a teenage parent!

[@lymarie1974]

@@patmccoy8758the class was home economics

[@hannahscott6604]

Also a test on their patience too. Some parents are too angry at the world to be parents hahaha

[@OutragedPufferfish]

My parents would probably fail the test, but I'm glad they had me.

[@cheyennemundy9681]

I'm a homeschool mom and just watched this episode with my husband. We're still trying to pick our jaws up off the floor. Public school teachers, we salute you!

[@amylee8969]

I’ve come to realize that teachers aren’t even required to teach kids anymore. Instead, educators are told to prioritize personal emotional problems and baby sitting tasks without any personal accountability or consequences for bad behavior. By the time these “duties” are taken care of, there’s no time left for proper academic education. As a result, students will continue to fall more and more behind.

[@QilinRider21]

I totally concur, especially with the remote learning part and the child not receiving their remote.

[@becca_1770]

The level of nonsense we teachers have to deal with while being underpaid is astounding. God bless all the teachers around the world .

[@musicalifornia49]

And daycare providers

[@becca_1770]

@@musicalifornia49 yes that's so true

[@yolothegoat1967]

I was called to the office because I told the parent if she thinks she can do better. She should come and do mine and see if she the disrespect her son gives. Granted I shouldn’t have said that but I was frustrated and by both of them.

[@becca_1770]

@@yolothegoat1967 we are professional but we're human first, this gets lost in the minds of a lot of parents who think we are robots programmed to take orders from everyone, i tell you the entire school system is really messed up. Teachers most of the time always get the short end of the stick

[@cheryl-lynnmehring8606]

Amen🙏😂💘

[@christinegreen3974]

We had a epidemic of parents requesting new teachers in a K/1 building because they didn't want a pregnant teacher. Maternity leave would compromise their child's education. This expanded so anyone they suspected was or could be pregnant was also not a preferred teacher, including those recently married. Apparently we are robots never allowed to have a personal life.

[@angelapastorius2377]

Yeah, man, we be robots, donchaknow.

[@melanietillman6308]

Please, please do admin made me do it. Like the time they made me let a kid have an extra month to do a book report because HIS MOM did the first one for him by PLAGIARIZING! She said her son was "too stressed" about the assignment so she downloaded one off the internet for him to turn in. Admin said the mom was "so embarrassed" couldn't I let him have more time?

[@annasahlstrom6109]

They can't stop me having a baby! Well, I'm a sub, so I wouldn't get maternity leave anyhow.

[@millefiori6620]

How entitled and sad, they think as if they are the only ones allowed to have children 😳

[@tanyawade5197]

This is sick! This is precisely why we have a whole population filled with these lunatics who think bringing back the 50s is a step in the right direction.

[@jollypodger7102]

Conjugal visits in the principal’s office is a bold request.

[@deirdredunbar5282]

The thing that comes to mind is does the girl want to be alone with the boy in the first place? Wow-

[@belindajohansen2899]

You would wonder if they provided protection or if they were ready for the baby that would be coming

[@janiehowington7622]

Especially at that age!!🤣

[@joannamoody]

I once encountered the same confusion over the term “makeup lesson,” but it was my 7yo piano student who asked with fear in his voice, “I have to come for a MAKEUP class?!”

[@ravenID429]

Awwww😂

[@Luubelaar]

I used to work admin for a paediatric endocrinologist. I have encountered these parents too!!! The one that immediately comes to mind was when I had to call to reschedule 2 entire days worth of appointments and one mother WENT OFF. She concluded her rant with "And what is so important that Dr (name) has to cancel my daughter's appointment?" I replied with "He will be attending his mother's funeral in (other city, 3 hour flight away)." The Lion, The Witch, and the Audacity of this B***h!!!

[@kathyyoung1774]

I was given an Unsatisfactory Eval for the YEAR, specifically because I flew to my mother’s side when she was dying 900 miles away …. And stayed 2 more days for the funeral! Principal demanded I skip my mother’s funeral! I refused. I’m an only child. I was gone for 8 days total. “Unacceptable!”

[@leannafelts2276]

Parents are something else, when I left teaching, a parent asked me not to move to be with my husband. We had already been living apart for 3 months so I could finish the semester and had been driving 2 hours (one way) to see him on the weekends. When I told the parent this and explained that it was too expensive to run two households she replied that her son really needed me to finish out the year and refused to understand why I was being selfish. It was then I realized I made the right decision to not pursue a career teaching.

[@lesterwiggins229]

I swear the only conceivable way these parents can make these crazy requests would be if the devil was selling his distilled audacity on clearance.

[@angelapastorius2377]

"Distilled audacity" 🤣🤣🤣 "on clearance" 🤣🤣🤣

[@PsychGirlRaven]

Can i get some of that audacity? I have some choice words I’d like to respond with to some of my parents.

[@wheelchairmomma]

LMBO

[@BruinPhD2009]

Clearance? Clearly, Satan is out here in these streets, just GIVING it away! 😂

[@lisawhitehall1870]

😂

[@Jen.E]

At one preschool I worked at we were being evaluated due to police activity across the street. We had to call all the parents to pick up their children immediately. Only one parent said "It's not a good time for me right now...I'm sure my daughter will be ok" Ha, we told her we'd be leaving her daughter with the police because we're going home. She decided to come get her child.

[@tanyawade5197]

It’s possible her child needed to be with the police. She might’ve had some interesting things to tell them🤔.

[@Jen.E]

@@tanyawade5197 That's a thought. 👍I think she was worried more about getting in trouble at her work. She worked for a cleaning company.

[@marsthatdamnrebel]

@@Jen.E Sure. Because all hell breaks loose if something goes uncleaned during an emergency...

[@tanyawade5197]

@@Jen.E You’re probably right. Those types of jobs don’t want to give you any leeway. They work you like you’re a robot.

[@lisagulick4144]

@@Jen.E It's not uncommon for companies to note an absence - whether for personal illness, a child's illness, or even a brief one for the reason OP cited - as evidence that the absent worker is "untrustworthy." Women in particular are vulnerable to this treatment; too many of those absences can result n her getting fired. If she really needs the job, she is forced to make tough choices. I hope her company was lenient with her.

[@jennief7114]

I have to tell you I was one of those moms that my son was not potty trained at 2 years old. The teacher was so sweet. She said, mam he should be, would you allow me? I said OMG, please yes, and admitted I had NO idea what I was doing. I will never forget her and hugged her so much! She taught me so many things. Teachers do not owe you anything, but for those that help, you parents better start to be grateful!!

[@euphoniahale5181]

My son was three before he was fully potty trained

[@elizabethc7519]

Bless your heart for dealing with unreasonable parents. I will wait for "Admin made me do it". That sounds good.

[@yolothegoat1967]

I fought with admin and the vice principal about how when I go to her class they are unruly and I do not want to teach anymore for my mental health . They were like.. their kids. Mistake happen. Like one of them was about to throw hands.

[@codymadsen8710]

Id watch that as well!!!!! Should definitely be done

[@kendrawallace2488]

I'm waiting patiently for this series, best friend 😶😅

[@vennessan.1734]

Please do Admin made me do it !!!!

[@kyscco24]

If nothing else, a shirt or a coffee mug with “Admin made me do it” would be a best seller for you in the merch shop!

[@krisherman3513]

My mom taught in the late 60s, early 70s. She said she loved the kids but the parents were a different story! When I practiced general Pediatrics, I would get a taste of what teachers go through. Love to all teachers and stay strong! We need you, now more than ever!!!

[@Honeyboo68]

As a mother of the child with autism I want to say thank you to all the teachers how work with him to make him better. Thank you

[@susanpage8315]

I agree! My son, who has autism, had the most amazing teachers!

[@happycook6737]

4 years before your kid turns 21 get on the waiting list for group homes. It takes a long time to get a placement in some areas. Public schools only have to keep disabled kids until they are 21 years old and after that the parents get stuck. Someday you will age and best to make plans as soon as the autistic kid becomes an adult age. We went through this with my family member. The truth is it is extremely difficult to manage an adult male with nonverbal severe autism as he was bigger, stronger, and much more determined to escape the home than any single caregiver can deal with. It takes a team and 24/7 supervision.

[@Honeyboo68]

@@happycook6737 my kid is in college . He drives car .

[@jjhl958]

I’m going to watch this every time I feel like I’m failing as a parent as a reminder that I’m doing just fine. Thank you for the laughs!

[@justincoleman3805]

When you beat your kids you can say admin made you do it.

[@TheShauNanigans]

Proud of you!

[@Claireannette77]

I think I’m doing an amazing job with my younger sibling and friend’s children😭😂

[@anakerose]

Right?!

[@Learninglotsoflanguages]

Same!

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

I'd like to see that series: Admin made me do it. That would be hilarious!!!

[@allisonhebron3311]

YEEEEESSSS!!!!!!!

[@tanyawade5197]

Yes, but it would also probably piss me off. I’m not even a teacher, but that last story just got me mad.

[@adedow1333]

I'm here for it!

[@janaiahalexandre7577]

So I work in a university advising office and I can just tell some of these students had parents like these because the audacity had to have been passed down from somewhere!

[@luckdragongirl]

That's just pathetic. My parents never contacted my college. They never contacted my professors either. I was even in a car accident when I was a junior and missed a few classes from getting x-rays. I knew it was my responsibility to tell my professors the next day what had happened. Never even crossed my mind that my parents should call the university or the professors.

[@priscillajimenez27]

@@luckdragongirl exactly. When I worked at a Wendy's (second job) for a while, we had a mom of an employee come in (kid wasnt a minor) making a fuss about something. Like your kid is an adult so let them handle things like an adult.

[@trulyrblessed]

I would love to hear these stories lol

[@patmccoy8758]

OOOOHHHH, the parent that comes into direct conflict with FERPA/The Buckley Amendment!! Fun Times!!!!

[@hannahscott6604]

Yes I originally spoke to my university directly. When this did not work, my mother got told by me and they ended up being contacted by her. Ultimately we attempted to file a suit but the lawyer said a suit for disability won’t get far and they said it’s stupid but it’s cause of the money and resources the college has. They didn’t wanna help us

[@susanpage8315]

I worked retail for many years. So many parents told their kids to “stay with this nice lady” while they went off to shop. 😮

[@Sandiastef]

PLEASE start the “Admin made me do it” series! 🤣

[@jamirigsby-jenkins9996]

So, the teacher was supposed to reschedule her heart surgery, but parents (who always want homework sent, but never have their child do it) can’t reschedule their vacations????

[@muriel5826]

Right??!! I’m so sick of parents who ask for homework and DON’T HAVE THEIR KIDS DO ANY OF IT

[@amylee8969]

That heart surgury thing was obviously fake. I've heard of crazy parents, but that's a little over the top. But I agree with you on the HW thing. If parents expect teachers to go out of their way for make things easier for them and their child, least they could do is give up 15 mins of their time each day to make their kids finish that homework AND behave themselves in school.

[@mariamshah338]

@@amylee8969 no that story isn’t fake. the person whose story that was commented on a recent video.

[@eoleary22]

You are free to share: I had scheduled a school-wide virtual visit with a fabulous, very successful NYTimes bestselling author. This coordinated event involved two schools, the author in a different state, and a publicist in a third state. Several days before the event, we got an email from a parent asking that the assembly be moved because her child had a dentist appointment and she would be very disappointed to miss the author. No, we did not move it, nor did we adjust the schedules of 400 people in three different states because of one child's dentist appointment. Poor kid complained though (but the assembly was EXTRAORDINARY!!)

[@muriel5826]

Dentist appointments can be rescheduled…,

[@lisagulick4144]

Somebody probably posted a recording of the event on social media someplace. The child could watch that, right?

[@nancymeador7099]

My children never had an appointment during school time. I always scheduled them after school and explained that to the receptionist. School is too important to miss!

[@ChukwubuDike]

The height of it is for ANY PARENT to open their mouth to say to a teacher to reschedule their surgery, THEIR LIFE because it doesn't suit their child! Who raise these parents! Even wolves raise their kids to be better parents than these. Come on now!

[@ASmith-jn7kf]

Animals care for their young?? Stop, SOME of them do and some of them abandon and eat them.

[@ChukwubuDike]

@@ASmith-jn7kf let's focus on mammals and birds shall we. I'm a zoologist and I understand. So if I compare some of these parents to animals then, you should know that they a doing a poor job.

[@lisagulick4144]

Well said. Wolf pups learn their place in the pack very quickly, and the alphas will correct them fast if the pups forget. Human children seem to have no idea where they belong in the social hierarchy...precisely because the adults don't teach them!

[@coramdeo1950]

I don't know which is the funniest - their requests, your answers, or your facial expressions! Hilarious!

[@jeanneprieto5219]

My daughters 1st grade teacher literally made the homework over thanksgiving break to learn how to tie their shoes. I can only imagine what the weeks leading up to the break were like with 30 kiddos and their sloppy laces 😆

[@cathietaggart4307]

Ohh in my school there are so many kids that either don’t care if tied or don’t know how. K-8! Had a 7th grade student finally figure it out. 🤷‍♀️

[@jolynnb4828]

I was a school nurse for many years and had plenty of ridiculous requests as well. I called a parent to pick up her 13 year old son who was rolling around holding his stomach in pain. Mom told me he was constipated and "needed to boo-boo". She asked me to give him an ENEMA and send him back to class! Another time, a mother refused to pick up her child whose arm was very bent after falling from the monkey bars because I had not taken an Xray and verified it was broken!!! I explained that #1- I was NOT a doctor so I could not diagnose and #2- School districts can't afford to put xray machines in nurses offices!!! Another parent called the district to complain about me because she said I insinuated that her son was a liar! I had called to tell her that her child had a dime shoved up his nose and he told me it "flew up there"!!! Mom wanted to know if we had cameras in the classroom proving that it didn't fly up there cause her son don't lie!

[@thedancingparamedic]

I worked in childcare from age 17 to 19. the level that parents expected us to raise their children for them, as if we a) weren't paid $10.50 an hour and b) didn't have 20 other children to deal with, is just astonishing.

[@amylee8969]

I straight up told my students in the beginning of he year......to their faces that I'm not their baby sitter snd this isn't a day care. I love working with my students and playing a role in their education and life. But I refuse to baby them. If they don't meet the requirements or follow rules....especially after several warnings, they will suffer the consequences! Period!

[@beege4491]

Ron White says, "You can't fix stupid." He is proved right all the time. LOL

[@gailwebb9619]

Agree. Can you even imagine asking for your way too young child have “alone time” with his 12 year old “girlfriend?” SMH.

[@corrinehoward1999]

I taught 5th grade and sent home...."HOME" reading logs. The mother said she couldn't get her child to read but if I gave her prizes, she might...she added, "It wont cost you too much!!!" Do you know how much I don't get paid!!!!!!!

[@pjp9383]

And how many supplies you probably already contribute to the classroom!

[@corrinehoward1999]

@@pjp9383 I would be tissue rich right now!!!

[@amylee8969]

If parents can't even give up 15 mins of their time each day to make their kids do the required HW, they shouldn't demand teachers to bend over backwards to extra things for kids when they already have busy schedules.

[@corrinehoward1999]

@@amylee8969 Thank you. I really appreciate it. I give it my all...time and tissues!

[@corrinehoward1999]

@@pjp9383 PAY SO YOUR KIDS DOESNT HAVE A ROUGH TISSUE!

[@jessicanolan5811]

Early in my career, I was a Montessorri float. I covered breaks and such. One day, I was covering a break and a 3 year old slapped me across the face. The headmaster called the father to pick him up as there was a zero violence policy. The father wanted to talk to me and screamed IN MY FACE "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MAKE HIM SLAP YOU"?!! He then cursed me out. I was 19. I obviously quit.

[@cewe2003]

I would loooove to see an ‘admin made me do it’ series. I have a few of those stories myself to tell!

[@MeganVictoriaKearns]

These are the absolute best types of videos on Bored Teachers. I love the parent requests. Hard to believe the nerve and stupidity of some people!

[@ashleyjustice3008]

Truth!

[@annaburns2865]

“Admin made me do it.” Your next series! 👏 I’d watch it.

[@hannahstewart4234]

With popcorn!

[@darann2021]

A parent sent several notes asking for her child to be allowed to sit in the back by herself, so she could concentrate better. The child was an excellent student, but I relented and arranged for the child to sit by herself in the back of the class. I then received an angry note from the parent asking why I was punishing her child by making her sit by herself in the back of the room where she can't talk to friends.

[@queenartly3323]

??? What lol

[@lauramcinerney1559]

I taught 7th grade social studies. I had a mom come in after school. She was super angry with me. She yelled at me for "giving" her son a C instead of an A on his project. I explained that we had a rubric and I showed her what was not done or done correctly. She became screaming furious and told me that SHE DID ALL THE WORK on the rubric so she knows it should be an A. BUSTED. Mama, you can't do your kids work, because maybe he would have gotten an A unlike the C you earned him.

[@sassyb58]

I hope it was now a zero!?

[@sjacks15]

The grocery store story killed me. I’ve had parents call me on the weekends and over breaks to ask me stuff like “How do you get him to stop arguing and do what you want him to do?” “She keeps hitting her sister, how do you get her to stop beating on people at school?” I used to try and explain it wasn’t my job but I eventually learned to just tell them to give me the phone, and tell the kid “Baby, can you behave for your mama so I can have my weekend? I love you, I’ll see you on Monday.”

[@happycook6737]

I never allow parents to have my personal phone number. During pandemic I explained I was available at zoom time or by email during office hours.

[@sjacks15]

@@happycook6737 I have a Google Voice number I use for parents. It protects my personal info and gives me a lot of control over how much access they have to me outside of school hours, but if there is a parent I do want to accept calls from I have the option. Also, living in a small town it’s not always under my control. If a parent goes to church or something with someone who knows me outside of school, they could get my number from them even though they shouldn’t be giving it out.

[@iteachlit]

@@happycook6737I know this is an old comment, but-I got a Google Voice number for professional stuff. It forwards to my real number, but I get info on the caller and can pick up or decline without their ever having my actual number.

[@jaclynkiszczak230]

Mother nature or GAWD LOL. I love your sayings. Super mad is one that has stuck with me and I absolutely plan on using. Thank you for everything you do!

[@priscillajimenez27]

That mom with the 12 yrs old boy...she gonna be a grandma by 8th grade if she keeps that up...🤮🤢

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

Or her precious baby will be in jail for assault.

[@patmccoy8758]

Let's see, 12 years old, possibly 6th grade so she'll be grandma when he's 13 in 8th grade if she lets him! SMH!!!!

[@priscillajimenez27]

@@patmccoy8758 they said in between classes so possibly already in 7th grade

[@kellywilliams2419]

I wish you could create a media segment or tv show with all of these ridiculous requests. Maybe, just maybe, people would have small insight into the crazy crap we have to endure on a regular basis instead of being criticized.🤔🤦‍♀️ I, however, can relate and can’t help but shake my head in agreement with you:)

[@jacquelineharper-simmons12]

I am not a school teacher, but still feel it is a shame that people really request those things.

[@bridgetoconnell6815]

I think you absolutely should do an 'Admin Made Me Do It' series! Hysterical as always! Thanks for being such a source for laughter, and an advocate and voice for so many of us. Keep being you!

[@tinkerblunder5150]

If you actually did an “admin made me do it” series I would tune in every episode! As someone who was raised by 2 teachers and is planning to be one himself your videos are hilarious! Hope you’re having a great day!

[@stephwiller9089]

RUNAWAY. Trust me, don't become a teacher.

[@kimdavis5403]

Absolutely Ruuuunnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!

[@RozanneMiller]

So, you are into self-harm? Really, don't do this to yourself.

[@jeanne_guitton]

I would totally be there for "Admin made me do it". I am not based in the US, nor am I a teacher (well, at university, but that's a bit different). But I love your content and just sit there with my mouth agape as I hear your stories. Unbelievable. You guys need as many advocates as possible to highlight your abysmal working conditions. This isn't right, it needs to change.

[@greyeyed123]

I had a very sheltered girl in a sophomore English class. When we started reading "Of Mice and Men", her mother contacted me to say it was inappropriate for her daughter (it had the "b-word", "sona-va-bitch", several "hell's", and several "damns"). She wanted an alternative book. I knew they read "The Pearl" in 9th grade, and this girl just transferred in during 10th grade, so I suggested "The Pearl" as an alternative. The mother researched it and said it was ok, so I sent the girl off to read "The Pearl" each day in the library while the rest of the class read "Of Mice and Men". Half way through this arrangement, it dawned on me that "The Pearl", although having no "damns" or "hells" as far as I could remember, ended with the father accidentally shooting his own baby. I awaited the angry phone call from the mother who couldn't stomach the "b-word" in "Of Mice and Men". Surely she would be very upset about her daughter reading a book where a baby gets shot by its own father, no less. Nope. The girl read the whole book, did all the assignments, and had no emotional reaction to it at all as far as I could tell. The mother never contacted me. ???????????????

[@cjcap9918]

This is my new best go to channel for laughs! Sorry teachers are having to deal with these ridiculous parents. I come from the generation that I did not tell my mother about school “mishaps.” 😆I knew whatever the consequences at school, home would be worse.

[@elisabethcastro2562]

Yesss!!! “Admin Made Me Do It” sounds like great idea!!!

[@1stltwife]

I was crying and had pain in my sides from laughing! Honey...take this to an open mike night comedy!! Your laughing makes me laugh!!

[@JamieAndersonMusic]

I teach private guitar lessons. My promo clearly states that I only teach in my home, once a week, to students 7 or older, and students must provide their own instruments. I have had requests for once a month lessons, lessons in their home across town, for kids as young as 2 (because he loves music!) and they want me to lend them an instrument. Oh Lord, no. Just, no.

[@maureencoyle666]

These are hysterical!!! The parents lack of reality explains a lot about these poor kids. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@mbyrd6713]

Yep, I’m here for the “Admin made me do it” series! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 parents are too much 🤦🏽‍♀️. So when I hear my Governor say that parents always know what’s best for their kids, I think of these videos and the school board meetings I’ve attended. It’s no wonder so many kids fell behind during covid.

[@d.johnson1811]

My niece hated her remote learning...this was her actual first time being in actual school environment and she had to do it over the computer...my sister and i took shifts with her during this time and made sure she never failed. She loves math and her one frustration was the teacher always skipped over her to spend 10 min or more on kids who struggled with one math problem...she did 3 math pages in the time it took the class just to find the pgs they needed to be on. I see the frustration on teachers when observing these students during remote learning and I am so thankful I could be there for my niece so she didn't struggle. I wanted so bad to help those kids who struggled everyday just to find their supplies. It was sad.

[@amylee8969]

@ Kia828 Admin doesn’t require kids to learn in class anymore. School has a therapy session and baby sitting service over the years. Mental disabilities and “personal problem s” are always the popular excuses and everyone is expected to prioritize those “feelings”. After all this, there’s no time for proper academic education.

[@brendareed3678]

My best friend has told me some of the crazy stories. My favorite was the mom that said that their child could not be in a class that anyone had a cat because her child was highly allergic. Child actually was not allergic teacher and nurse found out that the child was scared of cats only. Another one was she had some students talking about sex and genitalia and when she told the parents, they told her she was trying to crush their free thinking. Really these are 10 year olds. How she has done this for 30 years I don't know and Bless all of you teachers that deal with this crap.

[@michelledawntaylor]

Whew chiiile these parent's need to go to the quiet corner and stay there for loooooonnnnggg while!!! 🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄

[@Freiya2011]

Better: stay there for good.😉 Perhaps, very perhaps they didn't ruin their kids beyond repair yet and now - without them interfering - the kids can actually be worked with.

[@darlamccracken4062]

I absolutely love your rections girl! You are funnier than the requests, which is a true accomplishment lol 😂

[@natashamorais6264]

What in darnation is wrong with this parents? It's the audacity for me. Do they hear themselves? Oh my! I'm waiting on the "admin made me do it". Great video as always.

[@angelapastorius2377]

Oh, if a parent had asked me in public to address their child .... I woulda BUSTED out laughing in their face while making my way to "aisle 10". 🤣🤣🤣 YES! Do "Admin Made Me Do It"!!! or "You've Been Volun-TOLD!"

[@mariefolie4427]

I just watched your why you quit, and this was the laughs I needed to stop crying. Hilarious. Thank you for being supportive, real, and hilarious.

[@LeMErin21]

The stupidity of some of those parents is truly mind-blowing 🤯

[@amylee8969]

They don't care about their kids well-being. They use them as assesories to show off on social media how "fun" being a parent is. They use schools as their baby sitters.

[@lukasvandewiel860]

Sad thing is that there is no hope at all for those children, regardless of how magnificent the teachers are.

[@Skatejock21]

More parents need to understand that "parent" is a verb. If the parent does not know this, then their own school system failed them and modern technology for them to look it up.

[@amylee8969]

Parents these days don’t know how to parent. They let their kids walk all over them and run their lives. They use schools as a baby sitting service just to get away from them and have some “me time”. And they wonder why their kids are falling more and more behind (even before covid).

[@AA-qt1hi]

Some parents are out here thinking teachers are babysitters.

[@godschild8995]

0:40 had me rolling! 😂 GIRL! YOU'RE A COMEDY GENIUS SENT FROM HEAVEN & A SAFE HAVEN FOR TEACHERS TO FEEL VALIDATED & HEARD!💞 Love you, Best Friend.

[@meghanreeves3866]

Omg please do an “admin made me do it”. I’m a former admin and I’ve got some good ones that my boss made me make my teachers do. I supervised family and consumer science and my asst super wanted the teacher to write an analysis of refrigerator use for the entire YEAR to justify having 6 refrigerators. My teacher told me where I could go with that one, and they took 3 or her 6 refrigerators. Ffs.

[@hopedodson8058]

Please share your stories too!

[@pjp9383]

An excellent point! I have a friend who's a VP, and sometimes the stuff she tells me about what the Principal or the School wants her to do makes me want to scream.

[@meghanreeves3866]

@@pjp9383 I had to leave because of it, I’m still human and I couldn’t ask other humans to do things I knew weren’t right.

[@WC-gt6ud]

The mom asking the teacher to tell her son to behave, because he will listen to her, is exactly what was asked of me when I used to work in the supermarket. The same happened at the (...) where I used to work, even wanted to take a picture of my stare that I give to kids to get them to stop. When I was little, my mom's 'look' would get me to stop, so isn't most/all parents doing the same?

[@GrammyChristine]

This woman’s laugh is so freaking contagious! Love her!

[@kimlindseyOH]

I've had several careers (none of them teaching) and IMO most jobs have stories along these lines, whether it's dealing with the public or coworkers/colleagues. But... NO one else has your wonderful comic delivery and infectious laugh!! This YT channel is a delight! Bless you for persevering through it all and giving us non-teachers/non-parents a glimpse into the world of education today. Wishing you all success in whatever you do next! 🙏🙂

[@tfgrrl2042]

I'm curious what other jobs have involved parents expecting other adults to raise and/or be responsible for their offspring? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely hoping for some stories

[@kimlindseyOH]

@@tfgrrl2042 "stories along these lines" - - that means simiiar, not identical. Food service workers, customer service workers, nurses - oh my goodness the stories nurses could tell (sorry I can't give examples - confidentiality) ... many workers get ridiculous requests or even demands from customers/patients. But I agree with you: with some parents, it's a whole different level. And I think it's also more challenging for teachers because it's the individual teacher fielding the requests - in other fields, it's more like you're a team and the team is involved. Respect to teachers!

[@jenifurinwy2066]

I have often wondered about the "permission to reproduce" thing 🤪🙄😒

[@mrjohnklake]

They even have their own line...”You! Out of the gene pool now!” 😂

[@priscillajimenez27]

Me too

[@tabithawallen7716]

You have to go back to the beginning of standardized education. Basically, women were seen as the better teachers due to their patience and care of children, but it was written into almost every contract that they couldn’t marry or have children. If they married and wanted to keep teaching, they had to prove they cldnt have kids.

[@carterfrvr]

Love this channel and series! I have a story, but I'm a public librarian - this was a parent request for a school assignment. So a parent came into our Children's/Teens area to ask for a book for her child's summer reading project. She said the book was called "The Book Thieves." My coworker said- "We have a book called "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak, is that it?" The parent was adamant that the book was called "The Book Thieves" (plural) and said it was about Nazi Germany, book burning, and had a girl as the main character. My coworker told her that was the exact setting for Zusak's book "The Book Thief" and repeated the plot for Zusak's book along with the tags for the book. This went back and forth between the parent and my coworker for a full minute, after which my coworker offered to show her the book. The parent refused and said we were wrong and didn't have the book and stormed out of the building, leaving my coworker so confused as to what happened. She never came back and I always wonder if the child did the assignment.

[@MorwenAncalime]

Some people really just can't admit when they're wrong!

[@LC40716]

That parent was a freak….

[@carterfrvr]

@@LC40716 The sad part is the child wasn't with her- so we couldn't "confirm" the title with her.

[@carterfrvr]

@@MorwenAncalime I felt bad for the child (who wasn't there). I only hope she got the book for her assignment. We never saw her after that.

[@luckdragongirl]

I'm a teacher now, but I used to work at Toys R Us in the electronics department. One time, a woman came in for Mario Kart. I asked her if she needed it for the Wii U or the 3DS. She said she needed it for the PS3. I stopped walking to the cases, turned around and told her that they didn't make it for the PS3, that it was for Nintendo. She kept arguing that her son played it on his friend's PS3. I told her it was probably a Wii U or maybe an old Wii. I even showed her the video game cabinets and how Mario was only for Nintendo. She then insisted that she had just been to Wal-Mart and they had it. I was tired of dealing with her, so I told her she should go back to Wal-Mart and buy it. She told me she was going to and that I was too stupid to know what I was doing and shouldn't work in the video games area (I was actually the head of the department). Wonder if she found it at Wal-Mart.

[@whipsandchains1]

"Liquid foundation ivory #2" 🤣🤣🤣. Your commentary and comebacks are the best!!! I just love listening to you!

[@hil4966]

This past year, I had a student who wouldn’t wipe himself after going to the bathroom. He’s six! The parents expected us to do it and even sent butt paste in his backpack. I had a conference with the parents and told them there was no adult in the school that would wipe their son’s bottom.

[@bethcormier9459]

🤣These are all so funny -- your reactions to them -- but so sad that these are the kinds of things teachers hear on the daily . . .

[@sarahshafer3878]

This just made my day after a LONG day of teaching middle school! Thank you. I would definitely love the admin made me do it!!!!

[@amylee8969]

I could never, and I mean NEVER teach middle school. Especially in this day and age.

[@chenanigans]

Your energy is just too funny. I'm not a teacher nor parent but somehow I'm invested now lol.

[@laurencaulton103]

Lady, your laugh is fantastic. You gotta get a show!

[@julieaskingforafriend]

I don't have time to watch this right now but I'm giving it a thumbs up to make sure there are more in the future when I do have time to watch because these are stunningly hilarious!

[@aubreywilliams2984]

As a retired teacher I can say you are a breath of fresh air.

[@mariasolmoscoso8194]

I have to admit, teachers are on another level!!! I couldn't deal with home-schooling during 2 weeks during the pandemic, I was losing my mind. You really are heroes and I take my hat off to salute you all

[@ryleestevens3031]

So excited to see that this series is back!!

[@callofgaming5642]

I absolutely love your videos! I’ve been saying saying people should have to pass a test to multiply since I was in jr. high school. I’m with you on that one.😂

[@bcc7777]

🤣 Keep em coming, girl. This is great!

[@suzannehribal4117]

You can’t make this shit up. For the Love! I appreciate teachers so so much.

[@cashwalk7253]

“We will not put your child’s education above our health.” 👏👏👏👏👏👏 As you shouldn’t.

[@karenperry8813]

I am sitting here feeling awful, I have a chronic condition that has caused me to miss about 15 days of school (not consecutively, which is frustrating) and I finally was referred to a specialist to treat me this week, so I'm missing more school. But you are right, my health must come first!

[@cashwalk7253]

@@karenperry8813 Yes it does-I’m glad you’re taking steps to take care of yourself. That’s great and I hope you feel better!

[@kj7792]

I just love your reactions. We don't get paid enough. 🤣😂🤣

[@LadyKej]

Definitely start the new Admin Made Me Do It series!!!

[@Martina_E]

Yea 👏🏾

[@YourLoyalHighness87]

1:43 when you just said “ma’am ma’am ma’am” you gave full Matt Matthew vibes! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@julialux1854]

Yes, there needs to be an “admin made me do it” segment. Oh those stories that would come.

[@VIOLET2819]

I just found your channel. I have just started substitute teaching after homeschooling my two daughters. You should do a segment on substitutes experiences/interactions. I bet that will keep you in videos until 2025! 🤩

[@imanobody3666]

I had a parent tell me that i was teaching her sonn too much and not giving her son enough recess and too much education.. this is what is wrong with American education

[@Kewljean]

Love this woman!!

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

1:07 Sounds like that parent wants an unwarranted teen pregnancy.

[@guccideltaco]

My question is: what do the girlfriend's parents think of this arrangement?

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

@@guccideltaco Chances are their daughter hasn't said anything about it to them...yet.

[@ravenID429]

Tween pregnancy

[@deborahcolman3035]

They’re all hilarious and unbelievable! I don’t know how teachers survive! You’re amazing ❤️

[@christylane1820]

I would gladly participate in the “admin made me do it” series.

[@cewe2003]

It’s the remote learning one for me. Oh man, that needs to go down in history!

[@danajohnson4074]

I'm SOOOOO GLAD I'm Retired From Teaching.😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@oaktree3]

I feel a bit less alone given that I once had a parent complain to the principal and the school board because I wasn't able to go on a field trip and had another teacher fill in. The trip was on a boat on the ocean, and I get really seasick. The parents said I'd "abandoned the children for selfish reasons"...

[@lylawinters3276]

Your laugh is so fun and infectious!! I love these stories

[@brendapeters3006]

This stuff is unbelievable and funny as I’ll get out!! Laughing hard.