Meticulous Parents continued (MPC)

On Friday Bonnie came in to have lunch with us and I of course asked her how the student’s parents are doing and if there is anything I should know. She said overall the phone calls have been fine but shared a few stories with me which I am glad to pass on to all of you. Apparently Lara’s father is upset because he feels that Lara’s bus ride to school is to long for her. Shocked to hear her say this I asked her how she responded and she told me she said nothing. Probably because there is nothing you can say to a ridiculous comment such as this. If you feel the bus ride is to long then bring your own child to school, come on what’s with these people. There are students who sit on the bus for an hour and she is on maybe thirty minutes if that and her dad is complaining, stupid I tell you. Another story she shared, was about Seoyhun’s mom’s concern that her daughter has lost one pound since attending school. One pound and you are freaking out; I don’t think one needs to be concerned. Admittedly Seoyhun doesn’t eat much for lunch because she doesn’t seem to like the food but I can promise she isn’t going to wither away. Plus, as Gordon (another teacher) put it, her mom should be happy because Koreans believe that in order to get married you have to be ridiculous thin and well we know this isn’t true. Have I mentioned how into their image everyone is here? So much so that as young as 6, children get laser surgery or are put on diuretics so they can be thin. A few weeks back Julie, one of Casey’s students had laser surgery on her face, not sure why exactly but what we thought were chicken pox where really scars from laser surgery. So in agreement to what Gordon said, the mom should be THRILLED her daughter lost a pound. (Trust that I don’t believe in this nonsense.) These are just a few more stories I heard about my children’s meticulous parents. I hope you enjoyed reading them and do anticipate many more to come.