A Spoiled Student
There are times when people leave the education field because of a horrible experience with a parent. That’s what happened to this storyteller when they tried working as a cheerleading coach at a local high school. One of the girls on the team was being a poor sport and giving the coach a bad attitude. She didn’t want to do any of the exercises or routines, so our storyteller naturally threatened to bench her during the team’s next performance.
This kid went crying to their mom about the coach’s stern treatment. As a result, this mom literally left her job in the middle of the day to come yell at our storyteller. Her daughter’s bad behavior was actually the coach’s fault. There’s no reason this kid would be responsible for her own actions. Duh! It’s normal to defend your kid, but this reaction is totally overblown.