2.4.14: Protective Dads
I was finishing up a snack in the kitchen when Paul approached me in the kitchen. He was holding a grumpy looking Chelsea. She’d been in a bad mood all morning, but it wasn't Chelsea Paul wanted to talk to me about.
“Did Brody tell you about the kid at school?” He asked.
“No, what kid?”
“Apparently some kid at school has been mean to him.”
“Oh, God. What kind of stuff is he doing?”
“The usual stuff bullies do. Insulting his looks and things like that.”
“That’s just great. I wonder where the teachers are when this is happening?”
“Apparently the kid has done it in front of one of the teachers, but he the teacher didn’t say anything.”
I was livid. “Are you serious? What kind of teacher just ignores that behavior?”
“My thoughts exactly! I figure we can talk to Pablo about it,” Paul replied, referring to Brody’s teacher Mr. Langerak.
“Good idea. At least we have someone at that school that can keep an eye on things, since apparently some teachers don’t want to do their jobs.”
“Let’s just try not to make too big of a deal about it. We don’t want to make the situation worse by embarrassing Brody on top of everything else.”
“True. Although I have a few choice words for the teacher who ignored the bully.”
“I’m sure you do. Just keep them between us for now.”
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