Boys will be boys… right?
Yesterday I got the call I feared would one day come from my four year-old’s preschool. It went something like this:
Teacher: “Hello, Yes Mrs. M, Jack is fine… but there was an incident at school today.”
Me: “Um, ok…” <my heart starts palpitating>
Teacher: “You see, Jack was playing in the tunnel at recess and… well… he decided to pee on it.”
Me: “Oh no!” <…trying to stop my mouth from grinning…>
Teacher: “He was with ‘his Boys’ as he told me and he told me ‘he forgot where the bathroom was.’
Me: “Oh jeez…” <full grin now. That monkey…>
Teacher: “So he went to the Office for a Time-Out and we talked about where it was appropriate to go to the bathroom and telling the truth. Just thought you’d want to know.”
Me: “Great. Thank you for the call. I’m so very sorry. We will talk to him.” <trying not to full out giggle>
So while one side I was completely MORTIFIED to get this call, I was also not entirely surprised. I mean, boys will be boys right? When he got home he was clearly sheepish and embarrassed so the punishment at school registered, just to be sure though I made him write an apology and he also lost time on the computer for the next three days.
Does the punishment fit the crime? I don’t know… What would you do?
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