Posts by Joshua Parker11

Jason Cook2 said:I agree that Mom should have handled this privately with the teacher herself; I think everyone is on the same page regarding that. And look, maybe she can just buy him a burger at McDonald's if he doesn't have to pay for it a day in advance... $15 I would much rather fund a trip for my child than waste money on fast food. As for summer school, I couldn't care less; that's her money to spend how she chooses, and she certainly didn't choose to blow it all at McDonald's...

I'm with you—it's her money and she can spend it however she wants. The field trip thing is fine, but she knew they were going to McDonald's. She could've easily given him $1.75 for an ice cream while they were there; nobody was forcing a specific menu on them.
The kid is old enough now, and she should've explained that he shouldn't take money from anyone.
And yeah, she could've settled this directly with the teacher. But nope, apparently it's more important to trash her on a forum than to walk 60 meters to the school—which she claims is right there—to fix the situation instead of dragging the kid into all this drama.

She could've done anything, but she didn't.🤷

I'm just wondering: what if the kid came home miserable because they were at McDonough and everyone—all the kids and even the teacher—was eating, but he didn't have cash for an ice cream? What if everyone teased him and he felt terrible because of the bullying? Would you guys start a thread saying: "I didn't give my kid $1.75 for ice cream because I made him lunch, but now he's standing there alone getting picked on by everyone, and the teacher didn't even care because she was too busy eating her burger with the other kids while he sat there with his crackers"? She'd be such a cold person... and I really wonder if people would be trashing the teacher then.
I bet they would.
Bottom line, this whole thing was avoidable.
It wasn't. Fine. But Mom could also just own up to her mistakes and stop making such a massive drama out of it. She knowingly didn't give the kid cash, okay. The teacher offered it, okay. The kid took it, and the teacher asked for it back, okay—just go talk to the teacher, return the money, and call it a day in Canada.

Look, she doesn't work, so money doesn't just grow on trees, and we need to be sympathetic to that. Meanwhile, the teacher has money to throw around, so she doesn't need the reimbursement. The kid accepted the cash with the understanding he'd pay it back, so what's the big deal now?🤷

Jason Cook2 said:Why shouldn't a child go to a museum or ride an escalator and spend the day with his friends if he isn't planning on eating at McDonald's? Does that mean if everyone decides to grab ice cream in the plaza (and I've seen plenty of those scenes in the summer, a scoop of $2.25 btw), then he shouldn't have gone to see Washington, D.C. either?!
As for the second bolded part—though I could have easily highlighted the whole text—people who aren't so broke that $6.75 represents a life-altering amount of money don't blow it at McDonald's on some Crappy stuff, whether it's for their own kid or someone else's.

The mom actually said herself to treat her kid to McDonald's whenever she can.

I guess I could also point out that people who find $6.75 to be a problematic amount of money aren't signing their kids up for optional summer camps starting at $400.

The real issue here is that the mom didn't step up and handle things with the teacher to make sure this doesn't happen again. Instead, she just let the little guy deal with it on his own while the teacher keeps dragging him along by the sleeve.

Melissa Gonzalez2 said:It was just a tiny slip-up on Mom's part—she couldn't have known things would play out like this.

That’s not some "tiny oversight." Like she admitted herself, Mom has this habit of constantly being oblivious to what's right in front of her.
And honestly, she totally could have planned for this. Based on everything we know, she knew a day before the trip that all the kids were heading to McDonald's.

Melissa Gonzalez2 said:🤣

Man, now the teacher is the victim and the mom is the villain.

First off, the teacher chose to give the kid money on her own initiative.
The kid didn't even ask for it.
Second, if the mom said that's how it happened, then that's how it happened. The teacher shouldn't be sticking her nose into how people raise their kids.
Ebo, man.

If the mom had told the kid what to do, he wouldn't have taken the cash from the teacher in the first place.

Kimberly Robinson2 said:I think you just don't get how things work for some of us... I don't have a job, I don't have any steady US dollars coming in! If I have anything, it's from selling stuff on eBay, but I haven't moved anything lately. It’s easy to talk when you actually have money to spare. I live with my boyfriend and he is drowning in debt—he had it before we moved in together, but we thought, "hey, we can handle this"—except we both have four kids total between us that we're still paying child support for! (I get my portion of the benefits, but he doesn't, so it all comes out of our joint account.) We're at the point where despite being in love, we're considering breaking up because we just can't make ends meet. 😢...He'd go back to his family, and I'd be forced to move back in with my ex, who used to be abusive and would hit me. That's my life. So don't come at me about $6.75! 🙂

because she knew the kid would be staring at the floor while the other children were eating (if I recall correctly from a previous post, she mentioned she didn't have any cash on her, which means she *did* have the money).

Well, I stare at the floor, too—plenty of times. That's just how life goes. And yeah, I did have $17 in my purse, but that was meant for groceries. For dinner.

Second, if I didn't have $6.75 in my pocket, I wouldn't have sent my child on that trip at all just to put them in that kind of embarrassing situation.

I paid for the trip ($15) before they even found out about that infamous trip to McDonald's.
So what now, am I supposed to ask for a refund? I did what I had to do...

Furthermore, what I resent most is that after everything happened, she let the kid spend days waiting for the teacher to ask about the money, while she spent her time on this forum trashing the teacher, the school, and the trip fees, instead of just going to the school the very next day, returning the money to the teacher, and having a conversation to ensure it never happens again.

It wasn't days; I went there the next morning to get the money and sent it the following day. I am NOT trashing the teacher—I said she was fine otherwise—but until I actually speak with her, I can't say anything definitive. Right now, my only grievance is that she made the little guy beg for money. I have my cell phone, and my school is only 60m from my apartment—it's a one-minute walk. But I didn't go immediately because I had other obligations. Am I really expected to justify every single minute of my life? 🤷

No, she sent him to the movies after being out of school for a day or two—just so the kid wouldn't feel left out, right?—but apparently, it’s perfectly fine if he ends up isolated at her McDonald's because of her own mistake rather than the teacher's. I make sure he goes on every single field trip, including that summer camp from $400, yet she won't even pack $1.75 for him for ice cream, even though she knows all the kids will be heading to McDonald's.

They HAD to go to the movies! Go ahead, ask the school why... And he doesn't go on "every" trip. So far, he's only had one freebie. As for summer camp, his stepfather promised to pay for it. He gave him $133 so far, paid the first installment, and now I'll be doing the second one next week...
If we need to back out of the beach trip, we can—they refund everything if you cancel.

Yeah, sure, the teacher is the villain here.🙄
The teacher did the right thing by giving the kid money for a Happy Meal, but I do resent her asking for that $6 back.
Honestly, I see a lot of hypocrisy going on here. You're all attacking the teacher for asking for a measly $6, yet you're totally fine with the mom because you assume $7.00 is a massive amount of money for her. How do you know that $6 isn't also a huge deal to the teacher?$7.00

I've already made my stance clear on this. My only issue is that she didn't call me into the school immediately instead of badgering my son for cash. She could have just told him—perfectly fine, really—that she was just lending it to him and would settle it with his mother. That's where the problem lies.

God.
Let me repeat: you knew they were going to McDonald's, and if you didn't have the extra $1.75 for ice cream, you shouldn't have let him go (because like you said, you know exactly how much it sucks to have to stare at the floor). The teacher would have refunded that $15 you paid, rather than putting the kid in that position. You knew what would happen—that all the other kids would be eating and buying stuff while your little guy stood there on the sidelines. You could have prevented that.
And honestly, in my opinion, the biggest fault here is yours. The teacher told the kid to pay her back instead of you walking over to that school just 60 meters away (literally a five-minute walk) to return the money or sending it via the kid that same day, so she wouldn't have to keep pulling on his sleeve. You opened this whole drama up and expected everyone to just jump on her and her actions.
And yeah, you are trashing the teacher and all the teachers at the school, which is pretty obvious from your post about the ones who just sit around in the lounge eating and drinking and barely move once the bell rings..

And again, you know that those $6.75 probably didn't mean much to the teacher compared to you. Maybe she even pulled the last $6.75 out of her own pocket for your son just so he wouldn't feel left out, and she politely told him his mom would pay her back. Maybe that money was just as tight for her as it is for you??!!

And about your little guy—if I remember right, he’s 10 now? That’s plenty old enough for you to walk him through certain situations. You basically sent him off to McDonald's without a dime in his pocket, so the least you could've done was tell him to eat the lunch you packed or just make sure he knows not to take money from strangers.
Also, this whole thing about having four kids and struggling with income? It honestly has zero to do with the topic at hand.

I really don't get why you even started this thread if you expected everyone to jump on board with your specific take. This is a forum. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, and it’s totally uncalled for to start attacking people just because they don't see things your way.

I'm all in on Mirottu.

First off, Mom already knew the night before that we were hitting up McDonald's for the trip, so even after all the money we blew... $2.00 For a snack, she really could've thrown in a little more. $6.75 She should've slipped him five bucks, or even just a couple of singles, for some ice cream. She knew exactly what was happening—that kid was staring at his shoes while everyone else was digging in. I mean, if I recall her mentioning it in another post, she wasn't short on cash or anything, so there's really no excuse.
Second off, if I don't have... $6.75 Honestly, if I were in that position, I wouldn't even let my kid go on that trip. It just isn't worth it to put them through that kind of awkwardness or discomfort.
Honestly, the thing I resent most about my mom is how she handled everything after that incident. She basically let the kid sit there for days while his Teacher interrogated him about the money, all while she was busy trashing the school, the Teacher, and the whole trip count on online forums. If she actually cared, she would have walked into that school the very next morning, handed back the cash, and had a real conversation with the administration to make sure nothing like that ever happened again. But no, that’s not her style. Instead, she sent him off to the movies a day or two later just so he wouldn't feel "isolated," which is hilarious because she’s the one who caused the mess in the first place. It’s fine if he feels left out at McDonald's because of her mistakes, but God forbid the Teacher is held accountable. And yet, she still makes sure he goes on every single field trip, even that summer program. $400Even if you try to hide it, it’s still gonna show. No point in pretending otherwise. $1.75 Even if he knows all those kids are heading straight to McDonald's, he's still going for the ice cream.

Is the Teacher actually at fault here?🙄
The Teacher did the right thing by letting the kid have that cash for a Happy Meal, but I’ve gotta say, I’m not a fan of her asking for those 21 bucks back.
Honestly, I’m seeing a lot of double standards here. You guys are all over this Teacher for asking for a measly couple of bucks, but then you turn around and act like the mom is totally justified in her position. It's pretty hypocritical if you ask me. $7.00 Look, we’re talking serious cash here. How on earth do you guys actually know that Teacher has that kind of money? $7.00 And it's not like we're talking about a massive fortune here, right?

Trash used to be one of the most entertaining corners of Reddit... but honestly, I eventually just got bored and drifted away.😢
It mostly happened because people started posting stuff that had absolutely nothing to do with what made the original trash threads great in the first place.
And don't even get me started on those moderator excuses. Like, oh my god, you have no idea how hard it is, blah blah blah... all this stuff exists, yet all that other stuff is missing... and it's not just happening in the trash section. Look, if it's really that incredibly difficult for you—if managing a single sub-forum is such a massive burden, regardless of its size—then just let it go. Just step down with some dignity.😁

I actually feel bad for the Trash section.😢

driftingbear29 said:So, I can't 😛 😁

👎

Now, look... I'm not talking about changing the font or anything, just adding some wise words 🧐

in there... will it stay in this current font, or is it gonna turn into some totally soul-less, ugly mess? 😕

It'll look just like mine. Honestly, don't touch it.😁

Thanks, guys.
I was actually kind of embarrassed to even ask about this. I’ve always been torn between just getting a decent printer or investing in an actual office space, and honestly, I thought I was the only one overthinking it like this. It's a relief to know I'm totally normal.🙏

Help, please...
I'm coming from Canada and I don't have any American insurance coverage, so I was wondering if I can just book a private appointment with a dermatologist at Salt Lake City?
Also, does anyone have a recommendation for a solid dermatologist in a major US city? I've got this rash on my chest that doctors back home in Canada haven't been able to clear up. Has anyone here actually used the Phoenix clinic before?
thanks!

Henry Cox78 said:Total garbage. This whole series is a slap in the face to people from Canada because it portrays them as complete idiots, even though they actually pulled it off. 🙏🤣

Hmm, by that logic, The Muck is an insult to Americans since it makes them look like idiots too.😁

Also, I think the reaction from the Canadian community is totally overblown and honestly ridiculous. But let's be real—it only bothers a tiny group of bitter, xenophobic individuals. We shouldn't generalize everyone.

ahahhhhhhhha😂
Man, I just absolutely love this forum.😂