I'm the wrong one to act petty and catty with, bitches.


May 15th, 2010

Dear Coaches x and x,

Enclosed please find a copy of the check that was cashed for our daughter and PMS student x sports banquet on May 14th, 2010. There was some confusion when we arrived as her name was listed as “not paid”. You graciously allowed us to eat on nothing but our word. Thank you again for that.

Also, I’ve enclosed a check for the additional two meals for our two other daughters that unexpectedly accompanied us that night due to a cancelled babysitter. Thank you so much for the generosity you personally extended by permitting us all to eat at the banquet and allowing me to pay you today. Your questioning stares and obvious whispering to each other succeeded in making us feel shamed and reminded us that we had only paid for the two adults. A professional and adult behavior such as politely addressing us with your question would have revealed that we were discussing whether we could pay for our two ten year olds to eat there or eat in front of them and feed them at home two and a half hour afterwards. Thank goodness there was so much left over and we didn’t take any food from others that had rightfully paid already. I’m very sorry you are both so frustrated because you can’t find a woman to even remotely look at your ugly, linebacker asses. Stop hugging all the pre-teen girls’, predators. Chris Hansen visits lesbians too.

Christopher & Erin
[Edited 5/17/10 17:51pm]
[Edited 6/4/10 10:43am]

I'll probably leave the last part out.

you are the king of strongly worded letters...

me, I'm the king of strongly worded fuck you stares...

Not taking their side but is there a reason you didn't address it with them there on the spot?

Depending on my mood, I normally will voice a grievance on the spot. The one-on-one usually is traumatic enough that they think twice the second time. Sometimes letters are just discarded or laughed at, much like the way I used to do with emails from frustrated clients.

TheVoid said:

maybe he didn't wanna get beat up....?

I agree with Dan.

Plus, I clicked on this thread because of the title. It sounds like they were just rude PEOPLE. Whether or not they were teachers doesn't seem like the issue here. (feeling indignant as a teacher )

Also, as someone working on a committee of a banquet right now, I can understand why they were a little put off by the extra people. With buffets, they take a head count and charge that way. With sit-down dinners, they charge by the plate. If the coaches had given the facility one number, then you showed up with 4 more heads... At least they let you stay and pay later.

Maybe their attitudes weren't good, but I'm just giving you another point of view...

TheVoid said:

oh, Erin confronted them immediately to which they both pretended as if they did not participate in that behavior at all. There are so many adults that act this way. They're all cowards IMO.

chocolate1 said:

I understand that fully. As I stated...you are an example and role model for young children. Act accordingly. Speak to me. Directly. Politely. That is how it should have been handled. Don't assume I'm a POS that doesn't want to pay a mere 16 dollars and get over. When you do that, you run the risk of running into an adult like me that feels you should be called out on your inappropriate behavior.

And not for nothing, a catered event takes additional food into account from the get go. Sometimes a little common sense and compassion rules over the letter of the law.

That's coming from the most pessimistic person you know too!

thejason said:

Listen..there were like 5 of them there. I know Erin is their peoples and shit, but she's thin and asthmatic.....I'd be meat.

chocolate1 said:

I thin it also depends on where you are.
Tampa is not known for being rude per se even with the influx of New Yorkers to the area (NY citizens are much more direct. Floridians often perceive this as being rude. ).

In mean, here in Thailand, it would be seen as terribly rude to complain about bad service. But then again, we'd never have a situation where you'd get treated like that by adults.

I was in Wales a couple of years ago (damn, time flies ), and those folks there don't confront each other for anything either. They're very polite, much more so than londoners.
But a former friend of mine and I ate were seated rather rudely at a restaurant there. And I asked specifically for a booth. And the waitress said, "no" with no explanation. She then proceded to sit us at the worst possible position for Feng Shui (this is a Chinese place--they should no better than to place me in the line of chi). I was pissed.
So I convinced the person with me to leave, and on our way out the waitress asked, "are you going to order", and I just said "I don't want to eat here, no." and walked out. I didn't make a scene of it nor was I really unpleasant.

But you have to tell them the truth. You can't just make it seem like everything is ok, but it's 'you' who is in the wrong. They have to know you don't want to eat there.

THe person with me was absolutely mortified, at what I took to be normal rules of the customer service trade. My hunch is their no-tip culture actually encourages bad service.

chocolate1 said:

You are not indignant.

It's just an attitude that you see from the majority of teachers in our district. Separating how you interact with your students and adults seems difficult for them. We, along with countless other parents we speak with, frequently have to remind the educators and admin personnell that they are not speaking to their students. It is very frustrating.

JerseyKRS said:

I know dude, I totally understand...fuck those lesbian meat-heads...

TheVoid said:

I strive to be as honest as I can in most all situations. I'm sure I'm not perfect at it, but I believe it is the only way to operate.

JerseyKRS said:

I admit- I have colleagues like that. There is one English teacher who insists on being addressed as "Doctor".
So I do understand... but we're not all like that.

JerseyKRS said:

Why did you lead me on for 2 years then dump me for a prettier person with the right anatomy?

chocolate1 said:

I know someone like that...I call her "doc" just to piss her off...

TheVoid said:

You singlehandedly keep me relevant on this site. I don't post for months and then I see things like the 9 word love post and realize I can't leave.

JerseyKRS said:

Did yall talk about me in Georgia?

TheVoid said:

I live in Florida, Ajun Dan.

I think I would take out the first part and leave the last few lines...

maybe take out the last 3 sentences othe than that ur good to go hun, IMHO

i can't work out which one of you i'm more frightened of. burly Italian guys are intimidating enough, but your wife sounds like a right nutter when she's angry.

Well, damn! MY feelings are hurt

whistle said:

both of us have no place in civilized society.

bboy87 said:

are you a lesbian middle school PE coach????

JerseyKRS said:

this explains the Florida residency...

JerseyKRS said:

did those coaches know you? did they have a fair idea that if they confronted you and asked "hey! you got extra people with you, are they eating today too?" that they weren't going to get themselves an all out scene? You had aldready told them you'd be feeding a couple extra and making sure to pay asap, right?

JerseyKRS said:

looks in shorts

....maybe?

This whole fucking thread

I don't get what happened...?