Yay! Chinese New Year is coming soon! Few more days! I am currently dipping myself in the sea you peeps called “work” and I have gotten a scolding from a parent today. She is the mother of X, and is, a walking contradiction.

When I say she is, she literally is.

She wanted her kids to attain good grades, so I was like, okay, sure, but I’ll make sure I won’t work him too hard. She was then, at that moment, seething with fury. She glared at me and spoke, “You people, as teachers, should be fierce to my son, or else he will learn nothing!”

I was stunned. Kind of. Most parents did not want their kids to be overworked even though it’s streaming year.

However, this woman was nothing ordinary.

Yet, she contradicted herself when I told her that sure, I will go ahead and print worksheets and guide him through it, making sure he knows the how-tos for each subjects. Then she went more furious.

“Why are you people giving so much work to my son? I don’t feel the need to have it since I don’t want him to feel pressurized!”

Meh. Talking about stressful. I think the most stressful one is her son. Monday to Friday he was at the student care doing homeworks and worksheets with Tuesday and Friday having tuition.

It was as if there was NOT enough tuition for his son.

Saturdays and Sundays, that poor kiddo has to go for tuition at another place.

Isn’t she a walking contradiction?
I couldn’t stand parents like her, seriously.
Poor kiddo, I’ll treat you well.
But it’s up to her, whether to make her child or break it.
I can do nothing much as a by-stander.