Samantha Brick, an elementary school teacher, found herself in a frustrating situation that left her no choice but to make a passionate statement about the responsibilities of busy parents.
Samantha, who works at a primary school, took to the internet to share an incident that left her fuming and highlighted a concerning trend.
One day, a busy mother failed to drop off her six-year-old son’s spare set of clothes and diapers after he’d wet himself, assuring Samantha that she would return within an hour. However, as 90 minutes passed, there was still no sign of the mother. Samantha, left waiting and increasingly desperate, decided to call the mother to inquire about her whereabouts.
To Samantha’s dismay, the mother’s response was shocking. When informed that her son had wet himself, the mother simply stated: “I don’t have time! He’s at school, so it’s your problem now.” This was the breaking point for Samantha, and it prompted her to address what she is as a growing issue.
Samantha told the Daily Mail that that she believes it is inappropriate for parents to send their children to school without first teaching them basic hygiene, such as using the restroom. Unfortunately, Samantha acknowledged that such an attitude is not an isolated case, citing an alarming trend, especially among wealthier families.
In Samantha’s school, which caters to pupils aged 4 to 6, the amount of children not being toilet-trained has led to the school providing a stash of spare clothes, underwear, diapers, wet wipes, lotions, and a fully equipped changing station. This support, Samantha notes, is funded by the school budget.
Recalling the incident where a pupil wet himself, and the responsibility of changing his diaper fell on the teacher, Samantha said that this also would have had an emotional impact on the child. The teacher’s assistant had to purchase diapers from a nearby supermarket, while the embarrassed child had to deal with the fact that his teacher had to handle the situation.
Samantha said the whole situation made her extremely frustrated, stating, “I honestly wanted to shake his parents for not carving out the time necessary to achieve this vital milestone with him.”
Despite not being a mother herself, Samantha feels she has more diaper-changing experience than some parents she has encountered, which is rather confronting.
She says that parents must prioritize their children’s welfare, especially when it comes to potty training.
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