i hear 5th grade is an exciting time

aeiozoo:

email to parents:

“Today in after school band, ***** was crying for about a minute. When I asked him later, he said that a few of the girls called him a horse. It was such a weird explanation that I thought I should share it with you. I am assuming he was upset about something else before that happened. Hopefully you can sort it out.”

fyi in my super long career i have witnessed 2 crying boys and ZERO crying girls

1.  personally I always hid in the bathroom when I had to cry. maybe the little dudes aren’t expecting to burst into tears the way I was (both as someone ~sensitive~ and a girl who’s allowed to admit she might cry) and don’t have contingency plans lined up.

2.  omfg what, “a horse,” what