Reply #31: Didn't your daughter tell him it's like sayin"Curses, foiled again?" Would he think she was calling [View All]

[John Q. Citizen]

him Duddly Doright?

If she took her sweet time and refused to get off the jungle gym in a timely fashion then he'd have something to to speak to you about, ie she needs to get to class on time, and if that means changing her jungle gym timing then that's what she needs to do.

But it sounds instead as if his own mis-perception about the Katie Couric comment escalated into a power struggle between him and an 8 year old. That's not a good sign, and if I were you I'd see if it's an anomaly or a reoccurring theme.

^The fact she needed to apologize suggests to me that the principle doesn't believe your explanation and thinks your daughter was insulting him by calling him Katie Couric. His feelings are still hurt somehow, and that's a little weird. He thought it was worth the time and effort.

Unless her intent was to be insulting and cover it up with humor. In which case then he didn't really make the point clearly.


Maybe he's a Palin fan and takes it personal? I don't know but it sure seems like a waste of time and energy that could have been solved before it started with a little communication. How late to class was she after all that? He must be way behind on a lot of stuff.