Teacher told child she could wet herself

jondav wrote: »

And during that conversation, a responsible mother would explain to her daughter how to be prepared, how to be discreet and how to make sure that they don't have to skip out of class just s few minutes after having a break.

As a responsible adult, I've had to leave meetings suddenly to get to the loo quickly when a period started.

Not every woman has regular, low-flow periods.

jondav wrote: »

Don't be ridiculous.

A young girl of this age who has started her period will have (or should have had) that conversation with her parents, at least her mother.

And during that conversation, a responsible mother would explain to her daughter how to be prepared, how to be discreet and how to make sure that they don't have to skip out of class just s few minutes after having a break.

They will have to learn to deal with periods sooner or later - why not start now??

Mollycoddled, spoiled kids are the reason this country is in such a mess - they expect everything to just go their way and the worst thing is the parents back them up!!

Sigh...

I'm going to skip over the weird comment about kids ruining the country because honestly the whole 'this generation is all that's wrong in society' thing is as old as flipping time and yawn (not to mention it's incredibly weird to make that comment in relation to girls learning how to deal with periods)...

So I'm just going to throw a wild card out there and guess that you've never had to deal with periods yourself...? Because if you had you'd know that unfortunately, as much as you can be prepared and have "learnt how to deal with it", sometimes it isn't enough. Sometimes it catches you out and it can be at the most inconvenient of times. Even as an adult. It doesn't happen every single time of course, but alas the beginning of periods cannot be neatly scheduled into a lunch break.

Needing to go for a wee and needing to deal with your period, really not the same thing. Going to the bathroom, yes, you can usually hold for at least some time. Periods, not so much. Biology, funny old thing ain't it?

N.B. very aware the OP's daughter didn't have her period, but just found that comment a tad ridiculous.

Pollycat wrote: »

Lots of talk about periods but the OP's daughter wasn't having her period when she asked to go to the toilet.

But the teacher didn't know that.

A blanket rule that no child leaves the classroom during lessons is going to be a problem.

Having to declare to all why you want to go just isn't fair - and neither is going up to the teacher and whispering it because the other kids will still know why you're being allowed to go.

fairy_lights wrote: »

Anyway, who hasn't !!!!ed themselves in public at some point? It's character building.

God thought it was just me! ha ha. I still have flash backs to the holiday in grease when after too many beers and having been constipated, so subsequently taking far too many laxatives , I well lets just say if wetting yourself is character building I should be the most interesting person ever!!!! ha ha

Joking apart since when did having to go the the toilet for what ever reason become a cardinal sin???

KateySW wrote: »

Ahhh some real d!jà vu here. There's even the teacher who joined MSE today and is using a full name while she tells us about her policy on no toilet breaks...

The child should have taken off one of her plimsolls and used that in extremis.