If you don’t want your business broadcast across the street, don’t do anything in front of children. Even when they seem as if they’re checked out and not paying attention, they notice everything. But they’re young and inexperienced. So even on their best days, they misinterpret. And on the worst of them, they spread misinformation.
One school teacher was on the receiving end of the repercussions of that misinformation when a student told his mother about this teacher’s classroom habits.
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Mr. Venmo got an interesting email from one of his student's parents.
Mr. Venmo, an elementary school teacher who anonymously details the trials and triumphs of the job on his TikTok @venmoyourteachers, shared a strongly worded email from the mother of his student, Julian. The woman, who “Venmo” describes as an “Upper East Side mom,” begins the correspondence pleasantly.
“Hi Mr. ___ I hope you had a great weekend,” the message reads. But she quickly gets to the heart of the matter. “Julian came home twice this past week saying you were drinking margarita in the classroom during school hours.”
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The email was a bit nice-nasty.
She attempts to soften the shock of the previous sentence with a half assurance. “Surely this can’t be the case …” But then she immediately follows it up with a thinly veiled threat. “… but I wanted to reach out for an explanation before I elevate this to administration. Why are you talking about this during class? Where would he get this idea?” She closes the email, “See you tomorrow.”
Mr. Venmo showed the people of TikTok his 'margaritas.'
If this mother was going to see Mr. Venmo tomorrow, this conversation might have gone a bit more smoothly in person. But apparently, the matter couldn’t wait. Mr. Venmo’s TikTok, soundtracked by Britney Spears’ “Circus,” cuts away from the email to show a backpack on a sofa. It’s Mr. Venmo’s.
He opens the bag to reveal an empty bottle. It’s a Polar Seltzer. Julian was partially right. It is strawberry margarita flavored, but a child that young wouldn’t know how to read labels for alcohol content.
Commenters called Julian a snitch, but had the most problems with his mother.
The people in Mr. Venmo’s comments were on his side. They jokingly called Julian a “lil snitch,” but mostly took issue with his mother’s passive-aggressive tone.
“Wow … 'before I elevate this to administration' is one of the rudest things I’ve ever seen in a parent email,” one user wrote.
Another teacher shared that they could have been in Mr. Venmo’s exact same shoes. The comment reads: “Bought these and decided against bringing them in because I was scared of this exact scenario. MY HUSBAND SAID I WAS NUTS! no sir just work in hell.”
One woman found nothing wrong with this.
There was one woman who didn’t find any issue with the way this mom handled things. “Am I the only [one] who thinks nothing is wrong with this and good for her for going directly to the teacher before the admin.”
Many people replied saying that parents should give teachers the benefit of the doubt and remarked again about her threat. But we think you can’t go wrong with listening to your child. Could this mother have been a bit more diplomatic in her quest for clarification? Sure. But aside from Mr. Venmo’s annoyance, no one is actually harmed here.
He can continue drinking his "margaritas." Mom knows her child is not in the presence of an alcoholic. And Julian learns the meaning of the word seltzer. Win-win-win.
