A mother was upset when her six-year-old daughter arrived home in tears. What’s the reason? A student took her $50 bento lunchbox. In response to the school’s inaction, she resolved to take matters into her own hands.
So my sister purchased my daughter (6 years old) a bento box for $50. My daughter returned home from school on Thursday, and as I typically unpacked her backpack, I realized that her bento box was missing. When I questioned where it was, she said that a girl in her class named Audrey (false name) had taken it and refused to return it.
I asked if she went to her teacher, and she replied yes, but her instructor told her that it was just a lunchbox and that it didn’t really matter. Audrey’s name is not new to my family; she and other girls constantly picked on my daughter, and no matter how many times I complained to the school, nothing was done. To say I was furious was an understatement.
The next day, I arrived at the school 30 minutes before lunchtime and asked a meeting with the instructor and principal. They brought my daughter down, I described the issue, and they sent someone to collect Audrey.
Audrey brought the lunchbox to “prove” that it was hers, but I begged them to open it because my daughter’s name was inside, and lo and behold, when she opened it, there it was, clear as day. When I asked her to return it to my kid, she began crying.
The instructor asked if Audrey could have it for the day because her food was already in it, and I told them they had 5 minutes to find another container for her food or I’d dump it. Instead of providing her a closed container, they started arguing with me, so I stood up, took the bento box, and dumped the food into the trash can in front of everyone.
I grabbed my daughter’s hand and walked out of the office carrying the bento box, leaving them to comfort the crying girl. Hours later, I told my sister what had happened, and she replied that, while I had every right to be upset, I could have simply let her have it, and she would have gotten my kid another bento box. But I think it’s the principle: why should we have to buy something for my daughter that she already has because another entitled kid desired what she has? Am I wrong?
