Today I had an uncomfortable experience at school.
I walked to the school to pick up my daughter. When I was entering to the school parking lot, I heard kids’ voices saying “Hi”. I looked around. Within the 360 degree range, I was the only one. I looked toward the voices. There were four kids waiving at me and kept on saying “Hi” to me. They were inside of the playground, standing at the fence.
Considering from their height, they are probably 7th graders or 8th graders.
I could not see their faces clearly, but I don’t have any acquaintances in the grades, so they are strangers to me.
I waived back to them even though I didn’t know them personally.
On the next second, an unusual thing happened.
The four kids consisted of two girls and two boys. One girl pointing one boy who was standing right next to her, told me “Hi Mrs., he said he likes your butt. He said you have a nice butt.”
I really couldn’t believe what I just heard.
Back in my younger days I have heard similar statements from stranger boys in America. I was then in my 20s or 30s. I didn’t feel comfortable for their statements, but I could not do anything about it. I didn’t say anything to them and quickly left the spot away from them.
This time the situation is different from then.
It happened at the school property. The statement was made by the students in the school playground.
I am a mother. I should not be treated as a young single girl anymore. I should be treated with respects.
I really didn’t feel comfortable to the kids’ statement today.
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I mentioned it to my daughter. She said the kids were rude. She was mad about the kids’ statement toward me. She said if that happened to her, she would yell back something to them, something like “Stop!!”
My daughter advised me not to tell my husband about today’s incident. We know he would get upset about it. He is protective about me. He can be a mother bear for me and my daughter.
I honestly don’t know what to do about it.
At least I am happy that my daughter knows the proper reaction. I should have yelled back to them right away, something like “Stop!!“ in order to show my anger to them.
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