Dear Teachers, I have a bone to pick with you...

Dear Teachers,

You do not get the credit that you deserve and make less than half of what you deserve.

I have all the respect in the world for you guys. You virtually raise my kids while I work, and ironically, make more than you do, which is really sad.

So here is my bone...

Don't make kids group t-shirts white. Black is a lovely color and a 10 year old mostly responsible girl can't make a black shirt look like this.

How she managed this, I don't know (well, with the exception of having a nose bleed). If her shirt is this bad, I can't imagine what the boy's shirts look like.

This post is created in love and with some humor. The teacher in question is very, very young and I don't believe she has kids yet. She'll learn. Maybe she learned during the year as she saw the kids come to concerts in stained up shirts, and Yes, I know my way around a bleach pen, let's see how much it helps.

With love,

A Mom

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