?I think I can take him, let me beat him up,? I told my daughter when her algebra/football coach teacher humiliated her in front of her class. Just the thought of her 5’4″ mother taking out her teacher made her feel supported, slightly horrified, and giggly.
I probably would have to tackle and sit on him, but I imagined myself capable if not actionable. But an angry mom in Jalandhar actually did beat up her daughter’s equivalent of a principal.
Have you ever imagined yourself berating a coach that unfairly refuses to let your kid play in the games? What about a teacher who does nothing to stop kids? classroom behavior that borderlines on bullying? We mama bears like to protect our cubs.
And we aren’t above letting ourselves beat up people – sometimes.?Mom Taranjit Kaur Hundal forced her way into the principal’s office and shut the door, according to the Hindustan Times.
“She not only allegedly hurled abuses at Nagrani, but also beat her up and even strangulated her.”
So what enraged Kaur enough to beat up that principal? It seems that school officials stopped the daughter from carrying her mobile phone to school. That’s it? Well maybe Kaur, was just having a bad day.
The police have lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against the woman for,
?House trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment and house trespass after preparation to hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.?
Ironically, Kaur’s husband, KS Hundal, is an advocate which is the equivalent of an attorney. Advocates in India are required to maintain a standard of conduct whether at work or otherwise.
So the question becomes do we want to get arrested and humiliate our kids even more than they have been humiliated or wronged or punished? I have to think about that for a minute or two, but ultimately the answer is, ‘No.’
After all we might want to save the threat should we need to intimidate our daughter’s 6’4″ well-deserving boyfriend.
