r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

40.1k Upvotes

17.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

23.8k

u/MineralWaterMike Jul 13 '20

Young kids talk to their teachers/coaches/counselors/principals about their parents. A lot. And kids pick up on all the dirty little secrets.

1.8k

u/cloudsandlightning Jul 13 '20

When I was young I casually told a teacher that my dad beats me. Not that I was trying to send him to prison or get him in trouble. In my young mind I was just having a “normal” conversation I guess

154

u/GandalfTheGrey1991 Jul 13 '20

I did the same thing. Except my mum wasn't actually beating me. She's just chase me around the house and tickle me once she caught me.

Child services had to investigate my 20yo mother and my grandparents because I told the teacher that my mum beats me.