Has anyone ever cried at child's school?

[Nogodsnomasters]

I cried at my child's school today in front of the principal and receptionist and I have never been so mortified in my entire life. Ds10 has autism and is really struggling with severe anxiety at the moment and had a new medical diagnosis this year also plus today is the 10yr anniversary of my sister's passing so it was already a hard day. My son is year 6 and I have never cried at his school before. Please someone tell me that they'll have seen it before from other parents and I'm not a dickhead!

Also- crying means you are trying hard to meet your sons needs and are overwhelmed. That means you care. That is far from the case with all parents we see.

I am a teacher. I cried in my ds' school when l was discussing his learning difficulties with the Special Ed teacher. He has since grown up to earn more than me.
As a teacher myself l have had many situations where mum's cried. It's actually totally acceptable and understandable as we all want what's best for our dc. Don't give it another thought.

I've cried at my childrens school before.

I now work there 😆

It's so common. I've done it as a parent, and seen it many times as staff. Our kids are so important to us, it's inevitable that there will be tears at some point.

Yes at DS1 leavers’ assembly. I looked around to see if it was just me. It was 🤣

I cried at my son’s first sports day when he was running a race.
He had spent his early years being treated for cancer and it was a moment I never thought I’d see.

Yes but for bittersweet reasons at the Y6 leavers ceremony this year. They play an emotional song to see them out, the whole school forms a guard of honour and loads of the leavers came out bawling, it set me off and I wasn’t alone. The Head was crying too 😆

Oh yes, a few times! DC was struggling in primary, eventually, after trying different mainstream, a specialist school changed it all! It was exhausting and overwhelming so those tears flowed! 😢

Teacher here - I’ve had many parents cry about various things and never judge. As a mum as well I know how hard it is. As others have said, as a teacher I feel privileged to be trusted enough to cry in front of.

Yes! During lockdown when I was very stressed.

Multiple times. Nobody is bothered to be fair. Last time was at remembrance mass in the school hall. A friend saw me and gave me a hug. The teachers asked me if I was ok. I just recently accepted that I am more sentimental than I care to admit and sometimes it makes me feel quite tearful.
It’s ok, it’s just an emotion, valid as any other.

Teacher here. Not yet but they are only in their second year (at specialist school). However, many parents have cried on me at school. One moment I will never forget is sitting crying with one parent over her son. Actually, I cry with parents at work all the time now I think about it!

Too many times too count- secondary and primary in person and on the phone. Please don't be mortified you aren't the first and won't be the last.

Yes, regularly. Happy tears mostly, but some sad and angry ones.

My son's primary cried with me sometimes too.

It's very human to cry.

Last night a teacher told me ds17 (no sn) might not be able for lower level maths just after two others had told me they weren’t sure how he was going to pass those exams. I literally dug my nails in to stop myself starting to bawl. Huge hugs op x

I cried in front of DS’s teacher who had asked to talk to me about how sad DS had been in class. I had to explain that exDH had left us a couple of weeks previously and burst into tears. I felt like an over emotional idiot. It was a male teacher too which made me feel even more embarrassed.

Just a couple of weeks later I attended DD’s class assembly (same school). There was a couple who had split a few months before who a DD in my DD’s class. Her Mum was sitting waiting, when her ex walked in with his new GF. The girl’s mum was furious and just lost her shit, screaming and swearing at him. He responded in a similar fashion until they were having a full on blazing row in front of the whole school and the police were called.

It made me realise that my tears had been nothing, and they see much, much worse. Be kind to yourself, we all reach the end of our tether at times. x

I did in frustration at their reaction to my son being attacked at school, he had shoe imprints in his back from being stamped on. We moved him after a year.

I’ve cried loads! I’m an emotional person anyway, and I spent some years thinking I could never have kids and I’m so happy with the life I have with them that every little thing they achieve sets me right off.

My best one ever was attending a remembrance / grandparents service at the school with my DM and DF. DF had started with dementia and had had a personality change, he never would have showed any emotion before. Well, he suddenly started crying, and this set me and my mum off, and the 3 of us were sat there sobbing and bawling! I don’t even know what at! So embarrassed, but the school were absolutely brilliant with us.

Oh, 100%!

As a Year 6 teacher, I'm offended when parents don't cry at the Leavers' Ceremony! That's the whole point of it!

Yes when they told me my daughter had a comprehension reading age of 5 when she was in year 5

My son got so upset after messing up the lines in his assembly, I went to comfort him afterwards and ended up crying myself! I felt so guilty as I had made him practise that morning and had pointed out a couple of wrong words that really didn’t bloody matter, think I put him off his rhythm. Did it in front of his class teacher and head teacher

I can assure that the Principal and Office Staff have had plenty of crying parents. Parenting can be very emotive for a wide variety of reasons. In my school we are always ready with a shoulder, a box of tissues and a cup of tea. I’ve comforted parents who are crying because their child has medical or behavioural issues, I’ve mopped up parents sobbing with relief because their child achieved something, I’ve had parents who needed a hand hold because they were going to tell their child a grandparent had died and so many more reasons. Please don’t worry OP.

That's absolutely awful ! Your poor DC

Oh yes I have