To think a teacher calling a parent beautiful is odd

[Astressedmumoftwo]

Dropping off my son at school this morning, female teacher said "bye beautiful" to myself which caught me off guard. Spoken to her on a few occasions before.
AIBU to think this is odd? I don't particularly enjoy darling or sweet either though

It’s odd, are you sure she was speaking to you and not some random small child attached to another parent?
If it happens again, make eye contact and say ‘Excuse me?’ with a puzzled tone.

Slip of the tongue, like when people say “Love you” by accident at the end of a work call?

Bit weird, but I'd probably assume the wrong word came out and the teacher is mortified. See what happens next time you see them.

My colleague told someone 'love you' by accident at the end of a work call. Could be this?

Yes she probably says it to the kids and it slipped out!

It's something she says to friends and slipped out. Like when children call teacher mum or you get your kids' names wrong or you call a colleague darling because that's what you call DH

Maybe she wasn’t talking to you. Maybe it was a slip of the tongue. I very much doubt it was intentional 😂

Maybe she was talking to a child. I don't think it was intentional. Don't worry. You're quite safe.

Obvious slip of the tongue.

Very weird - I think drawing attention to the looks of anyone by a teacher is inappropriate. Perhaps though she just calls everyone beautiful and means it in an 'inside and out' way??

I nearly abesentmindedly said thanks, love you to a mcdonalds worker at the drive thru the other day!
It happens.

I agree it's almost definitely a slip of the tongue as she regularly uses it with the children.

I walked past a teacher I hate and in my head I kept saying “awkward!” Then she said hi and instead of replying hi I said “awkward” 😳 so it could be something like that?! Slip of the tongue

It's a figure of speech to some people, no harm meant
I wouldn't think anything of it

I once called my boss sweetie 🤣🤣🤣 sometimes the brain just has a fart and things come out of your mouth

I agree with everyone that it's probably something she uses with others, maybe friends, a partner, or the children. She's probably at work feeling so embarrassed right now...

I called one of my male colleagues sweetheart once by mistake. He's never let me forget it but was totally innocent (said it without thinking).
I assume this is the same thing.

Early Years teacher here - the teacher was thinking about 101 things about the day and it just slipped out. She will now spend the whole day obsessing and cringing about it and probably avoid you like the plague at pick up.
(Of course a similar thing hasn’t happened to me - why would you think that?) 😉

@PumpkinKlNG I'm sorry, but that is hilarious. I imagine it really is awkward now.

Definite slip of the tongue. I once called a client ‘good girl’. I was teaching my DD how to read at the time. She will be feeling so embarrassed right now!

One time I waved my youngest 3 off in the playground and merrily said see you later cheeky chops to the deputy head who was doing playground duty.

😂 I bet that teacher died of embarrassment shortly after she said it. Like calling a work colleague mum.

@Summerfun54321

😂 I bet that teacher died of embarrassment shortly after she said it. Like calling a work colleague mum.

Well that's one thing I have definitely never done!

Slip of the tongue, and nothing wrong with it. Probably just loves the childrens company. You are reading into this too much @Astressedmumoftwo