to be annoyed by this?

[ksld]

Dropping DS off at school today I overheard one of the other Mums complaining about the new head (who has replaced a much loved long standing Head of the local primary). I don't have any views on him yet myself, but she was upset that he had stood back at the front doors and waited for her son to open the door for him. I quote 'my son is no-one's slave, who does he think he is swanning about like a Queen'. IMO we should be teaching children in primary schools to have respect for other adults, particularly their teachers, and surely opening a door for someone is a sign of respect, not of treating them like a slave????

it is certanly good manners

as long as the head said thank you - i wouldnt be fucked about it
and the woman in an arse

No YANBU- she sounds like a twat.

I would be proud of my son if he had the manners to do that- not start bloody wining about it.

YANBU....

That woman is 'of a type' that I would avoid like the plague YANBU.

i hate the group of people like this at ds's school that always have to moan about something

i am really impressed when children hold open doors, it is somethign that should be taught at school. sounds like she was corss cos it was her son

always cheers me up when a young boy makes an effort to hold a gate/door open, and i always make a bit of a production of thanking him, too
silly cow
she be finkin she an her boy is all dat, innit?

I got a little bit miffed when I found out that a teacher had refused to open the door to my dd who was in a wheelchair; that seemed to me to be taking the principle of respecting adults a little bit too far. But otherwise, seems a good principle to me.