In a post that blew up on Reddit, a mom shared a hilarious tale about her son’s school experience. When she got the call about him breaking the dress code, she expected a serious issue. But what she discovered left her in stitches, and her response to the school’s overreaction is just as amusing. Here’s the full story:
Her Son Is In Middle School
At the time of the “incident,” the Original Poster’s (OP) son was in middle school. One day, the school contacted her saying someone had to come pick him up. Why? Because “he was in violation of the school dress code.”
OP Was Confused
When OP asked what the violation was, the person on the other end of the phone replied that, “he’s wearing a shirt that shows nudity.” OP couldn’t believe it. Nudity?! All sorts started going through her mind as she rushed to the school to collect him, unsure what she’d find…
It Wasn’t What She Expected
The “problem” became clear as soon as she arrived at the school and OP’s son got into the car. The “violation” wasn’t a violation. He was wearing a t-shirt with an image of Bruce Lee on the front from “Enter the Dragon.” Bruce Lee had no top on.
She Phoned Back to Check
When they got back to their house, OP called the school back to double-check she’d understood correctly. Her son had been sent home for a dress code violation because he was wearing a t-shirt that showed Bruce Lee’s bare chest? They confirmed that that was indeed the problem.
OP Took Matters Into Her Own Hands
OP could have given her son a new t-shirt to wear and been done with it. But that wasn’t her style. No, she decided to make a point. So, she stopped off at a craft store to buy some puffy paint…
She “Got Creative” With Her Son’s T-Shirt
In a flurry of inspiration, OP took the paint and “superimposed a bikini top” over Bruce’s chest. Voila, with Bruce’s modesty restored, her son wore the t-shirt back to school and didn’t receive any further violations. Here’s what Reddit had to say about the whole affair…
Reddit Reacted
Some of the most popular comments on the thread honed in on the ridiculous nature of the school violation, with many people sharing similar stories from their school days and even similar work experiences.
One Had to Wear a Wig
One person wrote: “In my high school a boy with long hair was reprimanded after returning from summer break for having hair down below his earlobes (against school dress code unless you had Native American ancestry). He refused to cut it so they forced him to wear it tucked under a wig during the day. He went and bought a crazy white-haired wig. He rocked that s*** all year looking like Mark Twain.”
Others Had Similar Experiences
Another Redditor could empathize with OP after something similar had happened to them at school. They said, “I was told to change my shirt and not wear it again because it showed the subject’s underwear. The subject was Kermit the Frog. He’s parodying Mark Wahlberg’s Calvin Klein ads from the 1990s, where MW has only a pair of jeans on with the waistband of his CK undies sticking up over the top. I tried to argue that Kermit is normally naked, that he’s actually wearing more clothes than usual by putting on underwear and jeans.
Did not matter to them. This is the same school that banned cold shoulder blouses for girls but allowed sleeveless shirts.”
Everyone Loved It
Other Redditors chimed in simply to offer OP kudos for her response to the situation. One person wrote, “Sheer excellence,” and another said, “Absolutely! Exquisite!”
But what do you think? Did OP deal with it “exquisitely”? Or should she have done something different? And have you ever had similar experiences? Drop a comment with your thoughts and/or school stories.
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