Just mean.

I read Dr. Grumpy's blog once in awhile. He posts sporadically so I check it about once a month.
It's not usually boring. Stories about his medical practice, his kids, some history lessons.

I checked in this week and found this post. It isn't long. Go read it. And read the comments.

The condensed version is that the son of another doctor forgot his lunch, he called her for help, she refused to bring him food and to be even more supportive, called him a moron.

Some of the comments agreed with her, calling it 'tough love' and suggesting that's the way to teach 'em a lesson!

Almost as harsh as that 'mother' was with her child.

(edit) I didn't comment until after WSF left me a comment, then I combined my own answers to him and dropped them off over there. For all the good it will do.

You'd think a doctor would know a bit about child development. Kids that age, particularly boys, seem to have some difficulties with remembering to be responsible. There's actual science behind the apparent cognitive lapses, it's been awhile since I did that unit study for work, but I remember quite a bit of it. I also remember what it's like to be a young teenager. There's a great deal going on inside a person when they're that age, and it's really difficult to navigate through life for awhile.

In addition, a parent is supposed to be a support system for their child(ren). Is it inconvenient to have to bring food to your offspring? Sometimes. Should they still be supported? Always.

The message being sent to this kid is that he's not smart and further mistakes mean she likes him less. So every time he messes up, that moron remark will be in the back of his head.

Of course the doctors and lawyers of the world are supposed to be the enlightened ones, maybe the idea of compassion is for people like me.

Will the fact that he missed lunch hurt him more than the fact that his mother didn't find him worth the inconvenience of making sure he got to eat lunch? Somehow I doubt it.