We all know teachers have to deal with a lot from their students – but it turns out that parents also make their lives pretty difficult.

A recent Reddit thread invited teachers to share the most outrageous things parents have ever said to them. And after reading through them? You’ll have even more respect and sympathy for teachers than you already did.

Here’s a list of some of the most shocking, funny and plain ridiculous things parents have said to our poor teachers.

3. “After a conference wherein each teacher present said the same things (student was disruptive, skipped class, didn’t do work, etc), the mother turned to the guidance counsellor and said ‘I don’t understand why all these teachers lying on my son’. ” – Uglypants_Stupidface

4. “One parent literally said: ‘You don’t understand, it’s more dishonourable to have bad grades then to be caught cheating’.” – SilvertongueErmine

5. “That I am a racist because I did not give a her child an A on a paper that she chose to write on President Obama.” – mrsp71

6. “I had a mother once tell me, in all seriousness, that I ought to cover her daughter’s mouth with duct tape if she couldn’t stop chatting during class.” – jmurphy42

WATCH this clip of teachers reading mean tweets. Post continues after video:..

Someone get these poor teachers a pay rise already…

Are you a teacher? What’s the worst thing a parent has ever said to you?

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Teacher Confessions.