The issue has since been resolved, but the father took to social media to air his unhappiness that his son’s teacher referred to him as “just a Grab driver”.

The befuddling thing was that he expressed indignation at the belittling of his “profession” which he claims to do so “occasionally” before adding that he already owns multiple businesses.

If he truly felt he and his son were shamed, then this makes it sound as though he himself felt he needed to prove his worth/status beyond being “just a Grab driver”.

So what kind of mixed signal is he sending to his son? “Daddy is outraged as the teacher could have expressed it better, therefore daddy had to redeem himself against this remark… I’m not just a Grab driver…”

I think in the process, this protective parent ended up degrading Grab drivers himself. You mean it’s “just a Grab driver” shouldn’t apply since you’re a business owner?

Is he standing up for all drivers or just himself?

I could be overly critical of this parent, but what do you think?

In any case, I’m not siding the teacher either if she really did say that in a condescending manner. But we have no idea of the context, and why he or his son felt embarrassed or distressed.

Or maybe we all shouldn’t read too much into the word “just”.