The wimmin say they are afraid I will speak my mind and embarrass them.
They feel my technique of answering teachers' excuses, which usually involve them telling me their problems, by saying "I don't give a fat rat's arse about your problems ~ deal with them. I am more concerned about my daughter's problems and I want to know what you are doing about them"
I am the same with suppliers. "I don't care what your problem is sunshine ~ when are my goods going to get here?" ~ "What! Your van broke down? .... Hire another one then you fool. There I've solved your problem for you now when can I expect etc?"
Fvckin' world is full of problems and people using them as an excuse for their own failure to address them properly. Cure it or endure it ~ I really don't care but don't try to shovel them all onto me.