To the 8-year-old who Told My Daughter the F Word

I’ll admit that when I learned that you asked my daughter if she wanted to know what the F word was, then told her even though she said no, I was livid.

How could any child believe it was okay to say that word to another child? To teach it to them. To whisper it in their ear even when they asked you not to. Maybe no one has taught you that no means no. If so, then let this be your first lesson.

When my daughter told me what you said, apologizing to me as though she had done something wrong,...