This phrase presents delay as caution, but it often functions as strategic neglect. By asking families to “wait and see,” institutions transfer risk onto the child—hoping the situation will resolve without intervention, or that responsibility will shift before consequences become visible.
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Wait and see: a mother’s warning
Before kindergarten began, we told them—unequivocally, painstakingly, with as much specificity as we could muster—that our son had been harmed in daycare, that he had a long…
This entry is part of The budget is the behaviour—a series of graded rebuttals that translate common institutional justifications into the language of consequence. Each response challenges euphemism, clarifies impact, and holds decision-makers accountable. Read the full series.
