A school is failing; parents complain; something is eventually done.
His family has blamed school officials as failing to take action after they complained, something the school district has denied.
"The situation is complex and it's very easy for someone to complain something is not fair because it is adverse to their position," he told the BBC.
They might be complaining about something more serious, but still something that can be fixed.
Indeed, complaining is something of a national pastime and, ironically, something that people seem to enjoy.
"My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it," she said.
A bullet sounds as if it were "complaining about something".
"Win or lose, they've been complaining about something.
"My neighbors are always complaining about something," she said.
People started complaining that something was wrong as the polish dripped into their meals.
