Parental crisis.
Got an e-mail from CJ's teacher about him getting into trouble at school, refusing to take responsibility for the problem, and then writing the cruelest apology ever. She sent me what he wrote and I can't even write it here. I am so embarassed. My child.
I have been in a state of....wow....for over an hour and have no idea how to deal with this. He is being a bully and cruel and not taking responsibility for his actions. Who is this kid?
Many of you have met him. I don't understand. I mean, I do and yet I don't. He has been talking back at home lately and all that, I mean, normal kid stuff and we get on him about it, but cruel? Bully? I'm aghast.
{{Suzi}} I can barely imagine how hard that must be.
Oh, dear, Suzi. I've met CJ often and, no, I don't understand. Except that, God knows when I was a kid I said and did some cruel things that still make me cringe. Most of the time I was picked on and shunned and shamed by the other kids, and the one or two times I had any power over another kid myself, I was just as bad. And I knew it was wrong, knew that I should know better because I understood all too well how it felt to be on the receiving end -- and I
still
went ahead and did it, and I'm still not sure why.
Mostly I'm just sorry for you and CJ and that other kid.
(((Suzi))) parenting~ma for you.
This day. Bites.
- CJ problem, see above
- Major computer problems at work
- I submitted the wrong paper for my last assignment. Luckily the teacher is letting me resubmit with no penalty.
Need cave. With internet. And fernet.
{{{{{Suzi}}}}} I'm so sorry.
Much assorted ~ma to you Suzi.
I finally got around to registering and insuring my car in the state I actually live in. Of course, my insurance company lied about the order these things had to be done in, so it took all day rather than just an hour or so, but yay it's done!
Yay for overcoming the bureaucracy, sj!