Aims, I agree with Kat. I would go to the guidance counselor, document your observations on the behavior, have it on file.

And, as a mandated reporter, we reported ANY reports or possibilities of abuse, especially at the teen shelter. The documentation for a good paper trail is a PITA.

It totally sucks. I'm really sorry; I've been in some fucked-up parent-child-teacher situations and they just make you want to scream and/or throw up.

I am going to make butter chicken, then take a shower with a mani and pedi, because YAY warm weather and things to do involving patios and drinking.

And clean my office up some tonight. It's Heavy Item Pickup Day tomorrow and we hauled a couch and three freaking heavy chairs from the garage to the curb, plus some other stuff. UGH. Please, I just want it out of here!

I am actually taking a 2 hour yoga class tomorrow, buying a present for my friend, working and then going to her party that evening.

SPN on Sunday, along with errands and working.

Yeah, you want the minor things on file so when the big things inevitably happen, you have documentation of a pattern of behavior, and you can document what you did in response.

Work has been crazeballs for me, too.

I think I'm going to sleep a ton and watch all the MST3K expiring from Netflix Instant Watch this weekend.

Aims, I agree with Kat. I would go to the guidance counselor, document your observations on the behavior, have it on file.

The very basic of basics is that the kid told his mom that he was "touched" at his former day care. I use the air quotes to quote - not to lessen the events. We know because mom told Mrs H. We asked our school counselor if she was going to start pulling him out for help. SC says she can't because she (SC) wasn't told by mom and just Mrs H telling SC wasn't enough to warrant pulling him and if SC did and mom finds out, then everyone's in trouble for violating mom's confidence in Mrs H or some such shit. I believe that the principal agreed with SC. I said, "Well, he told me that he was touched at day care and Mrs G heard it. Isn't that enough to call in the SC?" and I was told no. It wasn't enough.

I don't know.

Basically, this kid has been sexually abused and NO ONE is helping him deal with it. He is out of the daycare, there are reports against the daycare (which had numerous other reports regarding the same damn thing) so that's good. But damn it - the kid needs something. And I don't know that calling CPS on the mom is going to help the situation any.

Well, I called.

And I feel like shit about it.

The intake worker said that it probably would get screened out and not assigned, but still. I feel like shit.

You did the right thing, Aims. I'm sorry it was necessary.

I refuse to play board games with DH. I absolutely play for fun and couldn't care less about winning or losing. This makes DH as insane as his fierce competitive nature makes me. We probably haven't played a board game together in nearly 20 years. For some reason it doesn't make us crazy to play cards.

I had a horrifyingly bad day at work. Still trying to sort out how much is me sucking and how much is my manager having wack expectations. Either way, I feel like I have been beat up.

Oh, and Aims, you did the right thing, but I know it must feel awful.

The intake worker said that it probably would get screened out and not assigned, but still. I feel like shit.

for what it's worth, I think that you did the right thing. if the kid gets some help, or even if documenting this is the thing that gets him help in the future, you've done a good thing.

Yeah, Aims, what they said. You did a good thing.