Momma said there’d be days like this

Posted on by Sarah A. Hoyt

So, this morning we woke up with the need to take some homework to my kid’s teacher because she said it was fine on monday — i e after quarter closes — but this is same wonderful woman who has — cheerfully — misentered or forgot to enter 4 out of six assignments of his this quarter. Until we get on her. So I trust her about as much as I trust … well… no, wait, I trust politicians more.

While kid — who has day off from school — was getting dressed I said “I’ll start laundry.” Trotted downstairs, to fine 1/2 inch of water in the laundry-choked basement. Cheerful. Call to to rotto rooter (It’s a cyclical thing, but it’s early this year.) Dash madly to the school to deliver homework. Come home to rotto rooter man.

Call from my agent’s office. The novel I just mailed her is missing pages 58 through 173. Okay.

Go off to buy cleaners.

Come home, have cheerful — oh, trust me — email from OTHER teacher informing us Eric is getting a D in his class (this is because of a speciously graded project AND a test Eric didn’t understand was one, however the point is:) THE QUARTER HAS ENDED. TODAY. THERE’s NOTHING WE CAN DO. So this bright bulb is informing us of the D why? BECAUSE IT’S HIS VICTORY DANCE, THAT’S WHY.

So, what do I intend to do? I don’t know. WHere does it become parent-harrassment disguised as concern?

And we are definitely edging towards he’s out of there. The only question is how fast.

Anyway — I am all in curiosity of what else the day will drop on me. Maybe I should go to bed now?

Sarah

4 thoughts on “Momma said there’d be days like this”

  1. heh. you my thoughts already Sarah. Take some time, after the rotorooter dude leaves. Checkthe local paper and go see a movie. If you want an absolute bloodbath, [I would in your shoes] go see 300. Total bloodbath. yes indeedy, I’m gonna see it again, quite possibly shortly after dinner and walking the dog. Ride my mtn bike to the theatre again darkness? what darkness. ::G:: Either tonight or tomorrow. Plus I’ve gotta go to borders to pick up the cd’s I ordered…What a Glorious Weekend! :)
    Wolfie

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  2. The school thing…
    I forget, does Eric have an IEP? If he doesn’t, you might consider requesting one, since he clearly has special needs. If he doesn’t, you have fewer rights.
    Write the principal, copy the school board president, complaining about the idiot teacher. Demand that a copy be placed in his personnel file. Go into voluminous detail about how he has messed with Eric’s head. It might not help Eric, but it certainly will help the teacher lose tenure, or not get a merit raise.
    And it seems to me that you would be an excellent candidate for school board…..
    Walt

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  3. Sarah,
    The only harassment going on is the harassment of Eric and of you and Dan the school seems intent upon. If you need an Education Ph.D. and a J.D. to come knock some heads together, let me know. I’m in the mood to go off on people today.
    Hugs and hang in there.

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