i am back......... sort of.. i climbed out of bed this morning and realized i was gonna live.... i did spend just one more day at home.. just to make sure .. but yeah i am gonna live....
Now tonite's blog is just gonna be a whole mess of random thoughts..... (comes from spending time in bed with no energy and a whole mess of time to solve the world's woes) My Sir tends to call these random thoughts "subbie's bouncing ball"........
* i was thinking today having read a blog where the submissive was a little ticked at her children's teachers....... how difficult sometimes it is to be a teacher!! and how sometimes the good Lord just didn't give me a whole mess of diplomacy or tact. Take friday for example...... i had parents dropping off children for the trip and LEAVING when they hadn't even registered their child for the trip! Parents sent children in pants and tshirts - no boots no rainwear nothing and it was forecasted to be a rainy day! i love the kids.. i just tend to find the parents a bit wearing........ some days..........
* i was thinking how Sir after reading a number of blogs on Sunday declared that there seemed to be a bit of a subbie revolt happening...... i went and read the blogs and realized i am not alone in my stubbornness.. my fighting the vanilla side .... my cheekiness.. all my bad traits.. there are a whole mess of subbies out there feeling pretty much the same things.. wow.. it is nice to know i am not alone........
* i was thinking about the article i read in the Washington Post about the FBI Porn Squad and how many web sites / blogs might be threatened by this new squad. And it made me sad.... and it made me wonder why the government feels the need to censor our lives.......
* i was thinking about the emails and ecards i received from subbies all around the world who read about my flu bug / cold / slow death...... whatever it was i have had since Monday.. and how lucky i am to have made those connections. Made me realize we are a whole lot more than words on a page... we can and DO make connections across the miles...
* and i read some Lessons to be Shared written by kaya which i just had to share with those who read my blog......... they made me laugh out loud...... my personal favourite was 18. Don't keep blowing out the candle. They see no humor in that......... to which i added.. "do not sing happy birthday to ME while blowing out said candle".
and with that ...... the bouncing ball comes to a stop.................
re:the teacher. I left a comment on my own comments with a little more info...my post was not directed at teachers in general, only these specific instances that have raised red flags with me.
ReplyDeleteI am one of the few parents who make time for my children's schools and teachers and they know without a doubt that they have my full support. However, I will not allow the same system that teaches my children to cause them damage.
I've been on both sides of the fence too, I know that neither job is an easy one, parent or teacher, but I will not permit a child's self esteem and abilty to learn be compromised either.
As a side note, I have a total of 16 teachers and three schools (between all of my children) not to mention administration and various other part time teachers and staff that come into the picture (art, music, coaches etc) that I knew well and have great relationships with excepting this one that was the basis of my rant.
I feel for you as a teacher, sometimes it seems parents just don't THINK. On the other hand, sometimes teachers forget things too. We are all only human for the most part.
I really hope that my rant about this situation did not offend you in any way, it was not directed at teachers in general and was specific to the one only.
I value your thoughts and opinions that you leave me in comments and sincerely hope that I have not offended you. If I have, please accept my apology.
magdala~