tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139040397383725747.post1539054719475673926..comments2024-02-02T23:52:46.928-07:00Comments on So Here's My Life...: Ahhhh!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634178094963514937noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139040397383725747.post-78600949683940080772007-04-11T13:15:00.000-06:002007-04-11T13:15:00.000-06:00Michele,You are a teacher and a professional and s...Michele,<BR/><BR/>You are a teacher and a professional and should not be expected to put up with this. It may be hard to change horses mid stream but in the future you might need to make it clear from the beginning that you do not have a waiting room set up to accommodate parents. Knowing where you live, it’s not an imposition for those folks to run and do some shopping or go get a coke and then return for their child.<BR/><BR/>In addition, your home owners or renters insurance will not cover said three year old if he were injured while there during a business transaction (which is what it was).<BR/><BR/>Heck – blame it on Joel! Just like I blame a phantom supervisor whenever I need to exercise a rule and don’t want to look like the heavy.<BR/><BR/>As for parents not teaching their children to behave, I see this over and over in my line of work. A child isn’t taught to sit still for even five minutes or respect the property of others and so when he goes to school and can’t abide by common rules he is labeled ADHD. I think many such cases are not true disorders but rather lazy inept parenting. <BR/><BR/>It’s hard work to be a parent and most folks today don’t want to work that hard. It’s easier to ignore it and let the school or legal system deal with the end result. As a society we don’t want anyone to tell us whether we can smoke, drink, wear a seat belt, where to live or work or what to watch on TV but then we turn around and abdicate our most precious role in life to any and everyone else simply out of laziness. What a shame.<BR/><BR/>Oops, sorry this is your blog not mine - DeeCarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577206872187236746noreply@blogger.com