Feb 22 2005
Life's lessons

Ok, here’s a call out to anyone willing to share advice.

There comes a time in our lives, as we grow up, when we are faced with such sad, pathetic, hurtful things such as HATE.

Today was such a day for my 10 year old son. As his mom, there’s plenty I can say to help, but since most of us have suffered through such an experience at least once in our lifetime, I figure I’d ask for your input. Sometimes a young boy needs encouraging thoughts from others –and I believe this is one of those times.

I don’t want the “well, she’s mom, of course she’s going to say this or that…”> idea to linger much inside my young man’s head.

What really ticks me off is, for a teacher to read the note out loud and have nothing to say in regards to hate… what purpose does that serve? I mean, really? Was she more concerned about the box and the willingness of the kids to express their feelings in a future occasion had she said something?

Anyway, I'm being vague here. Go read BlogBoy’s post. He hasn’t posted anything since December, mostly because he's been so busy with homework, but for him to come home, and head straight to the computer to blog about it, well, that’s kind of saying something right there.

 
Comments

i just posted a novel. sorry. hope it helps. i mean.. it's so hard to show them the horizon when they can only see the curb they just tripped on.

i wish i had had a blog when i was this age range. haha. angsty mc girl.

Posted by: fluttergirl | February 22, 2005 5:43 PM

nowadays parents usually use psychological approach. they use examples of others what and why rather blaming the kids of their mistakes.

Posted by: Op | February 23, 2005 8:22 AM

Done.

Actually, it really is a good opportunity to teach one of those memorable life lessons.

Posted by: Sigmund, Carl and Alfred | February 23, 2005 11:00 AM

maybe i should offer my services as a thug for hire. ;)

Posted by: fluttergirl | February 23, 2005 4:53 PM

This is something he will remember all his life. What he needs to know, it was nothing he did wrong. My now 16 yo daughter had a bad experience in the 4th grade. I spoke to the teacher and the principal. This was not something I usually did, but it had to be done. What your son's teacher did was cruel.

Posted by: Joann Landers | February 23, 2005 10:14 PM

i just left a mini novel....how horrible!

Posted by: tinker | February 24, 2005 6:06 PM