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writes: >The teacher thinks I’m taking it too lightly.. I think she is taking it too >hard.. >thoughts anyone?
Though she shouldn’t have taken the pen off the teacher’s desk without asking……I agree with you. The teacher is making too much out of this, imo. Is this teacher just starting out? If so, she may learn in time not to sweat the small stuff. If she’s not new, I’d tell her that she needs to find a new career, preferably one that doesn’t involve children. JMO, Josie
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>Are you tattooed?
Elaine, you ever gonna post yer’s? You know, the ones that you went out with Daddy to get. To make you feel loved. > Ink on skin tends to blindsight you doesn’t it Elaine?
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>> I don’t think any of us were displaying compulsive behaviors. >Really? Do you have experience in classifying obsessive behaviors?
I do. And you? > We did it > because it was there >Institutionalized people often turn to self destructive behavior, often just >because their skin is there and it’s about the only thing they can get easy >access to.
Wow! Now it is rather amazing that I worked in a locked mental facility with 100 beds (full). I never saw any evidence of this, there. Now, on the *outside* I see it some, but never saw it on the inside. Perhaps you have swome first-hand experiences on the inside that you can tell us about. > some people just doodle on > their skin >An animal will chew off it’s own leg if caught in a trap.
And Elaine will post, even if she hasn’t got a clue on the subject. — Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job. It is your job to find ways around your boss’s roadblocks.
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yup, I have your face on my ass…. Sarah
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Are you tattooed? > > I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. > > It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive > behavior. > Ink on skin tends to blindsight you doesn’t it Elaine? Aside from phone > number, arrows, happy faces, hand puppets and COODIE SHOTS, I can’t think > of > a single reason to doodle on your hand. > Lets see…..white out or marker on fingernails, using a pen or marker to > draw *jewlery* on the fingers and wrists, playing ‘detective’ with finger > printing. Inking your finger to make designs on paper….finger > painting…… > shall I go on? > Sarah
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>If my teacher said I had to stay after, I stayed. The teacher didn’t have >to call my house. I got busted for trying to draw a pony, when supposed to >be studying.
Hummm …. >The punishment was weird. He made me stay after and draw ponies. Then he >made me show him the drawings. ????? I still don’t get it.
Obviously, and this applies to *so* many areas, doesn’t it. — Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job. It is your job to find ways around your boss’s roadblocks.
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> > >I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. > >It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive behavior. > I don’t think any of us were displaying compulsive behaviors. > Really? Do you have experience in classifying obsessive behaviors?
Who cares? Walk through any elementary school and you’ll see kids with drawings all over everything. Body included.
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If my teacher said I had to stay after, I stayed. The teacher didn’t have to call my house. I got busted for trying to draw a pony, when supposed to be studying. The punishment was weird. He made me stay after and draw ponies. Then he made me show him the drawings. ????? I still don’t get it.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am pretty blunt about these things…’ > You are the Mamma, she is the teacher. The Mamma says to come home right > after school, then that is what your daugther should do UNLESS you are > called first and give your daughter different information to stay at school. > Sounds like her teacher has a hair up her ass. Don’t sweat it, its just > human weirdness. A mountain out of a molehill, if you will, in the greater > scheme of things….*S* > Sarah > Ok, I’ve got one… > hopefully I can get some feedback without too much judgement. > Here’s the deal > My daughter is 7 and a real "mind of her own child" > I am to blame for that. 
> I am raising her to be her own person and to be who she wants to be. > She is very outgoing and LOVES to be the focus of attention. She is a > girlie > girl. Loves pink (shudder) make-up nail polish and such. > She is also a "do before you think" type of person. > Something happened in school yesterday, and the teacher is very upset. > They have gymnastic’s on wednesday and the gym is right behind our house. > After the gym class she is free for the afternoon. So I told her to come > home straight after gym class. (school is a 3 minute walk away as well) > 12:20 (school is out at 12:15) the phone rings. The Teacher. > Suzanna was supposed to stay for detention but she "escaped" The teacher > was > real angry and told me to ask my daughter about a pen. She wouldn’t say > anymore. > My daughter comes home and I asked her what happened. > She had been drawing on her hand (again) so the teacher took away her pen. > They were leaving the classroom to go to gym and Suzanna took a pen off of > the teachers desk to take with her. > During gymclass some other children told on her and the teacher got upset > and told her she had to stay after school. Suzanna thought I would get mad > at her for being late (I did that once when she had gone off to play with > a > friend without telling me) and so she gave the teacher the slip and ran > home. > I made my daughter sit down and think about why the teacher would be upset > and why she had "stolen" the pen. Suzanna claims she just wanted to > borrow > the pen to decorate her hand. > I made her write a letter in which she explained what happened, why it was > wrong, promising she would not steal again and that she would try to think > better before doing stuff. She gave this letter to her teacher today. > The teacher told her to buy a new pen (she ruined the old one by drawing > on > her hand so fair enough). I could tell the teacher was still pretty angry. > I think she is making too big a deal out of it. Suzanna apologized and > promised she understood and that it wouldn’t happen again. End of story. > Everybody makes mistakes in my filosofy, and a child certainly has a right > to their share of mistakes. How else is one to learn? > The teacher thinks I’m taking it too lightly.. I think she is taking it > too > hard.. > thoughts anyone? > Becca
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Are you tattooed?
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. > It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive > behavior. > Ink on skin tends to blindsight you doesn’t it Elaine? Aside from phone > number, arrows, happy faces, hand puppets and COODIE SHOTS, I can’t think of > a single reason to doodle on your hand. > Lets see…..white out or marker on fingernails, using a pen or marker to > draw *jewlery* on the fingers and wrists, playing ‘detective’ with finger > printing. Inking your finger to make designs on paper….finger > painting…… > shall I go on? > Sarah
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I am pretty blunt about these things…’ You are the Mamma, she is the teacher. The Mamma says to come home right after school, then that is what your daugther should do UNLESS you are called first and give your daughter different information to stay at school. Sounds like her teacher has a hair up her ass. Don’t sweat it, its just human weirdness. A mountain out of a molehill, if you will, in the greater scheme of things….*S* Sarah
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Ok, I’ve got one… > hopefully I can get some feedback without too much judgement. > Here’s the deal > My daughter is 7 and a real "mind of her own child" > I am to blame for that. > I am raising her to be her own person and to be who she wants to be. > She is very outgoing and LOVES to be the focus of attention. She is a girlie > girl. Loves pink (shudder) make-up nail polish and such. > She is also a "do before you think" type of person. > Something happened in school yesterday, and the teacher is very upset. > They have gymnastic’s on wednesday and the gym is right behind our house. > After the gym class she is free for the afternoon. So I told her to come > home straight after gym class. (school is a 3 minute walk away as well) > 12:20 (school is out at 12:15) the phone rings. The Teacher. > Suzanna was supposed to stay for detention but she "escaped" The teacher was > real angry and told me to ask my daughter about a pen. She wouldn’t say > anymore. > My daughter comes home and I asked her what happened. > She had been drawing on her hand (again) so the teacher took away her pen. > They were leaving the classroom to go to gym and Suzanna took a pen off of > the teachers desk to take with her. > During gymclass some other children told on her and the teacher got upset > and told her she had to stay after school. Suzanna thought I would get mad > at her for being late (I did that once when she had gone off to play with a > friend without telling me) and so she gave the teacher the slip and ran > home. > I made my daughter sit down and think about why the teacher would be upset > and why she had "stolen" the pen. Suzanna claims she just wanted to borrow > the pen to decorate her hand. > I made her write a letter in which she explained what happened, why it was > wrong, promising she would not steal again and that she would try to think > better before doing stuff. She gave this letter to her teacher today. > The teacher told her to buy a new pen (she ruined the old one by drawing on > her hand so fair enough). I could tell the teacher was still pretty angry. > I think she is making too big a deal out of it. Suzanna apologized and > promised she understood and that it wouldn’t happen again. End of story. > Everybody makes mistakes in my filosofy, and a child certainly has a right > to their share of mistakes. How else is one to learn? > The teacher thinks I’m taking it too lightly.. I think she is taking it too > hard.. > thoughts anyone? > Becca
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>>I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. >It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive behavior. >because it was there — because at one point, we figured out that we *could* >draw on our skin (hey, some people get tattoos,
Oh, don’t get her started on tattoos! She calls them "trashy" and says the same about people who get them. — Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job. It is your job to find ways around your boss’s roadblocks.
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>Ok, I’ve got one… >hopefully I can get some feedback without too much judgement.
Just what newsgroup do you think this is?!! >I think she is making too big a deal out of it. Suzanna apologized and >promised she understood and that it wouldn’t happen again. End of story. >Everybody makes mistakes in my filosofy, and a child certainly has a right >to their share of mistakes. How else is one to learn? >The teacher thinks I’m taking it too lightly.. I think she is taking it too >hard.. >thoughts anyone?
I think that you are correct. I agree with all of the other responses that I have seen, here, as well …. except for Elaine’s, of course. — Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job. It is your job to find ways around your boss’s roadblocks.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. > It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive > behavior. > Perhaps it’s a distracting behavior she engages in because she doesn’t > like > her school. I frequently used to sneak a novel into class and read when > school became unbearably boring. Another time, I found a beautiful marble. > It looked like coffee with a little cream stirred in. I could stare into > it, and totally lose myself. > Think of it as a sort of self hypnosis. I could not put the marble down. > Finally, my teacher did take it away from me. I really was having a > difficult time in that class, being very shy, and with poor study skills. > Writing on hand seems to have the same hypnotic effect on your child. > What > to do? I suggest you buy a new pen for the teacher, have child apologize > for the inconvenience, promise not to do it again, and drop the whole > matter. > This child has a drawing "thing" She LOVES to draw and doodle.
Kids do. Especially if they’re bored at school. God knows I was bored, and did love to draw. I wish they gave kids the option of going to a real art school, and doing something from a young age in which they’re really interested. >Mostly on > paper but if it’s not available she’ll do it on her hands. > Also, she loves make-up and nail polish and is always "busy" with making > herself look pretty. (or her version of it anyway *smile*) > So to her, writing on her hands is either "pretty" or an explosion of > drawing fever with no paper available.
This does not contradict anything I said about the hypnotic nature of her "art".
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>I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. >It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive
behavior. > I don’t think any of us were displaying compulsive behaviors.
Really? Do you have experience in classifying obsessive behaviors? > We did it > because it was there
Institutionalized people often turn to self destructive behavior, often just because their skin is there and it’s about the only thing they can get easy access to. — because at one point, we figured out that we *could* > draw on our skin
Ya, you *could* also pluck out your eyes, but that’s no reason to do it. (hey, some people get tattoos Yeah, particularly prisoners. They’re well known for making home made tattoos from saliva, a bic pen, and a diaper pin. > some people just doodle on > their skin
An animal will chew off it’s own leg if caught in a trap.
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>I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. >It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive behavior.
Now this tops about everything! First you say that you never heard of it. Then you claim that this is an "obsessive behavior". Given that you cannot *possibly* be even slightly knowledgable about what is either typical or normal, how that heck can you presume to say such an amazing thing? >Perhaps it’s a distracting behavior she engages in because she doesn’t like >her school. I frequently used to sneak a novel into class and read when >school became unbearably boring. Another time, I found a beautiful marble. >It looked like coffee with a little cream stirred in. I could stare into >it, and totally lose myself.
Now *that* sounds like … nah. Too easy. Both the things that you describe, here, and what Becca said about her daughter drawing on her hand are all pretty typical things that kids do, from time to time. >Writing on hand seems to have the same hypnotic effect on your child.
From what bit of information posted did you draw this little gem? >What >to do? I suggest you buy a new pen for the teacher, have child apologize >for the inconvenience, promise not to do it again, and drop the whole >matter.
… um … do you actually read posts or just look at the subject line, put on your witche’s hat and respond? This is what she said that she did. — Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job. It is your job to find ways around your boss’s roadblocks.
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> I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. > It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive
behavior. Ink on skin tends to blindsight you doesn’t it Elaine? Aside from phone number, arrows, happy faces, hand puppets and COODIE SHOTS, I can’t think of a single reason to doodle on your hand. Lets see…..white out or marker on fingernails, using a pen or marker to draw *jewlery* on the fingers and wrists, playing ‘detective’ with finger printing. Inking your finger to make designs on paper….finger painting…… shall I go on? Sarah
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LOL!! I, too, remember writing on hands, jeans, sneakers, notebook covers… Loved it as a kid, discourage(d) it as a mom. BTW, discouraging it doesn’t =really= seem to help. I have finally decided that, in picking my battles, this is no longer as big a problem as others…and I am currently viewing it as a form of self-expression and creativity… ;)
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> how could you tell? Were you there when she gave her the letter? I think that > the teacher has the right to ask for a new pen, and your daughter should have > to make up the detention (once you know where she is). > Was there another conversation between you & the teacher after the initial one? > You seem quite sure of what she thinks, and what she thinks that you think. > – Blanche
I could tell she was still angry because I took my daughter to school this morning and handed the letter to the teacher WITH my daughter. I wanted to make sure she got it..and I wanted to see her reaction. She read the letter, grunted that she’d talk it over with my girl later on and that was it. I heard no more of it after that and Suzanna came home from school quite happy. Becca
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> First of all…your daughter did the right thing in coming home. If there is > ever a question between teacher and parent..the child needs to know they need to > choose the parent. And it concerns me that the teacher was more upset about the > pen than the fact that she lost track of one of her students..especially a young > one.
Yep my thoughts exactly. > I agree with you. Did the teacher return the pen she ’stole’ from your > daughter? Or was it her pen to begin with? Just curious. I think even you > might have gone a bit overboard. > Anyway…just MNSHO. > Maureen
Well, at the beginning of the school year each child gets a pen (provided by the school) They are supposed to look after it for the whole year. If it is lost or damaged the child should provide a new one. The teacher took the pen away from her (as she has done before because my daughter had doodled in her workbook) She got it returned to her after a few days of using a pencil. Becca – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. > It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive behavior. > Perhaps it’s a distracting behavior she engages in because she doesn’t like > her school. I frequently used to sneak a novel into class and read when > school became unbearably boring. Another time, I found a beautiful marble. > It looked like coffee with a little cream stirred in. I could stare into > it, and totally lose myself. > Think of it as a sort of self hypnosis. I could not put the marble down. > Finally, my teacher did take it away from me. I really was having a > difficult time in that class, being very shy, and with poor study skills. > Writing on hand seems to have the same hypnotic effect on your child. What > to do? I suggest you buy a new pen for the teacher, have child apologize > for the inconvenience, promise not to do it again, and drop the whole > matter.
This child has a drawing "thing" She LOVES to draw and doodle. Mostly on paper but if it’s not available she’ll do it on her hands. Also, she loves make-up and nail polish and is always "busy" with making herself look pretty. (or her version of it anyway *smile*) So to her, writing on her hands is either "pretty" or an explosion of drawing fever with no paper available. Becca
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I gotta say I’ve never heard of the "writing on the hand" thing before. It’s weird. It would seem to fall into the category of obsessive behavior. Perhaps it’s a distracting behavior she engages in because she doesn’t like her school. I frequently used to sneak a novel into class and read when school became unbearably boring. Another time, I found a beautiful marble. It looked like coffee with a little cream stirred in. I could stare into it, and totally lose myself. Think of it as a sort of self hypnosis. I could not put the marble down. Finally, my teacher did take it away from me. I really was having a difficult time in that class, being very shy, and with poor study skills. Writing on hand seems to have the same hypnotic effect on your child. What to do? I suggest you buy a new pen for the teacher, have child apologize for the inconvenience, promise not to do it again, and drop the whole matter.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Ok, I’ve got one… > hopefully I can get some feedback without too much judgement. > Here’s the deal > My daughter is 7 and a real "mind of her own child" > I am to blame for that. > I am raising her to be her own person and to be who she wants to be. > She is very outgoing and LOVES to be the focus of attention. She is a girlie > girl. Loves pink (shudder) make-up nail polish and such. > She is also a "do before you think" type of person. > Something happened in school yesterday, and the teacher is very upset. > They have gymnastic’s on wednesday and the gym is right behind our house. > After the gym class she is free for the afternoon. So I told her to come > home straight after gym class. (school is a 3 minute walk away as well) > 12:20 (school is out at 12:15) the phone rings. The Teacher. > Suzanna was supposed to stay for detention but she "escaped" The teacher was > real angry and told me to ask my daughter about a pen. She wouldn’t say > anymore. > My daughter comes home and I asked her what happened. > She had been drawing on her hand (again) so the teacher took away her pen. > They were leaving the classroom to go to gym and Suzanna took a pen off of > the teachers desk to take with her. > During gymclass some other children told on her and the teacher got upset > and told her she had to stay after school. Suzanna thought I would get mad > at her for being late (I did that once when she had gone off to play with a > friend without telling me) and so she gave the teacher the slip and ran > home. > I made my daughter sit down and think about why the teacher would be upset > and why she had "stolen" the pen. Suzanna claims she just wanted to borrow > the pen to decorate her hand. > I made her write a letter in which she explained what happened, why it was > wrong, promising she would not steal again and that she would try to think > better before doing stuff. She gave this letter to her teacher today. > The teacher told her to buy a new pen (she ruined the old one by drawing on > her hand so fair enough). I could tell the teacher was still pretty angry. > I think she is making too big a deal out of it. Suzanna apologized and > promised she understood and that it wouldn’t happen again. End of story. > Everybody makes mistakes in my filosofy, and a child certainly has a right > to their share of mistakes. How else is one to learn? > The teacher thinks I’m taking it too lightly.. I think she is taking it too > hard.. > thoughts anyone? > Becca
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>She gave this letter to her teacher today. >The teacher told her to buy a new pen (she ruined the old one by drawing on >her hand so fair enough). I could tell the teacher was still pretty angry.
how could you tell? Were you there when she gave her the letter? I think that the teacher has the right to ask for a new pen, and your daughter should have to make up the detention (once you know where she is). Was there another conversation between you & the teacher after the initial one? You seem quite sure of what she thinks, and what she thinks that you think. – Blanche
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Becca, I’m curious…knowing that you are within walking distance of the school…and that you might tend to expect your daughter home at a certain time…did the teacher think to call you =before= the "detention" started? I’m afraid that if she didn’t, that’s a bit of a problem, in my book. I have an "impulsive" child…one needs to work on learning to work AROUND that. One of the things one needs to do, as parent or as teacher of that type of child, is to spell things out in language that cannot be mistaken. When the teacher took your daughter’s pen (was there a warning before this happened, btw?), she needed to say something like "You’re not supposed to draw on yourself. Since you are doing this, let me hold your pen for you so that you won’t be tempted… I will give your pen back to you at the end of the day." …or similar… And Maureen is right…imagine someone who teaches children at that age being more upset at a pen being missing than a child… <tapping foot> …Diane
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Ok, I’ve got one… > hopefully I can get some feedback without too much judgement. > Here’s the deal > My daughter is 7 and a real "mind of her own child" > I am to blame for that. > I am raising her to be her own person and to be who she wants to be. > She is very outgoing and LOVES to be the focus of attention. She is a girlie > girl. Loves pink (shudder) make-up nail polish and such. > She is also a "do before you think" type of person. > Something happened in school yesterday, and the teacher is very upset. > They have gymnastic’s on wednesday and the gym is right behind our house. > After the gym class she is free for the afternoon. So I told her to come > home straight after gym class. (school is a 3 minute walk away as well) > 12:20 (school is out at 12:15) the phone rings. The Teacher. > Suzanna was supposed to stay for detention but she "escaped" The teacher was > real angry and told me to ask my daughter about a pen. She wouldn’t say > anymore. > My daughter comes home and I asked her what happened. > She had been drawing on her hand (again) so the teacher took away her pen. > They were leaving the classroom to go to gym and Suzanna took a pen off of > the teachers desk to take with her. > During gymclass some other children told on her and the teacher got upset > and told her she had to stay after school. Suzanna thought I would get mad > at her for being late (I did that once when she had gone off to play with a > friend without telling me) and so she gave the teacher the slip and ran > home.
First of all…your daughter did the right thing in coming home. If there is ever a question between teacher and parent..the child needs to know they need to choose the parent. And it concerns me that the teacher was more upset about the pen than the fact that she lost track of one of her students..especially a young one. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I made my daughter sit down and think about why the teacher would be upset > and why she had "stolen" the pen. Suzanna claims she just wanted to borrow > the pen to decorate her hand. > I made her write a letter in which she explained what happened, why it was > wrong, promising she would not steal again and that she would try to think > better before doing stuff. She gave this letter to her teacher today. > The teacher told her to buy a new pen (she ruined the old one by drawing on > her hand so fair enough). I could tell the teacher was still pretty angry. > I think she is making too big a deal out of it. Suzanna apologized and > promised she understood and that it wouldn’t happen again. End of story. > Everybody makes mistakes in my filosofy, and a child certainly has a right > to their share of mistakes. How else is one to learn? > The teacher thinks I’m taking it too lightly.. I think she is taking it too > hard..
I agree with you. Did the teacher return the pen she ’stole’ from your daughter? Or was it her pen to begin with? Just curious. I think even you might have gone a bit overboard. Anyway…just MNSHO. Maureen
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Ok, I’ve got one… hopefully I can get some feedback without too much judgement. Here’s the deal My daughter is 7 and a real "mind of her own child" I am to blame for that. I am raising her to be her own person and to be who she wants to be. She is very outgoing and LOVES to be the focus of attention. She is a girlie girl. Loves pink (shudder) make-up nail polish and such. She is also a "do before you think" type of person. Something happened in school yesterday, and the teacher is very upset. They have gymnastic’s on wednesday and the gym is right behind our house. After the gym class she is free for the afternoon. So I told her to come home straight after gym class. (school is a 3 minute walk away as well) 12:20 (school is out at 12:15) the phone rings. The Teacher. Suzanna was supposed to stay for detention but she "escaped" The teacher was real angry and told me to ask my daughter about a pen. She wouldn’t say anymore. My daughter comes home and I asked her what happened. She had been drawing on her hand (again) so the teacher took away her pen. They were leaving the classroom to go to gym and Suzanna took a pen off of the teachers desk to take with her. During gymclass some other children told on her and the teacher got upset and told her she had to stay after school. Suzanna thought I would get mad at her for being late (I did that once when she had gone off to play with a friend without telling me) and so she gave the teacher the slip and ran home. I made my daughter sit down and think about why the teacher would be upset and why she had "stolen" the pen. Suzanna claims she just wanted to borrow the pen to decorate her hand. I made her write a letter in which she explained what happened, why it was wrong, promising she would not steal again and that she would try to think better before doing stuff. She gave this letter to her teacher today. The teacher told her to buy a new pen (she ruined the old one by drawing on her hand so fair enough). I could tell the teacher was still pretty angry. I think she is making too big a deal out of it. Suzanna apologized and promised she understood and that it wouldn’t happen again. End of story. Everybody makes mistakes in my filosofy, and a child certainly has a right to their share of mistakes. How else is one to learn? The teacher thinks I’m taking it too lightly.. I think she is taking it too hard.. thoughts anyone? Becca
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) > so that was exciting too. > in other news, the car got towed this morning and cost me $40. but its > at the shop, and maybe it’ll be fixed before we leave for california > which would help out a whole lot. > somehow i am continuing to function. its a freaking miracle some times > how it happens. > now im quite tired from being ‘awake’ all day building the ploop… > pretty soon i must walk to the school to pick up my daughter. (nope, no > bus, no rides. already checked.) > praise the lord that tomorrow is saturday, and maybe i’ll be able to > sleep in. > in keeping the sleep journal, ive noticed that i go an average of 3 > hours before needing to sleep… absolute tops 6. > and then if i stayed awake for 6 hours, and then took a nap, that nap > could be hours long, and if nobody woke me, i would just keep sleeping > all night. > i would probably wake up in the morning after all that sleep, and then > be tired again and need to sleep again after only a few hours awake. > (like 3). > definitely patterns are showing up. > well thats all the news that is news from this side of the dark side of > the mooooooooon > anna > — > "man, this is crazy….. i hope i didnt brain my damage….." > -hs > "blessed am i to dwell in this beautiful temple" 