We have been so busy with life the past month! Whew! Where has the time went? Katie has been busy with soccer three times a week, student government,and projects. I have been blessed to not have a huge work load with college this semester just a lot of hours (18) which is double full time for a graduate/law student. My assignments aren't too difficult so that has been a huge help. One thing I really wanted to blow off steam about is parents. I had a horrible set as many people know but that really didn't affect the person I wanted to be, it just drove me to be successful and to try my best to break the cycle and be a better parent. One of the things that upsets me so much is that the "mother's clique" at Katie's soccer games tends to be comprised of some of the nastiest, hatefulest, and ignorant people I have ever had the misfortune of meeting. They insult their own daughters and ridicule their skill level, yell over the coach and attempt to coach from the bleachers over the Coach and yell instructions not encouragement the entire game.They seldom encourage their daughters to be good sports, or even promote team dynamics because they all want their child to shine. Steve and I often sit with another group of parents who cringe at these women. Katie had the misfortune to be teamed up with one of these so called" ladies' daughters and despite Katie asking the little girl for 2 weeks to bring her her part of data from a 1 month project, I had to call the mother the day before it was due. She informed me her daughter hasn't been home all weekend and they are" too busy with decorating for the school dance, church, and shopping for Christmas to worry about school assignments" And we wonder why some kids today are failing and have no priorities. I informed the woman perhaps she should worry about school instead of social things and she asked "Are you calling me stupid". Umm, Yes you are stupid!
Her daughter finally emailed the project info at 1030 pm after Katie was in bed with no time to make a presentation.Thank God for understanding teachers! Katie HAD BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE TEACHER FOR THE LAST WEEK AND TURNS OUT THEY HAD ALL HAD A MEETING Friday WITH THE LITTLE GIRL PROMISING TO MAIL IT BY SATURDAY MORNING AT THE LATEST TO US AND WE GOT IT SUNDAY AT 1030 PM!!!!!!!
So the lady wrote me 5 emails today about how I was a horrible parent and should mind my own business and not worry about what my daughter was doing and that the girls should just fail. I finally had to quote Tennessee stalking and harassment law to the woman and emailed her a directive to "not contact us via phone or email or I would take legal action". And the WITCH STILL CONTINUED TO EMAIL ME! SO I think tomorrow I am going to file a police report against the woman.
People are crazy and I am beginning to think people should be screened and be given a permit to have children because so many parents are not fit to be role models and be entrusted with life. What normal person could not place education before Christmas shopping and school dances and expect to email a child of 12 at 10:30 at night and expect them to stay up 3 hours for a project due at 8:30 am?
I am glad that I have the common sense to parent even though I did not have had the best parents with any redeemable qualities to influence and teach me. Much of my parenting skill derives from the desire to seek what is best for my child and to help her in her quest to grow and learn. I applaud all those who tirelessly devote time to their children, give them encouraging words, and have high expectations. To all those people who call themselves parents who shouldn't be left alone with a tomato, I stick my tongue out at you!
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