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I am amazed that you simply didn't respond to ...

2012-01-05T08:08:04.216-08:00

I am amazed that you simply didn't respond to the administrator with "For Fuck's Sake!" ... I'm sure that would have stopped them dead in their tracks.

If you ever want a guest blogger, I'll tell my entire story about when my oldest was in PE and wore "pajama pants" instead of sweat pants in PE. The PE instructor called her to the front of the basketball court in front of everyone --- pulled out his syllabus he'd sent to parents, pointed where it said "sweat pants" are recommended, and berated her for wearing the pajama pants, and she needed to stay after school for detention.

Guest who had cajones the size of grapefruit then!? (I love that expression!) It ended with me going to the school board, the instructor writing me a formal letter of apology and acknowledging the difference between recommended and required, and asking me not to sue the school or him, and the principal forever and to this day hiding from me when I enter the building.
(There's so much more to the story! HA!)

The phrase that aptly fits you is: Be the woman that when the Devil sees you waking up, he says "Damn ... she's up!"

Hugs!

/dawn

I've never heard of anything so mind-bogglingl...

2012-01-04T23:09:51.192-08:00

I've never heard of anything so mind-bogglingly stupid in relation to blogging. These extreme levels of stupidity are what caused me to bleed from the ears at my last job. It's like a pandemic. I am glad you were able to work things out with the teacher concerning the child.

Goats, I did think about asking for it in writing....

2011-12-30T22:19:10.268-08:00

Goats, I did think about asking for it in writing. If it had come up again, I would have.

Claire, it was the using-child-against-me which wa...

2011-12-30T22:17:31.336-08:00

Claire, it was the using-child-against-me which was so upsetting. My blog is the one expression of myself, really, and to have it held out as harmful to my child was devastating... I honestly talked to the SH about it, and we agreed that if it came to it, we'd pull the children out of their school.

I'd love to write something thought-provoking ...

2011-12-30T07:53:42.595-08:00

I'd love to write something thought-provoking but the only words coming to mind are "What a bunch of stupid bitches."

Do they read the comments? Am I famous? Isn'...

2011-12-28T14:30:35.386-08:00

Do they read the comments? Am I famous?

Isn't it kind of wacky that they actually had a formal meeting with you to say that they wouldn't addres your child's problem unles syou stopped blogging. I would have asked for that in writing.

First, I find it utterly despicable that they woul...

2011-12-28T14:10:06.176-08:00

First, I find it utterly despicable that they would use your child as some sort of bargaining chip to shut you up. I mean, how CRAVEN.

Second, after the episode at the fair, it seems to me that many of the people at this school are idiots or cowards. I would imagine that the parents who organized this sale probably are big donors and the administration would be loathe to alienate them (and their checkbooks) by pointing out that selling plush toys out of real animal hides is unquestionably immoral.

I've found in these environments that there are the bullies and the bullied (and we wonder WHY American culture has become a macrocosm of Lord of the Flies). You cannot be bullied, because (a) you've got cojones the size of grapefruit; and (b) you're smart. Plus that law degree. Ergo, TDH is absolutely frigging terrifying!

My goodness! All that fuss over an innocent little...

2011-12-27T15:45:02.276-08:00

My goodness! All that fuss over an innocent little online journal. And thanks so much for changing the blog to make it easier to read. It's perfect now.

you should totally be making up posts about how yo...

2011-12-27T13:29:48.620-08:00

you should totally be making up posts about how you overheard all the other mothers talking about how fat the teachers are or how they saw one of them table dancing drunk at TGIFs.

Under the prior head of school, it was never an is...

2011-12-27T10:23:05.575-08:00

Under the prior head of school, it was never an issue. But then once the short-term head of school came in, the one in this story, then suddenly it was A Big Fat Deal. A teacher told me that whenever I posted on my blog (and as we all know, I'm not the most prolific or punctilious of bloggers) some staff member would send out an alarm on the inhouse email list. I find this depressingly stupid. The idea of them all reading about my parrot or Lola's swearing, like it was some kind of threat to the an over 100-year old institution... I shake my head.

What puzzles me is how they found the blog to begi...

2011-12-27T10:16:37.261-08:00

What puzzles me is how they found the blog to begin with. Did the administrator having nothing better to do than google terms that would somehow point her to your blog? Sounds like you had your own little cyber stalker! :)

The Head of School is absolutely a loon - going to...

2011-12-27T09:24:03.309-08:00

The Head of School is absolutely a loon - going toe to toe with a litigator Mommy with an audience? That's just beautifully idiotic. The school can reasonably have a policy about parental blogs that identify the school and use of social media regarding students - it is a private school afterall - but trying to bully a litigator is just beyond stupid.

To bad you can't contact the new school and te...

2011-12-26T15:41:23.340-08:00

To bad you can't contact the new school and tell them want an idiot the administrator is.

Well sheesh -- clearly the BurningMan connection a...

2011-12-26T15:36:08.509-08:00

Well sheesh -- clearly the BurningMan connection alone is enough to make you suspect. I mean, founder of an enduring, internationally acclaimed, semi-rebellious, non-main-stream culturally alternative mass event? What does that say about your creativity, project management skills, ability to work with others successfully and all that good resume key words stuff, really? Who but the most enlightened educators (and three cheers for the teacher who recognized this and yearned for more like you!) would want a parent like *that* volunteering in their child's classroom and role-modeling for her peers?

Good on you, Carole, and good for the Sober Husband for riding shotgun with you into the fray!

PS: Pretty new background here -- much more readable (although I liked the aesthetics of the last one, this one, to my eye, seems more reader-friendly :-)

i notice you pointedly left out mentioning all you...

2011-12-26T14:02:23.417-08:00

i notice you pointedly left out mentioning all your posts about parrots?! HOW YOUR PARROT WAS OUT ALL NIGHT AT A STRANGER'S HOUSE! IN THE MISSION! tsk tsk.

Well I, for one, am still quivering in fear that I...

2011-12-26T13:00:11.724-08:00

Well I, for one, am still quivering in fear that I would be victimized by you on your blog.