Mermaid said:
I think you and I are of the minority here, Miss Kitty, but I share your opinion. And yes, my children think I am notoriously unsympathetic at times, but I can't help it. I was raised in the Catholic school system and they took no prisoners! It's what I believe in...consequences for your actions. Builds character to be accountable. :clap_1:
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No you are not. I have learned alot from this thread. I am sympatheitc w/Pea because I have a seventh grade boy too. Middle school stinks, and there needs to be a breaking in period of learning how to take your lumps- not just slamming it down on them. By the time they get to high school, I am not going to be as protective and sympathetic.
Will learned a valuable lesson this fall when we went to Disney. He is a good student (grades and behavior), so the teachers gave him his assignments since we took him out for 1 day (horrors!). He completed them, but in typical Will fashion, forgot to turn in the Spanish work. BTW- his Spanish teacher adores him, I adore her- we have this big admiration fest going on! So he got a B on his report card- missing assignments. He was stunned. I was pissed. Instead of giving him a zero for an unexcused absence, she gave him the opportunity to make up the work. He royally f*&$ed up. I don't mind a B, but getting a B 'cause he was careless made me nuts. I don't ask him anymore about his assignments- he either remembers or he doesn't, but when he forgets, he pays.
At least they'll be able to get you a reservation at Nobu with only 3 hours notice.
I went through 8 years of CCD! Ahhh!
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