Do you ever have one of those moments where you encounter someone of a younger generation who is so idealistic, insensitive and downright rude that you wish to smack the snot out of 'em? And what do you do when this person is entrusted as a role model for your child????
I had an encounter like this today with my child's school teacher. I was four minutes late for the pickup at school, and by her behavior, she'd have beheaded me on the spot. She acted like I was four hours late.
How someone can get THAT stressed and b*tchy in a matter of four minutes just blows my mind!
But my therapy this afternoon has been to think about the prospects of the day (if)/when she has a spouse, children, etc..... is SHE in for a rude awakening!!!
Maybe she was already stessed & bitchy before the 4 minutes even started? Or maybe she had something important to do and was delayed by your tardiness? Sure, its counter-productive to "behead" you...but when you arrived were you apologetic or non-chalant? Is this the first time you've been late or are you consistently pushing the time limit? Is this really a sign of immaturity on her part or lack of respect for her time on yours?
Long history.... I really don't know WHAT irks the daughter. Any attempts I've made to understand, much less resolve, any potential issues have resulted in her deferral to mom. So the direct approach to get to the bottom of it with her has proven unsuccessful.
To add insult to injury, I've caught mom in a bold faced lie. My response to that was to make copies of state childcare licensing regulations and in a business-like manner, present them in a meeting to her in order to get a resolution. Now then, irksome to me is that it took five months and no less than fifteen attempts - verbal, phonecalls, and in writing - to get that meeting to address the issues I had since STBX and I split.
Our daughter has been there for five years now. And from what I've observed as they've lost half their enrollment, either by choice or by circumstance, is that the name of the place should be "Family Drama R Us."
Mom has said I'm not a regular offender - in response to my ASKING since I've exceeded 3:10 pm twice this school year due to road closures/detours. But based on the additional info I've provided in this post, you can imagine that I don't trust either of them any farther than I can throw them.
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