Number 3 has been giving me a hard time. He’s being rude and disrespectful and full of attitude. I feel like all I’ve been doing lately is sending him to his room. Last weekend he had a cold. And then two days ago he got a cough which has gotten progressively worse. It was bad […]
attention seeking behavior
Sometimes you strike out. Other times you are throwing the strikes.
Number 3 used to be my shy, quiet kid. The one who would never, ever get in trouble. Then, last year, he started to come out of his shell. So much so that he was getting into trouble at school for being silly. I was not happy. Well, most of me wasn’t happy. There was […]
…but I’m funny how? I mean funny like I’m a clown? I amuse you?
When I used to teach, I was friends with a teacher who had a daughter. A little fire cracker of a daughter. And her daughter was a bit of a terror at preschool. At one point, the daughter was going through a biting phase. I remember thinking, Whoa. She’s a teacher. A teacher should not […]