Hi everyone. I'm so sorry it's been like nearly a whole month without posting. I have had so many things going on in my life at the moment I just haven't had time for blogging and cardmaking but now I'm back and determined more than ever to keep up to date.
My dad has been quite ill. He has prostate cancer which obviously makes us worry anyway but he has just been in so much pain and sleeping all the time and eating hardly anything. He got his results back from the doctor on Friday and they said they cannot find anything wrong which is a good thing I know but he is still in pain. He has a hospital appointment at the end of the month so we shall see what they say. The doctor has given him some anti depressants but he doesn't (and I doubt he will) want to take them.
My middle son has just started senior school and has not taken to it at all. I am so shocked. Although no child will usually admit to liking school I have never had him complain about going but now he just doesn't want to go. On his first day he was told off for wearing the wrong shoes. I got him the 3 velcro strip ones which they are not suppossed to wear. The teacher sent him to head of year on his own and he got lost and was very scared. I really am one who agrees that proper school uniform should be worn but for that to happen to him on hisfirst day, I've got to say I was very cross.
On his 3rd day he was shouted at by his history teacher for not numbering his pages in his excercise book. He really shouted at him and threw the book down at him and said he would be speaking to the head of year and phoning his parents. Obviously I said let the phone me.
Well now he just doesn't want to go to school anymore. Jordan is a very sensative child and this was picked up on before he went to senior school and he was on a programme where he went to visit beofre anyone else started. What concerns me most is that on Friday he went to catch the bus as normal and then phoned me in a complete mess saying he just couldn't get on the bus. I told him to come straight home and when I opened the door he just fell in my arms crying and saying he couldn't breathe properly and was going to be sick. I suffer from panic attacks myself and I'm sure that's what he had.
I managed to take him to school but it didn't help that I was very upset as well but he went off although he really didn't want to let go of my finger, bless him. Let's keep our fingers crossed for tomorrow. He's already telling me he doesn't want to go.
Yesterday I had a huge party here for all my husbands family. Some were over from Canada and how lucky were we that we had such gorgeous weather. All the kids played in the swimming pool and on the trampoline and all the adults drank and ate, perfect. I have been preparing this for around a month so this is why I haven't been around much. There were 55 of us and I done most of the food. A friend done some bits as well but I must admit to being absolutely shattered last night. I was up on Friday cleaning and preparing food until midnight and then back up and 6am cooking yesterday morning right up until 3pm. I was so busy in the kitchen I didn't get any photos so must ask everyone for some.
Enough about my stresses now, I have some pictures of cards that I have made (although there aren't many) and I will upload those in the week. I have lots of goodies arriving for the website and today I have been to a craft fair at Sandown and bought lots of goodies. I've got to say I was very dissappointed with the fair though but still managed to spend too much although most of it was birthday money.
Off now to tidy craft room and play.
Hope you all had a good weekend.
T
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First of all, I think it is time for you and your husband to have a discussion with his teachers and head to tell them how he is feeling. Throwing books down etc is not teacherly behavior. What is he/she teaching the kids? That it is okay to throw temper tantrums? Ask them to be a little more sensitive or that you will have to find a different school for him, that treats him better. I can totally understand if he is a bad boy and not behaving, but punishing him for not wearing the right shoes and not numbering his book, big deal. Just tell him what is right and if he doesn't fix it the next day, give him a stricter warning. I would be furious and would be having a conversation with them that day. Stand your ground, you don't want him loosing interest in education because of velcro shoes and unnumbered composition book.
And last but not least...
Happy Birthday!!!
I am so angry reading what happened to your boy Tracey. Seething actually. I
totally agree with Annapurna that throwing things should not be condoned - on any level, and it does indeed send a strong signal to the kids that this is how adults deal with irritations. And the teacher ought to get out a dictionary and look up the word 'professional'. What would have happened I wonder if your boy would have thrown the book at the teacher???? I can guess.... he would have been suspended no doubt. Don't they have any compasssion for these poor kids? They go from (usually) small junior schools into what must seem like another world and it is terrifying for them. It's hardly the crime of the century to have the wrong shoes or forget to number his pages. He probably didn't even know he had to do that, in which case the school is at fault for not explaining that to him. How is he supposed to know - by osmosis????? I am on a rant now sorry hun but I hate anything like this. I am the first one to say that teachers should. have a bit more power to control classes cos basicallyt heir hands are tied - PC gone mad - but it is because of morons like this that they dont. Poor lad - hope he is ok. And not nice fot you cos as his mamma, you will be taking it personally cos that's what we do. And rightly so!! I'd be up there kicking his sorry ass I can tell you. I'd be asking to see that teacher and then suggesting that you all went to the HOY together. And then, as Russell Crowe would say, I would unleash hell.
And now, a nice bit..... Happy birthday hunny xxxxx
Ohh I just noticed all the typos. Sorry - I cant type properly when I am annoyed lol xxxx
Grrrr to the nasty teacher ~ I'll second everything Dawny said, but without all the typo's ;)
Hope it all gets sorted asap.
Oh & Happy Birthday!!!
OMG, Tracey I normally manage to keep my emotions under control (except for when watching the secret millionaire and birthing channels!!) but reading about your son's first week at school made me cry. I have a daughter who is only in year 1 at primary school and the thought of a teacher making my child upset in a very new and scary enviroment would make me soooo mad!! It not supose to be the teachers bullying the children. I am speechless.
I'm sorry to hear about your son's problems Tracy. It is also my son's first year in secondary school and he's had his hiccups too but not as bad as your sons and I have been upset and annoyed at the behaviour of the school. As stated before stand your ground and they will definitely back down. Missed your posts. Look after yourself and I'm sorry I missed your birthday. Lots of love, Denise x
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