If nothing else, I have learned that after school pick-up is a great place to gather blogging material. And since I'm too nice of a person to actually say "Shut the fuck up" to some one's face, I turn to this lovely blog.
Dear mother of my daughter's friend,
I understand your frustrations. I went through the same thing last school year with my daughter. I know that you are not exaggerating when you say it took hours to rid your own daughter's hair of lice. And then you had to do the same with your 2 other children, also in school. It's a long process. It's gross. I understand where you are coming from. But I have to draw the line somewhere.
Yesterday you informed me that 2 of your 3 had lice again. Perhaps you didn't get it all on the first round or maybe the child your got it from wasn't properly treated. I'll never know. Marching up to me and saying you are not bringing your kids back to this "fucking school" until "every child has been fucking checked"- that is where I draw the line. There's frustrated (rightfully so) and inappropriate.
I guess you didn't notice that most of the elementary kids were running past you as you were dropping F-bombs left and right. Other parents waiting for their kids could also hear you. Not only could a child run home and drop the F-bomb for their parents, but you may very well have started a panic. Parents panicked and unnecessarily treated their kids earlier in the year. Hearing your rant is going to make this possible panic all that much worse.
I'm frustrated as well, and trust me, there will be hell raised if one of my children come home with lice, but right now, I am not the person you need to go off on. For the sake of avoiding mass hysteria, I really hope you take my advice and talk to the proper people, ie. not me. The principal, the school board, the superintendent, I don't care. Just not me.
Sincerely,
The mom of your daughter's friend who is fucking sick of bugs in the school, but can't do much beyond keeping them away from her own kids.
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7 comments:
I can not stand when people come up to me when I'm with Nathaniel and start the fbombs. We were at Chris' work one day and his employee was f this and f that and bomb bomb bomb. At her boss (Chris) which is inappropriate to begin with and in front of a two year old and even after me saying her name a few times she KEPT DOING IT. So annoying.
I can not stand when people come up to me when I'm with Nathaniel and start the fbombs. We were at Chris' work one day and his employee was f this and f that and bomb bomb bomb. At her boss (Chris) which is inappropriate to begin with and in front of a two year old and even after me saying her name a few times she KEPT DOING IT. So annoying.
F bombs and lice ... they both have a time and place for discussion/use
I have never understood the hysteria created by this tiny little bug ... it is easily treated and easily avoided, but then again, I worked in a group home where lice was an every day issue - new kids in, new bugs in.
I am wondering if maybe your school should have an informational meeting about lice. I worry that parents are dumping chemicals on their child's head every time there is a scare ... that stuff is harsh! vaseline will rid heads of the bugs in 24 hours and after a week will leave the hair soft and shiny. the rest is just a matter of washing what can be washed and bagging up what can't be for a month or so.
Lice have been around for ever, and always been a nuisance, even with students from the wealthiest schools.
Personally, she needs to make sure she didn't miss anything at home. Secondly, she needs to educate her children on actions that would lead to acquiring lice.
My quick witted response (to her inappropriate mouth) would of been, "Be happy it's not bed bugs"
My head is itching at the thought of lice. I know I'd be upset, too. But not be dropping f bombs where kids can hear me.
I can totally empathize with her frustrations but yeah I agree that dropping F-bombs in front of school children is completely inappropriate. Also, going off on you doesn't help matters either...as if the lice outbreak is your fault somehow?
Ugh, some people just suck.
Oh that would not be fun- but yea totally inappropriate when and how she said it.
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