Comments on: How I ruined Color Guard

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:56:10 +0000

You are just terrible to actually care about your child!

By: Miriam

Miriam — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:36:46 +0000

Don’t worry about doing the right thing Cathy. Next week she will be giving you attitude about something else. Barry do you have kids? The reason I ask is this: It’s common for teens to have their own slang, language, and outbursts to each other, then turn in beautiful work to their teachers. It’s not a sign that she will not improve her friendship grammer later. We have to pick our battles.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:53:55 +0000

Sounds just like me throwing a fit over the bathrooms at BMS being locked in between classes. My son was so embarrassed about me throwing a fit until I explained to him I was trying to protect him. One day I am sure she’ll see you were just doing the reponsible thing as a parent and tax payer.

By: cathy

cathy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:01:26 +0000

Sarah makes straight A’s. She is in the Key Club and the Honor Society as well as the Art Honor Society. She is on the Color Guard and the Climbing Team. The only person who she gives attitude to is ME. She can be as slang as she wants to be on her blog.

By: dancedivam

dancedivam — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:41:50 +0000

Considering the 15-year-old quoted her teacher as referring to her as the smartest girl in class and also one of the smartest in the whole school, it would appear that when it matters, she can and does turn on the grammar and spelling switch.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:27:10 +0000

Sorry, I didn’t realize it was her site (don’t recognize the last name right away).

I hope the writing style changes – I don’t see that happening with a lot of kids that are allowed to “let it go” during their formative years. I wouldn’t keep my hopes up on it improving much if you don’t try to correct it now…

By: Doug McCaughan

Doug McCaughan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:04:18 +0000

Barry, you know “that girl” is our daughter right? She’s pretty sharp when it comes to grammar and spelling but takes a Facebook approach to her blogging and just lets it go. We don’t care about that right now because I’m just happy to see her using her blog. I believe having the children blog will serve them well in the future. 4 out of 5 have blogs at their own domain. Their writing style will change and eventually they will give more attention to spelling and grammar. If I push it now, they might just give up.

As for the teacher, it’s continuing to be handled. And we weren’t the only parents to contact the school.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:32:51 +0000

Talk to the teacher regardless of what she thinks. Kids don’t control their education or their supervision and they don’t control you. Where do kids get this “oh mom you’re embarrassing me with your interference” crap? Oh yeah, TV. Like that commercial where the mom and dad are dressed in costumes picking the kid up from school and the kid’s embarrassed. Kids assume their parents are going to embarrass them, so everything we do is an embarrassment.

I’d be more concerned with the atrocious grammar and spelling on that girl’s blog you linked to.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:46 +0000

Expecting your child to be supervised while at school? How dare you! What’s wrong with you Cathy? Sheesh. ;D

By: paula

paula — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:56:32 +0000

you horrible mom you!