Tawdry quirk curators
// November 30th, 2007 // 3 Comments » // mail, television
Since you are going to bicker about this for a long time, I’m going to say what nobody else will say. When this hiatus is finally over, please DON’T bring back:
-Sarah Silverman Program
-Kenny Vs. Spenny
-At least half of the reality shows
Thank you,
Cathy
// October 7th, 2007 // No Comments » // kid quotes, mail
I love you. Your maternal grandparents think you are hysterically funny. Your Sunday School teachers think you are very sweet. At home, you resemble a gremlin. When I saw Elizabethtown, I was distracted from the visually appealing train wreck of a movie by the Samson character and his resemblance to you, my son. When I put you in your crib and you decide to do something foul and horrible instead of napping, there are several appropriate responses. They include, “oops” and “uh-oh” and “sorry” and even, “my bad.” This is not the time to grin from earlobe to earlobe and shout “Surprise!” You may shout surprise when you use the potty. But, only for it’s intended purpose. Flushing entire rolls with the cardboard tube still attached falls under the previously mentioned “my bad” category.
Love,
Mommy
// September 4th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // mail
No. My children may NOT wear pajamas to school unless it is some sort of “Jammy Day” during Spirit week. Even then, I don’t know if I will allow it. I don’t care if they wear pajamas all day when they are at home, but they will wear clothing when they are at school. If you see them at school in pajamas, please call and tell me. I will be happy to show up at school and embarrass them there. Thank you for your assistance.
Cathy
// September 1st, 2007 // 2 Comments » // Doug, mail
Usually, you steal all the covers. Last night, you shoved all the covers toward me and I instinctively held onto them for ‘cover survival’. So, since you force me to fight for coverage and you shoved the covers, it is your fault that you had no covers. Even though I had ALL of the covers, I am the victim and you are the cover thief. I forgive you.
Love,
Cathy
// August 17th, 2007 // No Comments » // mail, people
I am certain that you thought it was very funny to walk up to the pregnant shopper and try to talk her into “taking” your 2-year-old son. I am equally certain that you terrified that poor woman. Even though her face showed sheer terror and she walked faster than she should have had to walk trying to get away from you, you just kept on with your sales pitch, practically running to stay beside the terrified shopper. That routine won’t be funny as your child learns what you are saying. Work out a new shtick. One that doesn’t frighten others and break your child’s heart.
Cathy
// July 30th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // mail
I am not sorry that you had to have a check-up today. I’m also not a horrible mother who wouldn’t let them give you shots if I really loved you. When you had your baby shots, I cried before, during and after that needle invaded your skin. As you got older, I joked and distracted you while I tensed and hid my pain. Today, I felt as terrible as the things you said to me, but I would (and will) do it again. I love you and know that a moment of pain and a few days of discomfort is better than a disease that can take your life. Yes, I am aware that you think you are invincible and know everything. That’s okay. I’ll keep my distance while you do stupid things and suffer the consequences. Sometimes, I’m going to laugh at you. When you are mature enough to laugh at yourself, you’ll understand. I won’t sit back and ignore your safety though. I’m not your best friend. I’m your mother. I love you even when you hate me.
Mom
// June 16th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // Doug, mail
Newscoma said I am making the most economical choice if I rent a movie from on-demand. Since you are eating fresh fish and having conversations with grown-ups, I think it’s a fair trade. Oh, beware of green markers tomorrow night. I love you!
Cathy
// June 4th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // mail, pets
I don’t care if the cat is finished with it, it is NOT food! Don’t eat it!
Love, Mom
// May 11th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // mail, parenting
Effective immediately, no growth spurts will be allowed unless permission has been given, in writing, at least 30 days prior to said growing. Failure to comply will result in the wearing of wrong gender hand-me-downs for several weeks.
Thank you,
Parent Management
// April 10th, 2007 // 2 Comments » // local, mail, school
When you take a chunk of Bearden students and send them to West while sending a chunk of West students to Bearden, you are not “making adjustments for growth”, you are making socio-economic choices. Doubling students travel time and taking them away from their neighborhood school puts them at an increased risk for accidents, takes away their sense of community and fills schools with students who have no vested interest in their school. Surely you have seen all the research emphasizing the importance of students and families being active participants in their schools. Telling families that they should have siblings in two different high schools is absurd. The public hearings were clearly pointless.
My daughter has visited and toured Bearden several times. She has met with teachers, signed up for activities and registered for classes. She has tested out of classes and is actively trying out for band. My oldest child will still be at Bearden next year. During the past four years I’ve gotten to know many of the teachers and most of the school administration. This is our neighborhood school. This is the school that we planned on all of our children attending. We chose our home based on the schools. Now we are supposed to send our child across town to a school in a neighborhood that we would never choose to live in with teachers, staff and students we don’t know? When she gets her driver’s license, she will be allowed to travel only short distances. You are telling us to send her to a school far beyond what she will be allowed to travel. That eliminates her attendance at any after-school activities.
Please don’t do this. Please let students within a certain distance of a school remain with their neighborhood school. The criteria set forth by personnel and the School Board last year when all this re-zoning began was to: (1) Listen to public input, (2) Keep feeder schools together and (3)Look at safe methods of transportation. That is not what is happening to us.
Cathy McCaughan
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