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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 263067" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Dear School Nurse, </p><p> </p><p>Thank you for your recent note. While I was sitting around feeling like an utter failure I felt it necessary to share with my friends ( who have an idea what goes on in a day of my life) your concerns. Here's what one gal in particular had to say. </p><p> </p><p>Thanks for your concern regarding my nephew. It's true - sometimes he comes to school, and his nails are not clean, or he refuses to take a bath, or can't brush his teeth because he has sensitivity issues, or stays in the bathtub too long goofing around because he's a kid. Most days my friend Shari does more before 5:30 AM than the rest of us have done all day. Farm life is tough - our family has a farm. It's never ending, non-stop, we get no help from the government, hard, back breaking, dusty, dirty, low level of appreciation kind of work. Most women would literally fall apart after a day or two. </p><p> </p><p>So my suggestion to you is that instead of sending a note home the next time you see my nephew less than what he should be - please just take him aside, throw him in the bathroom with a bar of soap, hand him some nail clippers, and a comb....I'll even suggest to Shari that a spare set of clean clothes be kept in your office. Boys are boys - and your appreciation and observation of his current situation is astounding - </p><p> </p><p>They've only been without their washing machine this weekend - but how keen of you to notice!! You're really doing a great job. I appreciate this. I'll tell Shari to leave a clean change of clothes, a bar of soap, clippers, comb and anything else you think could help him - at school, just as soon as they get their electrical fixed - a clean set of stuff will be available. </p><p> </p><p>Somedays - we struggle to get him to get in the tub, some days we struggle to get him out of the tub. ALL days we struggle to get him to brush his teeth - so if you have any other suggestions? Maybe he'd listen to you. You being the nurse and all. </p><p> </p><p>Thanks again - for your keen insight to the situation - I'm sure as soon as their electrical problems are fixed, both 16 ft. freezers with a years supply of their meat and vegetables are fixed, a load of clean sheets can be washed in the machine and not handwashed as one of the children has enuresis - and boy they go through sheets to keep everyone dry and clean.....and once we get Shari out of the field from cultivating the back 40 or sowing or planting or pulling up crack - we'll be right on that clean laundry thing. </p><p> </p><p>Sincerely - </p><p>Star </p><p> </p><p>..........................</p><p> </p><p>If you don't like that one - then send the abridged version - </p><p> </p><p>Dear Nurse - </p><p>You stink too - </p><p>Star</p><p> </p><p>oh and by the way - you are NOT trash - I wasn't kidding about most women crumbling - Farm life is tough - farm life with wild livestock and children? Tougher - Farm life with wild livestock, children and and absent husband? </p><p> </p><p>All I can say is that school would be sending you a note thanking you for making sure your kids CAME to school clothed and shoed - period. lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 263067, member: 4964"] Dear School Nurse, Thank you for your recent note. While I was sitting around feeling like an utter failure I felt it necessary to share with my friends ( who have an idea what goes on in a day of my life) your concerns. Here's what one gal in particular had to say. Thanks for your concern regarding my nephew. It's true - sometimes he comes to school, and his nails are not clean, or he refuses to take a bath, or can't brush his teeth because he has sensitivity issues, or stays in the bathtub too long goofing around because he's a kid. Most days my friend Shari does more before 5:30 AM than the rest of us have done all day. Farm life is tough - our family has a farm. It's never ending, non-stop, we get no help from the government, hard, back breaking, dusty, dirty, low level of appreciation kind of work. Most women would literally fall apart after a day or two. So my suggestion to you is that instead of sending a note home the next time you see my nephew less than what he should be - please just take him aside, throw him in the bathroom with a bar of soap, hand him some nail clippers, and a comb....I'll even suggest to Shari that a spare set of clean clothes be kept in your office. Boys are boys - and your appreciation and observation of his current situation is astounding - They've only been without their washing machine this weekend - but how keen of you to notice!! You're really doing a great job. I appreciate this. I'll tell Shari to leave a clean change of clothes, a bar of soap, clippers, comb and anything else you think could help him - at school, just as soon as they get their electrical fixed - a clean set of stuff will be available. Somedays - we struggle to get him to get in the tub, some days we struggle to get him out of the tub. ALL days we struggle to get him to brush his teeth - so if you have any other suggestions? Maybe he'd listen to you. You being the nurse and all. Thanks again - for your keen insight to the situation - I'm sure as soon as their electrical problems are fixed, both 16 ft. freezers with a years supply of their meat and vegetables are fixed, a load of clean sheets can be washed in the machine and not handwashed as one of the children has enuresis - and boy they go through sheets to keep everyone dry and clean.....and once we get Shari out of the field from cultivating the back 40 or sowing or planting or pulling up crack - we'll be right on that clean laundry thing. Sincerely - Star .......................... If you don't like that one - then send the abridged version - Dear Nurse - You stink too - Star oh and by the way - you are NOT trash - I wasn't kidding about most women crumbling - Farm life is tough - farm life with wild livestock and children? Tougher - Farm life with wild livestock, children and and absent husband? All I can say is that school would be sending you a note thanking you for making sure your kids CAME to school clothed and shoed - period. lol [/QUOTE]
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