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<blockquote data-quote="On_Call" data-source="post: 12522" data-attributes="member: 3211"><p>I, too, have cried at several encounters with the sd - including iep meetings. It's rough. In our elementary school, we have gone through 3 principals since difficult child was in kindergarten - in 6 years. Each has their different 'take' on the schools Code of Conduct, but each has been pretty firm about the assault portion. The current principal has been the most flexible.</p><p></p><p>The first principal told my then kindergarten difficult child that he was being manipulative and could turn his rage on and off like a light switch. I told her that I didn't agree, etc., and she had him removed from the room and berated me for disagreeing with her in front of difficult child. I totally lost it on her. She tried to relate to me by telling me she had been through something similar with her own son, etc., but our relationship was forever ruined by her ignorance at that first meeting. She was the principal that told me the staff was "afraid of difficult child because he held grudges and glared at them in the hallway".</p><p></p><p>The second principal was a powder puff compared to the first, drill-sargent, but she seemed afraid that difficult child might somehow be contagious and wanted him removed the second he started to act up, become tearful, etc. She used this soft, baby voice, and the only time she said anything directly to me was during iep meetings. All other statements were made to me through the counselors and/or teachers. She would watch through the door window during an episode and then pass her decree down through the ranks.</p><p></p><p>Our sd also removed our difficult child to a neutral place - sometimes the principal's office - and never allowed him anything to eat or drink until I arrived. He is now in collaborative day and the same thing happens. Twice since he's been there he has ended up eating his lunch in the car on the way home - at about 2:30 p.m. </p><p></p><p>Don't be too hard on yourself in this situation. These 'professionals' have no idea what it's like to live the lives we do. They have a problem with our little angels for a few minutes and then purge themselves of it - we deal with the fallout of the episodes and much, much more. Sometimes it gets to be overwhelming and becomes a huge weight. </p><p></p><p>{{{hugs}}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="On_Call, post: 12522, member: 3211"] I, too, have cried at several encounters with the sd - including iep meetings. It's rough. In our elementary school, we have gone through 3 principals since difficult child was in kindergarten - in 6 years. Each has their different 'take' on the schools Code of Conduct, but each has been pretty firm about the assault portion. The current principal has been the most flexible. The first principal told my then kindergarten difficult child that he was being manipulative and could turn his rage on and off like a light switch. I told her that I didn't agree, etc., and she had him removed from the room and berated me for disagreeing with her in front of difficult child. I totally lost it on her. She tried to relate to me by telling me she had been through something similar with her own son, etc., but our relationship was forever ruined by her ignorance at that first meeting. She was the principal that told me the staff was "afraid of difficult child because he held grudges and glared at them in the hallway". The second principal was a powder puff compared to the first, drill-sargent, but she seemed afraid that difficult child might somehow be contagious and wanted him removed the second he started to act up, become tearful, etc. She used this soft, baby voice, and the only time she said anything directly to me was during iep meetings. All other statements were made to me through the counselors and/or teachers. She would watch through the door window during an episode and then pass her decree down through the ranks. Our sd also removed our difficult child to a neutral place - sometimes the principal's office - and never allowed him anything to eat or drink until I arrived. He is now in collaborative day and the same thing happens. Twice since he's been there he has ended up eating his lunch in the car on the way home - at about 2:30 p.m. Don't be too hard on yourself in this situation. These 'professionals' have no idea what it's like to live the lives we do. They have a problem with our little angels for a few minutes and then purge themselves of it - we deal with the fallout of the episodes and much, much more. Sometimes it gets to be overwhelming and becomes a huge weight. {{{hugs}}} [/QUOTE]
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