No carolanne, sometimes the school doesn't get it. I have had the calls from school also, and before I found this site, I would beat myself up about not being able to "change" my difficult child.
I don't know exactly what they think and at this point could care less.
I remember one "parent" saw me at the office one day. Her comment to me was "Oh, glad to see your here, I didn't think you cared!"
I have no idea what incident she was referring to but I allowed it to crush me. I couldn't get it out of my head.
Now I know better and I have learned that these people that pass judgement on us because of the actions of our difficult children have no idea what we are faced with.
I look at that parent too, she has an over acheieving easy child. my easy child has shared many a story about her in the past. How she eats a potatoe chip and runs two miles from the guilt. How freaked out she is if everything about her is not "perfect", now she is set up for a rude awaking in the real world and her oh so caring mom hasn't got a clue.
Take what they say as a grain salt and toss it over your shoulder, You have others here that understand
