Posts Tagged ‘ dysfunction ’

When I was in elementary school, we didn’t have school counselors. But someone must have got a grant or something, because there was a lady who came and I made the trek from my classroom–possibly fifth grade? I don’t recall–to the other end of the school to the library to talk to a stranger....
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I’d love to report some editing progress, but there hasn’t been any. I’d blame family obligations, but I know deep down even if I’d been home tonight, I’d just have sat here grousing at my friends in chat and trying not to eat all the dark chocolate I’ve got stashed. It’ll happen. I’m not...
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Last night my friend called.  Well, his roommate.  This is a good thing.  There’s been a lot of not-speaking going on, and we’ve been friends a long time. So.  The whole tribe (there are three of us humans in the house, but that was how it was stated) the whole tribe was invited to...
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That’s one way to say it.  There’s also, ‘when it rains, it pours.” My personal fave, I think though, is a simple “WTF???! Today was insane.  I-N-S-A-N-E.  Lost children, obnoxious parents, (yes, of course your kid didn’t ditch five days.  Every one of his SEVEN TEACHERS just missed him sitting in class…), class counts...
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No computer at work, no brain at home.  What do you want?  It was an absolutely hideous day. I’ll say this–it is pretty damn pathetic when middle school parents can’t name one single teacher.  Seven teachers their kids have in a day, and they can’t name one?  Even if I read the names to...
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