Well things just went from bad to worse this week! I had those issues at work earlier in the week and then yesterday I found myself sitting all morning with a friend whose 16 year old daughter took her own life last October. We went to the school to discuss with the principal how certain events at the school might have added to the stress her daughter was under. I don't wish that morning on anyone else. I hope no one ever has to have that conversation again, ever. I had a wonderful lunch with a friend who helped me through the emotional drain of the morning only to arrive home to find my youngest daughter in tears because someone had stolen her cell phone at school. She was devastated, not over the loss of her little cheapy phone but because she felt violated and unsafe. She had apparently struggled with this for two days before telling me, spending all day today checking lost and found in the cafeteria, office and bus, hoping someone turned it in. I really hurt for her, that she had this burden to carry by herself. Anyway, I finished the night off by attending a drama competition. My daughter was in the crew of the show and her boyfriend won an award. That was nice but the evening went downhill quickly when my daughter's teacher (from another class) happened to come over and ask why my daughter wasn't filming the event for her (the teacher's video) class. My daughter started to explain that she didn't need footage of this event as she had decided on another way to present the story. Before she could get it all out, the teacher yelled at her and humiliated her in front of her drama class and the drama class at another school, in which she has friends. Both classes felt awkward and were shocked. My daughter came home embarrassed and totally humiliated. This is not the first time this has happened with this particular teacher, but usually it was in her class and never out in public, in front of other kids and adults that don't have anything to do with that class. We have always encouraged Ally to tough it out, finish the year. The teacher was just trying to make her the best she can be, just trying to make Ally a better and stronger editor. Well forget it! It was not appropriate to do it at 9:30 pm at night when Ally was there at the event as a drama student and not as a video student. I have had it! She was devastated, embarrassed and humiliated. I told my husband that Ally had spent her last day in that class. I just can't deal with that, especially after I just spent the morning talking about another young girl who committed suicide because of similar circumstances! So now I get to spend the weekend worrying about this and what is going to happen Monday morning when I show up in the AP's office asking him to switch her out of this "elective" class and into another one. My husband and I agree that this is simply not what we want our daughter to deal with right now. I wish you could have seen how embarrassed and upset she was.
Weeks like these are the reason I am committed to trying to live a simple life, bring things back to the basics. I feel like this world is moving to fast and I want to slow it down! Pray for me.....
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