Hillbillies on parade

This evening I got to bring all three children to an Open House at CT’s school. We got to see where his desk and locker are, what his classroom looks like, meet his teacher and see all the great stuff he does every day.

With PJ not napping and KP at his bewitching hour, I decided to get there at the beginning of the Open House (5:00pm) instead of the end. And since I was doing it solo I thought a quick in and out would be easier at the earliest possible time.

The four of us walk into the room and meet CT’s teacher, I sign-up for fall conferences and at this point we are the only people in the room. No sooner do I fill out a volunteer hand out sheet then all hell breaks loose. PJ and KP start fighting over the teacher’s pointing stick with a star on the end of it. PJ wins with a swap on the head. I can feel the judgmental stares of the other couple who has entered the room with their one and only child standing nice and quietly behind them.

Once I break up the mayhem I turn to talk to another couple whose child has been in class with CT since pre-school. We exchange niceties, talk soccer and teachers when all of a sudden KP starts beating PJ with the telephone. Screaming, crying, tears, deep heaving breaths from the other parents who have filtered into the room and CT’s teacher as they all watch the insanity of my life unfold at 5:05 pm in CT’s classroom.

My guess is that his teacher thinks either I should not have procreated, that my children have rage issues or that I need some serious parenting classes.

ALWAYS a great way to meet the new teacher!

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