Comments on: i have not the words, part 417

By: jen

jen — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:31:45 +0000

Hey, I saw this and thought of you:
http://aroundtheisland.blogspo.....ntion.html
God help me if my boys bring home lice.

By: Mrs. Flinger

Mrs. Flinger — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:33:02 +0000

Holy moly! I’m sorry! I can’t imagine how frustrating that is. But I’m also curious how the homeschooling goes. I always think I want to do that… this kind of reinforces it.

By: Mrs Mogul

Mrs Mogul — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:02:17 +0000

Wow, this is what I have to look forward to? Hmm I once was checked for lice and they made the mistake when i was in 5th grade that I had it!

By: leslie gould

leslie gould — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:15:11 +0000

I’m so sorry. You have gone through too much with this. I’m all itchy over here–hopefully it’s just me being neurotic, but my youngest had a friend over on Sunday. Turns out her friend has “the situation”–revealed on Monday. The girls played in one bedroom and outside. So far I’ve washed all the bedding and stuffed animals and vacuumed–the room. Now I’m thinking about vacuuming the yard….

By: edj

edj — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:38:05 +0000

WM, so so sorry, although like other commenters I must admit I have enjoyed your wonderfully wacky writing on the whole subj. I especially love the image of you, in long shapeless denim gown, feeding the chickens out back. If, while you are daytime shopping with kids and someone says alittle too brightly, “Aren’t they in school?” just fix that person with a beady glare and say, “Me and Bubba just learns ‘em at home. Works real good!”

By: WackyMommy

WackyMommy — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:46:10 +0000

Thanks, everyone. Still doing way too much laundry, but bugs seem to be under control, ie — there are none. Keeping fingers crossed.

By: LIB

LIB — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:35:01 +0000

Oh, WM. I am sorry!

You’re doing the absolute right thing!

((Hugs)) and XXXX kisses!

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:09:21 +0000

” Kids change your thought patterns around. That’s good for your brain”

Susan Lunquist, biologist, is a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator, a member of the National Academies of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2006 recipient of the Sigma Xi William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement. And a mother of two kids.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:53:49 +0000

Wacky Mommy,
This was a hard day. I am so sorry. But I also have secret delight that you have joined the ranks of longer term homeschoolers. Welcome. I see really fun, louse free fieldtrips in our future.

One of the many deciding factors for me (other than the fact that PPS closed my daughter’s school) was the day the principal looked in my eyes and promised me that she would make sure that no kids were eating peanut butter in my daughter’s classroom because the cafeteria was closed. (My daughter has life-threatening allergies to peanuts and other things and we had spent hours and hours developing a 504 plan to prevent her exposure. She had a peanut free table in the cafeteria, but it was closed that day, as I mentioned.)
I walked into her classroom, a little late to lunch and multiple kids were eating peanuts all over the classroom. I was furious but deep inside I knew this was a system that was seriously broken.
I had a similar reaction when I read that they had misplaced your daughter’s inhaler at your school.
You are a wonderful, creative, loving mother who is doing the right thing.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:10:45 +0000

Oh how awful. I remember those nightmare times growing up: mountains of laundry, stinky shampoo, constant vacuuming. Ugh

So far I’ve been blessed with boys and I will not hesitate to use a clipper on their heads if it comes down to it.

I dread those days. Good luck.