School started this week. I cannot believe my children are old enough to be in 1st grade already. We had back to school night on Monday. I always dread those things. It is like I am back in school again. I don’t know about other areas, but here it seems that there are a lot cliques and parents who consider themselves the “cool crowd” and they are not afraid to act like it. It is frustrating. Especially for a nerd like me who still gets anxious at staff meetings that include lunch because I don’t know who I am going to sit with in the cafeteria.
Anyway, I’d like to thank the guy in the school parking lot who gave me a good laugh as we headed in. As we approached the front door of the school, a huge black truck was trying to back into a parking spot. It took him about 20 tries to get the truck lined up.
One more try
The most awesome part? He was blasting “Regulators” the whole time. With the windows down.
Classic
Now, I know Regulators is a great song, some may even say it is a classic. Heck, it was one of the most popular songs out there my senior year of high school (I’m old). But when you are taking an hour to back your massive truck into a parking spot in front of your child’s elementary school, maybe turn it down a bit so everyone, including people in the neighborhood next to the school can’t hear the song you are listening to. I guess he wanted to share with everyone.
RIP Nate Dogg. I'll pour out some Skinny Girl Margarita for you later
I can’t tell you how excited I was to find a picture of him wearing a Steelers T-shirt. That’s what happens when you grow up in Pittsburgh.
On another note, I heard this on the radio this morning, and though it was perfect for the first week of school.
This is a joke (even though it has been attributed to several schools) but I wish this really was on the answering machine at every school.
Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting to the right staff member, please listen to all the options before making a selection:
To lie about why your child is absent – Press 1
To make excuses for why your child did not do his work – Press 2
To complain about what we do – Press 3
To swear at staff members – Press 4
To ask why you didn’t get information that was already enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you – Press 5
If you want us to raise your child – Press 6
If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone – Press 7
To request another teacher, for the third time this year – Press 8
To complain about bus transportation – Press 9
To complain about school lunches – Press 0
If you realize this is the real world and your child must be accountable and responsible for his/her own behaviour, class work, homework and that it’s not the teachers’ fault for your child’s lack of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!
If you want this in another language, move to a country that speaks it.
Thank you for your interest in public education.
Brilliant.
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