It Comes In Threes. Why?

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This is a long post of me rambling. Don't bother unless you have the time and want to be offended! :)

So as a firm believer in bad stuff comes in three's, I knew I wouldn't have to wait long for there to be three headaches.

My first call was to the high school to find out why I couldn't log on to my son's grades. The gist of the story is a certain person had me erased me. Ever been erased? Quite a weird feeling. Anyhow, Mr. White had me penciled back in.

My second call came from the Middle School. Apparently, my son was goofing off with one of his buddies. They bumped into someone who bumped into someone who bumped into this boy who fell into his locker. Not a big deal except this kid freaked out. He said he felt "threatened" by the group of kids "coming at him" (walking down the hall), and when he was bumped he felt he thought he was "being attacked". He grabbed my son and put him in a head lock and attempted to punch him in the nose. My son can handle his own so he was able to defend himself, but in the process he gets in-school suspension for a day! Get this....because he was "inappropriately rough housing in a friendly non-threatening manner" with his buddy (Principal's words) he violated the "keep your hands to yourself" rule, and in the process another student felt his life was in danger therefore he must be punished. It's the whole "being politically correct" crap this country has sucked into that causes everyone to over-react. It's damn stupid! Okay, so my son should have been reprimanded or could have gotten a detention for "bumping in a friendly manner" with his buddy, but to get suspended for a day because some kid they didn't even notice freaked out is insane. It boils down to the school being afraid to punish this kid for his actions without blaming someone else, too. Why? Maybe he should just chill out. Honestly, if I punched ever person that bumped into me in the grocery store I'd be in prison. Or dead. I already had three boys go through that school. You cannot walk through those halls with out getting bumped once in awhile...most definitely not a reason to lash out. I'm thinking maybe Mr. Over-reactor has some other issues he needs to deal with. In the meantime, I have to decide if I am going to punish my son for goofing off and starting a chain reaction or let it go.

So I'm waiting for bomb number three. It comes. I call my son at high school to see if he's staying for weight lifting, and he is. While he's talking to me some random woman with a set of keys that he's never seen locks him out of the locker room. She rants about how he's on the phone (not against the rules...it's 45 minutes after school is out) and another kid is "messing around". Can you say over-reacting? The kid "messing around" was changing his clothes for lifting, and my son was talking to me, his mother. So when we last hung up his winter coat (remember it's -15 out) and his homework are locked in the locker room. He was looking for a nice janitor to let him in. I called Mr. White and told him that they shouldn't come home unless they have the coat and backpack. (He laughed). He knows me well, and if I have to drive back down there to get his stuff I'll probably end up in jail. (Note...he lifts weights five days a week, changes his clothes, has his phone and the locker room is NEVER locked. Don't know who she is or where she came from or why she has keys or why she locked the door. My theory is that she had to be the third incident of the day!).

I really hate dealing with the schools. It's just not like it was when I was a kid. People are so overly sensitive about everything. You have to be so careful not to offended anyone which is about impossible because EVERYTHING is considered offensive. Really. Breathing might be on the list. I say society needs to grow some balls and quit whining. I like the world I grew up in where the Principal whipped my butt with a big board with holes in it for calling LeAnna an ass (btw she was an ass). That was 2nd grade. I NEVER did another thing wrong. At least not until adulthood.

Oh, there were a few comments about the bus driver incident. Let's just say I haven't had the best luck with bus drivers. I did complain to her boss that she could have been just a wee bit more caring, and they were going to talk to her, but I can't push too hard. If I do then within a few days time Elijah will get kicked off the bus for being loud or putting his feet in the aisle or walking to slow or whatever bullshit she can come up with to "pay me back" for her scolding. Really. I had it happen a couple of years ago so I am the voice of experience. Personally, I'd like to deal with this like the good 'ole days and take her out behind the barn and beat her ass for being such a jerk, but that wouldn't be politically correct.

Oh, and if I've offended you...tough. It's my blog, I can be just as offensive as I want. :)

Hope nothing comes in threes for you unless it's good news! :)

*edited to add: the kid who thought he was being attacked when he got bumped into is an Emo . Because of his personal choices to express himself differently than the norm (clothing, mannerisms, etc) he probably feels everyone is attacking him. Tends to put a person on edge. This particular Emo cuts himself. He had used a razor blade to cut HELL into the palm of his hands. He also has scabs, etc from previous cuts. Nice. Now my son who really does his best to avoid this crowd now has to watch his back and hope they don't retaliate (the kid was suspended). I suppose now this means my son is racist. You know, picking on the Emo kid who is different than him. Did I mention I hate "politically correct" crap? Speaking of that....could we just call Barack Obama...President-Elect Obama...or Senator Obama or Mr. Obama. Do we have to call him African-American Barack Obama? I do not call my son Eskimo Cody White. Or English-American Nick Connell. If you really truly want racism to end then quit pointing it out.

Ok. Off my soap box now. I think I'll have an adult beverage. :)