A Single Daddy’s Blog

Single Parenting from a Father’s Perspective.

Anastasia got off the bus today with gum in her hair. Not cool.

Turns out, most of the kids on the bus like to make fun of her and few of her friends.

Today they were pouring water on her, throwing food at her and ultimately put gum in her hair.

If course she got off the bus crying and ran home. And as soon as she got there I ran to the bus, had the bus driver come outside and explain to me how this happened on his bus.

His response, “I drive the bus, that’s what MY job is.”

Of course this did not sit well with me. I called the bus dispatch and ultimately the director in charge of the busses for this area.

Oh, and yes, I was hot!

I am waiting to hear back from
the director and find out what she is going to do about this, because this is an every day occurance on this bus and it has to be stopped.

The school is K through 8, so there is already enough issues with control and the kids not mixing well, then add a non-attentive bus driver and all he’ll breaks lose every day.

I got enough emotions going on, I sure don’t need Anastasia having a horrible days also.

Oh, and by the way, Canola Oil works wonders for getting gum out of hair. Thanks to my sister for figuring that one out.

The other day Anastasia asked if she could bring her iPod to school. I thought for a second and said, “no way!”

Then I thought for a second more…. Why not, I know she only wants to listen to it on the bus. So I told her she could bring it on Friday’s. Today was the first day she brought it.

I told her if she got in trouble with it I was going to take it away forever. It is actually my iPod, she just uses it more than me. And I thought, she knows when she can and when she can’t use it.

Well she got off the bus, iPod in hand. I guess today could be considered a good day.