Before Anastasia went to school today we had a talk about today and her being a good girl. We talked about not talking while she was not supposed to be and her attitude. I told her just do it for today, thinking the one day at a time approach would help.
As we pulled up to the school I gave her money for band so she could get her own drum and drum sticks. She seemed very attentive and I felt link she would have a good day
Yesterday was parent teacher conference day. Anastasia was extremely worried. My sister was home sick so I decided to leave Anastasia with her so there were no distractions while I was getting the dirt on Anastasia and how bad she has been in school.
All week she has been stressing this appointment. She was convinced it was going to bad and I was going to mad when I got home. I thought to myself, “there is no way she could be that bad.” I mean, even in her worst moments she is better than most kids.
Well, she was crying when I left the hose to go. :( I get to the school and the teacher had NOTHING but GOOD things to say about her. How hard she is trying, how great she is doing and how good she is about making sure all her work is turned in. The only thing her teacher said was she talked waaayy too much. Wait, seriously, my little girl? Talk? No way! ;)
In the end, I walked in the house yelling, making Anastasia think her worst fears had come true. >:) Then I let her in on the good news that she was doing GREAT! I couldn’t resist the little toying I was able to do with her.
Today is her last half day before a two week break. I wonder what we will do next week. Need to think of something fun!
Any thoughts?
Anastasia went to bed early, she got up late, I know she will have a great day! Right? Right?
WRONG.
Today Anastasia calls me from her school to let me know she got in trouble and she will be bringing home a paper for me to sign. This can’t be good.
When she gets home I want to hear the scoop. She tells me everyone got in trouble and that she got in trouble with everyone else. I am thinking, “That makes sense. I raised a perfect little angel that is not capable of getting into trouble be her self. Surely there was someone else.” ;)
I asked her if anyone else got a note home. “No.” she replies. Ok, so if no one else got a note home, what really happened?!?
Once she realized her little lies were not flying, the tears started followed by the truth. Seems my little girl likes to constantly get out of her chair and talk to everyone. On top of that she was rude to the teacher because she got mad. Here’s the best part. She got mad because the teacher was writing a letter home because she was bad. So, now the teacher added showing disrespect to adults to the list of things she did wrong today.
She’s ten. I am still dealing with the same issues I dealt with when she was 6. Arghh.
So she is grounded today and I made her write an apology letter to the teacher. We will see how that turns out.
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