Dear RaeRae:
Welcome to the world of reality! I have found that so many people are so dumb, rude, obnoxious and oblivious that it's amazing. I was a teacher for years and learned that lesson faster than I ever wanted to. Besides the kids being rude, which is really problematic only within about the past 5 years, some of the parents, principals, administrators, etc. I had to deal with made my skin crawl. My favorite was when you took your own time to worry about a student enough to call the parent, only to be yelled at, cursed at, blamed, and at times, reported to the principal for "harrassing my child." You can't blame the kids for being rude - they learn it at home. I loved my students and learned to deal with them, not their parents. I taught high school so I could do that. There had to be a major issue before I would contact the parent.
I very quickly developed a hard skin and became very assertive and set very strong boundaries. Other people figure out that's how you are very quickly, and they back off real fast!
Good luck. Just remember, if you can raise a stubborn little Yorkie, you can deal with anyone! You'll be terrific.
Judy |