Have you ever had a moment when you find yourself regretting a choice that you made to benefit someone else? Well, I'm sort of in that position today.
I work with students and have learned over the past 11+ years that sometimes parents get in the way. Today (well it started yesterday) a parent got in the way. A certain parent missed a certain deadline and called to see if I would look the other way....when I didn't and followed the rules she called my boss (today) and complained. I am just so frustrated...because I've dealt with this certain parent for the last 6 years with an older student and had second thoughts when it came time to pick the younger student. Being the person that I am I decided not to punish the student for the mother's actions and so I selected this student. So right now at this moment I find myself regretting that decision. Can't wait to see how this turns out.
Some days I wonder if it is even worth it....
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Disgusted....
Posted by Sabrina at Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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I am so sorry - that really stinks! I know it must be frustrating! But you did the right thing by selecting the student, dispite the irritation. I know you have impacted and made a difference in his/her life, even if there was some bs you had to muddle through in order to do so. And I can't help thinking that this can be such a valuable life lesson to them - yes, they get to see their parent not follow the rules and make phone calls to try to override the policies that are in place...but they also get to see you deal with this situation with grace and class - and sometimes handling a hard situation well makes the biggest impression of all...
Praying for you friend.
Ummm, just fyi: I do know how to spell "despite" correctly. Hate it when I do things like that!
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