Oct 03 2008
Rant-o-thon: shit hits the air-con vent and other annoyances
This has been, what I’d consider, a relatively less than stellar day.
Right off the bat, during my usual Friday music lesson with the upper level, I was railed at by someone over the silliest rearrangement of locations possible. Now, I learnt later that this person is extremely straightforward.
Mind you, I really don’t mind it when someone is being straightforward. In fact, I rather prefer it in comparison to going around in circles. However, there’s a huge difference between being politely direct and plain rude. I really dislike arguing in front of the kids, so I simply took it like the punchbag that I must have appeared to be.
This made me think of two things, quite instinctively. I questioned my perspective… was I being unreasonable in the first place and secondly, was I being Christ-like throughout the entire process. Of course I could barely make amends before the person in question stormed out. Sigh. Obviously, I could have swapped back, but the move would make the kids restless and, as a result, noisy.
I’d already known that the bunch I was in charge of today was going to be restless and moreover, I needed to instruct in music while the PSLE was on. Time is certainly not on my side due to the long PSLE marking break and the subsequent examinations. Since they need time for the group assessment, I can’t possibly leave them alone doing other pieces of work while I wait for PSLE to be over.
ANYWAY, I also figure I’m not being terribly Christ-like by ranting on this blog. He would’ve taken it like the man He was/is. My only excuse is that I need an outlet.
To make matters worse, my kid pooped in the computer lab (into his pants at least). He’d gone once just a couple of minutes before to pee, then he approached me to ask me whether he could go again. Obviously, being the astute teacher that I am, I said no. AND HE SAID OKAY. ARG! If it was that urgent, I imagine it would only have been logical for him to explain himself. But noooooooooo. He’s terrified I’d go all Godzilla on him and eat him up for breakfast.
So yes. Thankfully, it was the end of the day and it was settled reasonably easily with his mum picking him up. My colleague told me that in the middle of lessons, they would quite literally hose him down! (>_<;) That’s not pretty…
Tomorrow: marking @ Starbucks or the library because it’s too noisy over here at home.
I can’t wait to move into my new place. Seriously.
