Definitely BITTER

I was SOOOOOO bitter and ill today because of having to go into work after I was SURE the snow/sleet would cause some freezing and we'd be staying home. I had dreams in my mind about having a video watching day all snuggled up on the sofa. So when it started raining last night and all the snow and ice had gone away, I was pretty unhappy about it. I knew the kids would be crazy too. I did share some fun stories with the kids today and it seems most of us had fun catching snowflakes on our tongues. I just wish it could have lasted a little longer.

I don't know how much I enjoy going to my job anymore. Sure there are kids that really make a difference and ones that I ADORE, but those that are nice, sweet, polite, funny, kindhearted, etc...are getting more obsolete by the minute whereas the butt-holes seem to be taking over. If this is how it is now, with kids that don't care, parents that don't care and the attitude that learning/school/anything we try to prepare them for doesn't matter at all...what is it going to be like in 5 years, 10 years?! It used to be thought that it's the parents from my generation who are screwing these kids up...well I dare someone to make that statement to me at this point because we have parents WELL into their forties that do just as poor of a job and aren't any better equipped to raise children than the younger ones.

I do however FIRMLY believe that the kids who are in college now and some who have graduated in recent years are some of the laziest bunch of assholes you will ever meet...they are like the kids we teach now---think they know everything, think everything should be handed to them on a silver platter, don't give a crap about listening to anyone or working. Their parents are definitely not my age but much older.

So if this is what it's going to be like, every single generation screwing up and totally ruining their children, we need to do something! If educating the kids isn't working alone because their parents don't give two shits, then why aren't we educating the parents?! If it's a LAW that we pay taxes, if it's a LAW that we take a test to get our Driver's License, if it's a LAW that we have certifications for various jobs...why doesn't someone make a law that makes it where parents have to get "professional learning units" like we do? We spend 8 hours a day with their children...they spend years with their children and they've already royally screwed their children up before they are 5 years old...so it seems as though something needs to change.

When you are older though, I think that no matter what has happened in your life you need to suck it up and stop blaming your parents...because that excuse gets old and you have a right to make your own choices. Go see Dr. Phil and get over it.

Everybody just wants to have fun...well we want to have fun too and it would be GREAT to be able to have fun, enjoy our jobs--while making a difference. If they would just let you have fun with them and try to learn something in the process, life would be so much easier it seems.

Don't come to school acting like you smoked crack rock on the bus ride over and then act like a brat when someone asks you to do something you were supposed to be doing already...I know you're mad that you can't catch anymore snowflakes on your tongue or make a snowman...I'm pretty damn pissed about it too, but I'm still doing what I'm supposed to be doing. Your sorry, lazy butt could be in Africa starving to death and having to go to work to barely make money after sleeping on a dirt floor at night...so shut up and learn how to read, it's your only job.

I'm just sayin'!

On a completely different note...here are two pretty pictures from yesterday---when for a moment, life was simple, pretty and sweet.