The last week of school brings a roller coaster of emotions and commitments. Of course there are happy times and sad ones, but then there are the unexpected ones like shock. Oh you don't have that one? Just me?
Well, let me walk you through the last week of school. Of the four days that last week has, I had to go to the school for some type of an awards ceremony, graduation, talent show...all. four. days.
Okay so maybe it's not that bad being there four days in a row, but figure in that each day I've got T-duck in tow. Each day sitting through 1 hour plus. You can imagine how that was...
So let me get back to shock. In the midst of all the chaos of the weeks events, I'm informed by P-Dog that he left his shirt at school, to which as any mom would say, I replied, "Don't forget to get it tomorrow."
Thursday morning, the last day of school, rolls around and it dawns on me. His shirt never came home. The shirt while it wasn't something super fancy or expensive (a $7 clearance polo shirt), it was one of his better shirts that it would be safe to say was my favorite on him.
Before taking them to school, we had the talk, "make sure you get your shirt today otherwise it will be gone for good."
Then I hear words that can make any mom blow hot air out her ears. "My shirt is in the big dumpster at school."
Wait what??? The DUMPSTER?
Yep he says.
Long story short, he threw his own shirt away. His reasoning? And remember I said shock??
His friends made fun of him.
His friends made fun of him for wears a blue striped polo. No character. No writing. A plain old shirt with a collar.
I was SHOCKED! And sad.
What could they possibly have seen in such a shirt that made my sweet guy so upset that he felt the only way out was throw it away?
So, if you can teach your kids a lesson today, let it be about bullying in P-dogs honor. Teach them the reprucions of bullying, tell them how bullying affected you when you were little because THAT is going to stand out to them.
CM
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