It's Monday, and you know what that means- Monday Madness! I should probably rename it The Monday Marathon. The good news- only 3 more classes to go after tonight, and one of those classes is the final exam. Yee-ha!
Here in the B house, one of the Z kids is dealing with a situation at school. With all the talk in the news about bullying, you would think that we're all over it and it should be a non-issue, right? Not so for one of my Zs. It has not gotten to a point of being physical or that I'm ready to pull my kids from the school, but it is to the point where it has been turned over to the school counselor.
My question is: As a parent, how little or how much do I get involved?
I've been raising the flag a few times this fall. And I did it again on Thursday morning with the teacher. And wouldn't you know it, another incident took place at lunch on Friday. When I found out, I was just boiling. You know, that protective mama bear thing comes out and I'm ready to start telling people exactly how I feel and how they need to be acting. I'm not saying everyone has to be a great big happy family. I know that's not possible. But at least can we treat each other with respect?
So today, I decided to do a little investigating of my own. I simply showed up at lunch, with lunch for my Z. I sat myself right down at Z's table. I think the classmates may have knew- the one instigating the bullying in particular- that something was up. I just chatted away with each of them as if we were having a party at the house. But I hope that kid got my message- that my eyes are open and I'm watching.....
Is that wrong? How involved would you get if it was YOUR child?
Yours, hoping for some sound advice from faithful readers,
Melissa
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You go, Mama Bear! You get as involved as you need to be to protect your little cub! And think having lunch with your son and his bully was BRILLIANT!!!
ReplyDeleteYour involvement is not wrong. I think some schools wait to see the parents reaction. You demonstrated that you are actively involved in your child's education and his welfare at school. I would draw a line at attending lunch everyday though as that might make more of a situation for your son during the rest of the school day.
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