God Bless Teachers

I tried to warn you guys that I would forget all about this blog shortly after it's birth.  And look at me...I've done just that.


Another back to school season is upon us.  Kids start back to their respective prisons on Monday. Although, my kids are weirdos...they love school, and their excitement at the start of a new year is bewildering. Took them all to orientation yesterday...you know the drill...met the teachers, got the mile long list of required supplies (that of course do NOT match the supplies that I've already bought...).  School uniforms have been procured.

I have a bunch of teacher friends...and can I just take a minute to say, my hat is off to you ladies (and gentlemen...).  It is all I can do to maintain my sanity where my own children are concerned. How on earth you saints manage to get thru the day dealing with other people's little heathens is beyond me.

Yesterday alone, I was on the verge of physically assaulting at least a dozen rude, disrespectful, scantily dressed little aholes.  Why anyone would voluntarily put themselves in charge of a mass of other people's kids is more than my mind can comprehend.

For that, I'd just like to say thank you.  Thank you to all of my friends, and all of the other teachers whom I may not know for putting your own sanity on the line to advance the lives of young people who will not, for many years, have any appreciation for what you do and sacrifice for them.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for reaching out to our future leaders and trying to fill a role that many of them may not have at home.

Thank you, for doing what I do not have the ability to do. And for doing it with a smile.