My walk to the gym was extremely unpleasant today. It's rained nearly every day since we've been back. It's not just rain - it's cold, huge drops of rain and heavy winds. I dreaded leaving the house since getting out of bed, and when the time came for my appointment with Dan (my friend & trainer), I had no choice but to face the elements...
I lost my third umbrella this season to the wind not 500 yards from my house and was forced to walk the rest of the way in the rain. I cursed to myself the entire way and dreamed of the day we can move back to the States - where I can drive myself where ever I need to go without having to face the weather except on my walks to and from the car!
The other mother and I went into the school to meet with the teacher and the assistant head. We both let them know how upset we were that we were not informed that our children were sent to the office and how much we were against the children being allowed to play fighting games on the playground. I told them I wouldn't allow it at home and I'm really unhappy that it's being allowed at school. They admitted it was a problem and explained that they are planning to introduce a a scheme to teach the children to play in a safe way. They will be calling it 'Super Hero Training'. They plan to give out capes & masks out to children who behave well as rewards at playtime. They will have assemblies where they will teach the children to play fighting games without making contact. I find this to be absurd. The problem has gone on to long and I doubt they will be able to teach little children to change their games when they have sixty other childr...
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