Panic and Parents

So, it was current student re-enrollment today in the after school program and, for me, things seemed hectic. I wanted to do so many things, but I could not and I think I was flipping out more than usual. I think that is partially due to the lack of sleep I have been getting. If I sleep late, I am tired and if I early, something wakes me up really early. Take this morning for instance.

I slept a bit passed 1 a.m. this morning and awoke at about 7 a.m. to my mother and sister talking about some crazy co-worker trying to steal the credit for my sister's project. That went one for a while. My alarm went off at 7:30, but I was tired because I kept waking up to talking. So then it was 7:45, 8:00, 8:15, and 8:30...and I was still tired. Stupid 15 minute increments made it worse. I got up though and got ready for work, but it was very difficult.

I don't know why it is getting so hard though. I think part of it is because I know that the school year is almost over and I just want to cruise through it now, especially since I will not be in this position next year. And then there is the part of me that knows that it is wrong to do that, but I cannot help it. It is just how I am feeling now.

OH MY! I digressed...well, today was pretty much planned and the main even on this short day was painting and smoothies. The kids love food and they have the tendency to listen better on those days, but today was not so great. They were rushing up talking grabbing cups...I wanted to smack them down like that slap chop product. Slap your troubles away XD

4:00 p.m. my supervisor comes and the auditorium was locked, but thank the lord the principal was still there to unlock it. I started running around looking for kids that could help out too. Thank goodness that my kids like doing that. So the meeting must go on. It was long and all the Cantonese speakers were asking so many questions...and my Cantonese is not so great. Then there were all the late parents that I had to turn away because they were so late. I know they were not happy about it, but you know what...IF YOU WANT A FREE PROGRAM, THEN MAKE SOME TIME FOR IT! Everyone else did.

The funniest thing that happened though was one of the parents saying that the monthly donations should be equal to all the parents; almost like a fee. Until then, he feels like he should not donate. When he told my supervisor this, she was miffed, but refrained from saying anything to offend him since he was saying this was his own personal opinion. You know, this parent has never donated once and I have other parents that are struggling to pay bills, but still donate. Then there are the parents that give $5 a month. Others give more. It is up to them how much they can give. He obviously cannot donate anything for his 2 kids. Thanks. Thanks for teaching your kids to be generous. (Okay, so it wasn't THAT funny)

I stayed there until 6:30 p.m. and all my co-workers just did their stuff until it was time to go and all the leftover kids were dropped off in the auditorium. Oh joy.