Singing the Sky

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1. Sage is cool. He asked me today if since plants give off oxygen, if we are receiving oxygen when we eat plants. It is a good question, really. He also got exciting realizing that if you left a watermelon on the ground to rot, you would get more watermelon plants from the seeds. This is the sort of thing he is pondering lately.

2. I got a new kid who had a controlled substance in school and was passing it around class. He has been to my program before. This, of course, begs the questions of why was my son who has never had a referral in his life arrested? threatened with lock-up? put on house arrest? paid a lawyer $1500? on probation and getting piss tested for six months? going to stupid drug groups where people sell drugs? expelled for an entire year? The new kid got none of these consequences and it was the same officer who busted him. I really would like to sue the shit out of someone. It seems like cops and defense lawyers should know what a misdemeanor is. My kiddo didn’t even have a controlled substance. I spent the day being livid, for the most part. What to do….

3. One of my girls decided to try to self-harm today. I called her out on it. We paged the counselor. She never came. It is the same girl who had the bruises and whose dad I told about the 28 year-old abusive dude. He didn’t do shit, according to her.

4. Another one of the girls, who is there for having sex with several boys at school, decided to hit a few up with notes at my school. She looks very innocent, and likes to draw horses. You’d never know. I wish I knew why she devalues herself. Even more, I wish that she knew.

5. Sky’s dad wanted him to pay $350 for SXSW (interactive computer conference during Spring Break) out of his college money. When I asked him why he wasn’t paying for it, he said it was because he was paying hotel and food expenses. I pointed out that the hotel room wouldn’t cost any more with Sky in it. I wanted to say that parents do things like feed their children. I paid for the conference because I know that Sky really wanted to go and spend time with his dad. When I called to get the name of the hotel so that Sky could drop off his stuff, he hemmed and hawed. He finally admitted they are staying with friends. Cheapskate liar.

6. I took Sage to the doctor for ADHD meds. While I was there, the doctor decided to cut my benzos in half. He wrote the word “Exercise” on a prescription.

7. Stubeh called to say that he couldn’t take Sage to baseball practice because he was too weak to get out of bed. I was snappish. He called back and told me that he had dragged himself to his truck and would take him. He was very defensive when I asked him why he had called in the first place. He was shouting at me. I hung up. He called back. Drama king.

8. We saw Sage’s teacher at Walmart as we were pulling up to get last minute party invitation and cat food. You would have thought it was the Second Coming. Sage flung himself out of the car and ran towards her shouting her name. Anyone who thinks teachers aren’t important should have seen that kid. She is cool. I am thankful for her.

9. Sky is going to be gone all next week, and Sage opted to go to daycamp. I will have tons of time all to myself. I think this is good.

10. There is no ten, and this is good.

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