Dear Parents,
This is your friendly, but very aggravated, Attendance Lady speaking. I hope you’ll hear my words and take some of them to heart.
Today was a discouraging day.
Why, you may ask?
Well, because most of you who I came into contact with, whether it was via the phone or face-to-face, lied to me.
What was it that you lied about?
Take a look at the following picture.
This is Lil Wayne. He’s supposedly the “in” Rapper of the day…the one who gave a free concert on the beach today.
He was the oh so cool dude you felt your child just had to listen to.
And so you lied.
You gave me a number of reasons why your child needed to leave to hear said singer do his thing. Your child was either “sick” or had an “appointment.” When I asked if your child was going to the beach, most of you (with the exception of about five) insisted that you were, in fact, taking your child to the doctor.
I’ll be expecting your doctor’s notes in the morning.
Others of you pitched loud fits when you were informed that other parents could not pick up your children.
My primary responsibility is the safety of your children. Allowing “Friend’s Mommy” to pick up your child…a person who you would never have considered putting on your contact list…simply to spend an afternoon at the beach certainly couldn’t have been worth yelling at me and Ms. D.
Now, let’s be clear that I am, in no way, a Fuddy Duddy. I like to have fun too. But I like to do so in such a way as to maintain my integrity.
Lying…especially in front of or for my children…just doesn’t cut it.
What kind of example does that set for your kids? Have you ever considered the long-term ramifications of such actions?
Our job as parents is to train our children to become responsible adults. Lying to get out of responsibility is not what I consider being responsible or mature.
I’m sorry if this comes across as angry or self-righteous. I know that I am not perfect. My children tell me this every day.
However, standing on the other side of the desk has taught me a couple lessons.
One: The rules at school don’t exist to stifle students but to promote an air of academia that allows the students to reach their fullest potential. Rules are part of life, whether you’re at home, in the working world, or in a relationship with the Lord.
Two: We all must submit to some form of authority. It might be a parent, supervisor, or the Lord. Lying models an attitude of disrespect for authority.
Please remember that I truly do love your children. I give them band aids when they are cut, and I take their temperature when they are unwell. I empathize and sympathize.
I’m not the mean Attendance Lady you may perceive me to be.
I’m a caring, loving mom who just happens to be the one standing on the other side of the desk at school.
Love,
Mrs. AuburnChick
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