Bad school memory- from light to heavy

somemom
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:02:44 +0000

mdoc- my DD has a similar memory and it was my fault In middle school the coach asked me to get all the team assigned to parent drivers who would meet him at the school an hour away for the event. I had the list of 30+ kids and was absorbed in assigning and checking groups off- DD came up and asked to drive with a friend’s mom and i agreed. The two parking lots backed up to each other with side walks between.

DD ran to the friend’s car at the far end of one parking lot just as they drove away; as she ran back to the other parking lot where I was, she watched a ripple of cars closing their doors and driving away- all leaving her behind.

She was in tears and 10-15 years ago cells were not so common and most of the drive would have been in a cellular dead zone. About halfway there I realised I did not make sure she got into her friend’s car and stopped to call the school from a pay phone, she was in the office crying. Her Dad left work (nearby) and drove her halfway whilst I drove back to meet them. I felt horrible.

Then after all that, a sport that was usually run by grade level (cross country) with 100 or more kids per grade, was run in a huge NYC marathon pack, she was pushed down and had footprints on her back And she was #1 in her grade (of 100+) so expected a medal, they way it was usually done, but this school only awarded the overall winners, so it was a sad and shocking day.