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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

December 1, 2012: A day that will go down in... panic

School started today, YAY! Child 1 has The Greatest Teacher Who Ever Lived. Seriously. We went to meet with him a few days ago and he had a fucking written schedule for the 15 minutes we would be there. Then he sat down with Child 1 and they checked the things off. OH MY GOD, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME????? Child 1 noticed the lack of a calendar in his room, so I went out and bought one of those dry erase blank ones, which Child 1 will be in charge of. Something to look forward to at school!!! I think I'm in love. (Oh, Child 2 is totally cool, by the way. This kid will apparently just roll with whatever happens and as long as he has a friend to roll with, nothing can go wrong.)

So, since 5th grade is now under way, I was wondering when I should officially start to freak out about Middle School? I mean, they're already talking about how 5th grade is preparation for MS (that's what I'll call it. It sounds like a disease, which it is) but today was just the first day, so it still seems a little early. Then again, you know, it's never too early for a debilitating panic attack about the inevitable, so maybe I should get started right away?

I asked on Facebook and the general consensus seemed to be that I should wait to flip my shit until after the Holidays. January should be the right time. But, I need to schedule an IEP for right when we come back from break, which means I need to do my scheduling before we go on break, and that seems like the appropriate time to be in a hysterical froth, don't you think?

So, I've decided that December 1st will be The Day I Start to Fucking Freak Out About Middle School. It's after Thanksgiving, at least, but has to be before the holidays; I just don't see any way around that. Besides, the holidays will probably be filled with well meaning relatives saying things like "So.... CHILD 1... you'll be in middle school next year, right?" and there's no avoiding me fucking losing it when that shit's going on around me.

So! December 1st. Care to join me????????


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Heidi · 656 weeks ago

Well I am currently in the middle of my huge freak out. My son is due to start school next year, and here in Oz we have to apply for a support class to the department of Ed. Then a huge panel sits and decides where everyone goes. Funding has been cut recently so places are limited for next year. Application has been submitted, panel has sat, and now we wait for another week before the successful applicants get told. It is even longer if you get rejected (in case a spot isn't taken so then it is given to the one next on the list). So here am I freaking out not knowing where my son will end up, knowing mainstream is not good for him, and not being able to make a plan until I find out. I have been hitting the vodka most nights. I am hoping this doesn't continue into December with you, but hopefully I will have some tips for you once I get through it. Oh, and thanks for everything you do on this blog, I would be lost without you <3
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mindfulmeerkats 22p · 656 weeks ago

That sounds about right.

We're still in preschool, and I don't like the thought of middle school at all. I'm also not big on the thought of kindergarten, but we have 2 more years of preschool before I have to start freaking out about that. I suppose I am a bit of a freaking out about school overachiever. Hard not to be when my kiddo already hates school.
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kellyg · 656 weeks ago

As much as I'd like to join you, we don't start MS until 7th grade here. So I have an extra year before TFFO. I will pencil it in for Dec. 1 2013.
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jillsmo 103p · 656 weeks ago

Okay, cool :)
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Kerri · 656 weeks ago

I like planning my freak out days. So while I might not know what I will be freaking about on Dec 1st, count me in!
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jillsmo 103p · 656 weeks ago

Woo hoo!! We'll meet at the bar.
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jillsmo 103p · 656 weeks ago

HA HA thanks
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Gin · 656 weeks ago

I lost my shit the day they sent home a permission slip for TB to go on a field trip to tour the middle school. I took one look at it and burst into tears!!
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Becky · 656 weeks ago

hysterical frothing and F T F O ! Yep I will be there Dec. 1 with my paper bag. If you need us sooner you know where we are. School days are calculated like dog days around here ---which would equal, umm, a lot lot more.
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jillsmo 103p · 656 weeks ago

Okay, cool. I might need you sooner; I'll keep you posted.
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Stephi · 656 weeks ago

Sounds good....My child 2's next IEP meeting for the rest of PreK, with the expectation that she shouldn't need services by Kindergarten is going to be right before Winter Break...

And this year they've (finally) decided that my Child 1 needs an IEP for advanced classes thru the rest of 5th grade and beyond, so I've already started the mini-panic on that, since they gave me a whole "Within the next 2 weeks" notice about it.

And I think planning the freak out in advance will work out better. I didn't plan today's freak out over something totally unrelated, but I'm not handling it well. Not at all!
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flirtingwithnormal 27p · 656 weeks ago

My son was in three different schools during MS, so I got bonus freak out points...but not as many as he earned. He was arrested for the first time his first week of middle school.

Good times.

He also had a major bigass freakout in high school, after they fired all the special ed teachers and put him in a room with a baseball coach who didn't even have an education degree. The Boy lasted one semester in that hell, and is now in an awesome school. Sure hope his district can pony up the cash for this year and his senior year.
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Stronger Me · 655 weeks ago

I dropped off my Child 1 at high school last week. HIGH SCHOOL, do you hear me? I know its tough over the sound of me sucking wind in a paper bag.
Sadly, I had been living in blissful ignorance until last week. I'm not sure how I found myself into a state of denial, but you sure don't realize how AWESOME denial is until it's gone. My whole world is completely turned upside down. He has to be at school by the butt-crack of dawn because after school there are things like soccer and student council and key club. wtf?
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