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    Re: stressed about my para
    Posted by: stressed and sorry on 11/06/09

    Okay I think maybe I am being over dramatic here. I just feel awful
    about it so I will call her later this weekend, probably tomorrow night.

    On 11/06/09, stressed and sorry wrote:
    > well she didn't forget...she said she tried to call me on my cell
    > phone before putting the child in the water, and made other
    > excuses why it didn't matter what the mother had said...it really
    > upset me.
    >
    > Then she lied about the signed permission slip. a bold faced lie
    > to my face, and I really didn't like that.
    >
    > I feel she is 10 years my senior but has the maturity of a
    > teenager. She has told me about her personal problems, marriage
    > problems, and sneaks out to smoke cigarettes in back of the
    > school. She takes personal phone calls on her cell all day long
    > while in the classroom. I really have not complained about any of
    > it at all because she has helped me a lot but now she called in
    > sick today and I guess she is still upset by my confronting
    > her..the principal will observe us working together on Monday.
    >
    > In this day and age I am worried she will go psycho, to be honest.
    > I am sorry. I did not nurture her to the extent she wanted I
    > guess, but I am there for the kids, not for her.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > On 11/06/09, no big deal wrote:
    >> No doubt she forgot the child did not have permission to
    >> swim. Talk to her but don't accuse. It could happen happen to
    >> any of us. She made a mistake. The child is fine. Try ot
    >> work it out.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> On 11/06/09, stressed wrote:
    >>> My para is very upset with me and did not come to work
    >>> today. She put one of our children in the pool during swim
    >>> time, although the parent explicitly had stated she did not
    >>> want that. She then lied to me and the swim teacher about
    >>> the existence of a signed permission slip. when i
    >>> confronted her she got very upset with me. She has 20 years
    >>> experience working in this school and lots of friends,
    >>> while I am new this year.
    >>>
    >>> I feel stressed about it. Has anyone else had something
    >>> like this happen??


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  • stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by stressed.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by WRubin.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by no big deal.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by stressed and sorry.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by stressed and sorry.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by to no big deal??.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by SID.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by Bob/VA.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by LP.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/06/09, by wasub.
  • Re: stressed about my para, 11/09/09, by Mom to Three.

     
     

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