10/7/2009


My son Alex's kindergarten teacher sent a note home informing us of some inappropriate behavior; apparently, Alex filled his mouth with water from the fountain, and then he spit it on another boy . . . and so Catherine and I decided to let his punishment fit the crime: he's not allowed to drink water (or any other liquid) for two weeks-- that will teach him!

3 comments:

Esoderic said...

Before I forget--last week I was in the cafeteria on duty, and I saw a kid pull a chair out from behind his friend whose immediate reaction from the ground was to punch his friend in the leg. I'm not sure when that post was, but it seemed relevent given your son's ornery disposition.

Dave said...

wait . . . are you making that up or did you actually see the same thing that happened last year?

Chad's brother said...

perhaps I'm the uncle that keeps showing up uninvited to family functions; but you should keep your childs' adventureous spirit in context. allow me to demonstrate REAL misbehavior with an example... When my youngest son was in kindergarten, he decided that pulling down his pants ( sweats and underoos) during a reading circle with his classmates, seemed to be a necessary addition to a story obviously lacking excitement and spontaneity. He was nearly forced to register as a sex offender for the next 15 years. Kids...

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