Dad On Duty #72
I’ll be damned. That went pretty well. Actually, it went *really* well. I was skeptical to say the least. Good thing I wasn’t at the first meeting, when somebody said “let’s take the whole school off site for Field Day”. …
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Dad On Duty Blog #71
****** I’ve done an awful lot of paramedic stuff the past couple weeks. That’s surprising, considering I don’t have a paramedic job, and haven’t for a while. Sorry, Steve. {Steve is my medical director, and college roommate, and friend, and …
Dad on Duty #70 – Texas Day….Inside!
Texas Day! Normally an outdoor event. But today it’s raining, so most activities must be moved indoors. It’s elbow-to-elbow in here. From a crowd and traffic flow standpoint, it’s pretty rough. But in terms of security, it is a lot …
Dad on Duty #69 – My Mom Died Today (Caution – R Rated)
My Mom died today. Few statements are more powerful and unnerving than that. I know many of you, maybe most, have lost one or both parents. It’s what happens when you pass 40. My Mom was nuts. Really crazy. Certifiable, …
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Dad on Duty #68 – She Came In Love and It Worked
************** We have a lot of substitute teachers today. While they are perfectly competent, capable and comfortable providing the instruction and guidance for the students, they don’t know the specific protocols and operations at our school. Over a dozen times …
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Dad on duty #67
This is actually a compilation of a couple of days. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. Sorry. Been busy and distracted. But this conversation matters, and I need to prioritize it. I’ll try to do better. So here …
Dad on Duty #66
She’s very tall. She towers over the other kids in her grade. I think that’s part of the problem; it makes her already significant outward differences from our other kids even more pronounced I find her in the corner by …
Dad on Duty #65
I was really looking forward to seeing my boy today. He’s been gone for a while. His behaviors have continued to deteriorate, and are now beyond anything we can handle here. So he is somewhere else. I am standing in …
Dad on Duty #64
Here it is; Freedom Fest Day! One of the two biggest school events all year (the other being Field Day in the spring). I slept poorly. One of our businesses is at a real crossroads, and is stressing me out. …
Dad on Duty #63
Today is our Halloween costume parade. 600 kids will march through the school as Jedis, werewolves, Harry Potters and Minecraft villagers. In preparation for the parade, Amy, Tori and I came up a little early to designate and label changing …