We have succumbed, we have fallen, we gave in. Coleman starts preschool today. Three times a week, from 9am to 11am. And one of us has to be with him????? And we're paying for the privilege. It's not a lot of money really, it works out to be a little less than 8 dollars an hour from now until June. $8/hour for us to sit there and watch them watch our son.
The pressure was unbelievable. A spot opened up. It's a preschool in our building complex and a spot opened up. A little girl and her parents moved away and a spot opened up. We got frantic calls from mothers of other kids who are in the school, a spot opened up. From parents whose names I'm just beginning to remember, a spot opened up. The spot we thought we could get in August for a September start and were laughed at was now available. We had parents of the other kids lobbying on our behalf, the new spot, the spot, this spot, must go to Coleman.
We didn't have to jump through hoops, didn't have to promise our next born, didn't have to have Coleman run through a maze or take an IQ test or sing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." Roz and I had to get TB shots (so we won't contaminate the germ infested children), fill out some forms and hand over a check.
I caved, we caved, we had to take the spot. Out, out damned spot. All those parents were campaigning for us, we couldn't disappoint them, couldn't challenge them. It would have been the end of our social season. No more tantrum filled, Elmo themed birthday parties.
Really, it's OK. I'm fine with it. This means that next year he'll automatically have a spot and since he'll be three, it'll be longer days and we won't have to go with him. Of course that's more money.
Thank God he has a spot. We can rest easy, we won't have this kind of pressure again until kindergarten.
2 comments:
You are really good at this. I am literally laughing my a--- off because the storyline is so visual in my mind's eye.
You really need to consider selling this concept. It is heart warming and funny as hell.
If two unskilled unknowns can make the $ on trash like 'Stomp the Yard' I'm positive you can do it on this. Excellent Blog..... the powers that be did not orignally like Tyle Perry's concept.....but it caught hold.
PS. This year in Cape May your A-- is MINE!
Love this stuff. Totally identify with the preschool merry go round and the piece about the black coaches is really thought provoking Thanks for doing this Keep it up Call your agent.
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