Some peoples' parents...(vent)...

janetupnorth

Ok, I just finally got on for the day and this has been bothering me ALL day so I have to vent it...

So, I take my daughter and friend's kids to school today. I go talk to DS's preschool teacher for a few minutes to see how his 2 days of school went...turns out my son was the "disciplinarian" of the class - trying to keep the kids in line - go figure! LOL!

Then up to say good-bye to DD and give her hugs. I walk into her room and her teacher is walking in with a little blonde-haired 1st grader with her knuckles bleeding, her nose scraped raw and a fat lip. ...and about 4 kids worried about her. I get all the other kids shooed off to put their things away and the teacher asks for my help (she knows I'm an EMT and she is O.K. with band-aids but worried about this). I take the little girl to the bathroom, clean and bandage her up and discover her front tooth is loose and she said it wasn't loose before. Luckily, it is a baby tooth.

So, I escort her back to class, get her settled...she sits next to DD so DD is now comforting her and I'm explaining to the "kind" kids telling her she looks awful and needs surgery that she is just fine, it'll heal up and please don't tell her it looks bad (that makes a 6 year old cry)!

I express my concern to the teacher about the tooth and recommend that they call the parents to tell them and let them decide if they want to leave her for the day or get her looked at. Well, the teacher says, "I would but she says she fell when she got out of the car, Mom saw it, she showed Mom and Mom drove off and left her."

WHAT MOTHER WOULD LEAVE A 6 YEAR OLD BLOODIED WITH A FAT LIP AND ENTIRELY SCRAPED NOSE AND KNUCKLES AND DRIVE OFF?!?!?!?!

No wonder the girl was crying and clinging to me when I cared for her.

I was late for work today by about 10 minutes, but my boss is so flexible and great about it and I couldn't leave the poor girl like that.

PampMomof3

Oh jeez! That's awful!! I wonder if mom really did see her fall. If so, that's sad!

chefann

You're right! Some people's parents! Humph!!

raebates

Poor little thing. I can't imagine leaving a bleeding child on the sidewalk.

In her defense (because, Lord knows she needs one), maybe her boss has a zero-tolerance policy for tardiness.

janetupnorth

We asked the girl again and she claims she told her. Who knows from a 6 year old but either way the mom will see it when she gets home!!!! Her little nose was scraped raw and her lip was really fat and the tooth is really loose!

I'll have to ask DD when I get her how she fared in school. Knowing my daughter she comforted her all day...

janetupnorth

I thought that too, but at least run get your child help or send another child with her...many parents were walking in during that time!

DebbieSAChef

How sad, it's a good thing you were there Janet. Poor little girl. Either the mother's priorities are all messed up or maybe she abused her daughter. I hate to think of the latter and be so negative but in this day and age I would not be surprised. Mankind is so depraved and capable of such evil.
It's so wonderful that you were there to comfort her. I do hope the teacher would say something about it to the mother and tell her someone else had to care for her daughter since she was left that way. Shame on her.

Debbie

thecougchef

when i was in kindergarten i fell and probably looked the same as that little girl did. they bandaged me up and sent me back to class. my mom picked me up later that day & and was furious that the school didnt call her - she then notified the school that even if i got a papercut & it required the nurses assistance, she was to be called. i just cant imagine a parent not atleast taking the child to the bathroom to clean out the "owies."

chefmeg

dear, dear Janet..........there goes that gene pool theory again!

I am glad you & Sammie were there for this little girl..............and I pray her Mom really didn't see how bad the situation was.

raebates

Yeah, I agree. Thank goodness she had you to patch her up and dry her tears.

jrstephens

Goodness! I cannot imagine leaving my child like this. I can barely leave them even when I know they are fine! That is just awful!! Even if it is an untolerable boss, mine would just have to get over it!

Did you see or hear anything about the girl when you picked your kids up from school this afternoon or do they ride the bus home?

janetupnorth

My daughter is at the sitter for about 30 more minutes. I'm done with work, but need to run 2 errands before I get her. I'll know in about an hour or so when I pick her up and get home with her.

chefsteph07

Wow, that's really awful.
Surprised the school let her come in like that instead of calling that mother to come pick her up.

pampcheflisa

Awhh, that breaks my heart. I don't understand it at all.
I've been sad all week b/c my 4yo started Pre-K and he's not used to it and keeps asking to go back to his old daycare. It makes me want to cry. So, if he had fallen that bad and was that hurt and crying like that, I'd probably be hours late to work to get him all fixed up and settled.

vwpamperedchef

That poor little girl. I hope she is ok now.

And being a former teacher..the school district can get in A LOT of trouble for not reporting it to the parent............

Kathy's_Kitchen

When my oldest DD was in Kindergarten a mom dropped her vomiting with a fever child off at the drop off in front of the school, said "Sorry, but I have to go to work!" and drove off! The school could not reach any of her emergency contacts so the girl had to stay in the nurse's office for the entire day...

susanr613

poor child! sounds also like DD has picked up on your caring genes and example. i'm sure you're proud of her.

pampcheflisa

I just don't get it.......at all.......can't say any more!

Jenni

Not sure if its PMS or not but I sure did get teary eyed reading that. What is wrong with people. That little girl will not forget how kind you were to her.

susanr613

It's not hormones, Jenni. I got sad, then a little mad.