I’ve had about all I can stand of this bullshit. Last week was a nonstop battle. This week, so far, has been much of the same. One of Julien’s teachers is violating the state education code by not allowing students (including Julien) to make up missed tests and quizzes. The education code is pretty clear that they have to be made up. He (the teacher) argued with Scarlet over it claiming that he was “grading attendance” and that he “had been teaching for 14 years and had NEVER had to change his policies.”

Needless to say, I rattled off an email to the teacher, principal, and the math department director (Julien’s former teacher who absolutely adores Julien). Just as the principal was finishing reading my email, my dad appeared in his office door way. I think they are realizing that the tag team will continue and will hit a very public venue if they don’t knock off the bullshit.

The principal not only agreed with both my father and my email, he also went further to state that not only is what the teacher doing a violation of the code, but that professing to grade attendance was as well. For the first time there was no carefully crafted politically correct statements of neutrality coming from the principal. Instead he threw the math teacher under the bus and also told my father that the director of the math department would be addressing the situation with the teacher as well.

Once that was all said and done, S.O. sent an email off to the teacher, as he was seriously pissed that the teacher had resorted to bullying Scarlet and calling her names (little Miss Ed Code) in front of the class. His comments to her included, “You want to challenge me… go for it. That code doesn’t apply to me, I grade on attendance. I’ve taught for 14 years and I’ve NEVER had to change MY policies, so go ahead challenge me, we’ll see how it ends up little Miss Ed Code.”

I should make it clear that Scarlet was respectful, polite, and only assertive. She was not a smart ass or belligerent to him. He on the other hand was doing some wild gesticulating and bobbing his head like some sort of farm yard fowl.

S.O. sent the following email:

Well sir,

Have a nice day Mr. ED CODE!!!

Yes, I admit, my husband stooped to the asshole’s level. But, we’ve all had enough and I think everyone deserves their ONE moment of level stooping.

I’m more upset by the fact that all of this stress and bullshit has set Julien back health-wise by probably a month. He’s back to having migraines, he spent the other morning throwing up violently and further aggravating the issues in his abdominal wall. His pain meds have been increased. Up until last week we had begun to see glimpses of the pre-cancer Julien. He was funny, happy, and seeming to enjoy life. Now he’s back to moody, depressed, angry Julien, a kid that not only do I not recognize but I also step carefully around so as not to further upset the apple cart.

That makes me incredibly angry.

When all of this is combined with our current stresses, business, financial, the upcoming bankruptcy filing, and my current health issues… it just makes life very hard. A struggle. And, I’m so tired of struggling. I’m tired of the fight. I’m tired of drama.

I think it’s made me more sensitive to dramas around the ‘net as well. It bothers me to see the unfairness, the sheeple mentality, the people who care more about pleasing other people even if that means hurting someone else needlessly. The ugliness…

And, there is nothing I can do to help any of that. So, I’ve resolved to stay away. Visit the places online that I know won’t contain needless, hurtful bullshit and avoid the places that guarantee it like the plague.

But, I will say this –

There is no honor among “thieves”. Whether the thief is someone who has actually stolen material goods or merely robbed someone of their faith and belief that you are a good, kind, loyal person. Whether they are behind bars or behind a blog and no amount of using the name of God will make it right, in fact, it makes it more dishonorable.