You can imagine my surprise when I went in into the school office for something, and Angel -the office lady- asked me if I was aware that Scout had been in to see the nurse every day since school had started.
Surprise that I hadn’t been contacted about it yet….yes.
Surprise that he was written the passes….yes.
Surprise that my son was trying to work the system again….no.
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I thanked her proving it to me by showing me the nurses log.
Like I needed proof.
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And then I had a small chat with Scout.
It was brief and to the point.
It went a little like this….
“Scout, cut the crap. Unless you are throwing up or bleeding profusely, you are NOT to go to the nurses office.”
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Three days later, I checked in with Angel again and am happy to report that all of Scout’s medical woes, suddenly went by the wayside.
Mission accomplished.
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And it is a good thing it was all over, because when I found the crumpled up hall pass that had Scout reporting to the nurse’s office because of “something in teeth”, I could have gone nuts!
But because it was all in the past, I just looked at Scout, and we both laughed at how ridiculous it was.
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Sidenote: Have I ever told the story of when I was in the fourth grade and had a long-term sub, Mrs. Fonseca. I was determined to go home for being sick, so I visited the nurse’s office every day for about 8 days. They kept sending me back to class (even after I had stuck the thermometer under hot water!). But on the 9th day, with only an hour left of school, they called my mom to come and get me. And then miraculously, I never got sick again.
Scout comes by it innocently.
I just wonder who gave the “working the system” gene to me?!
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