Wednesday, August 6, 2008

It's been a while

I know it's been a while since I've blogged, I didn't really have much to say or that I wanted to share, so I didn't do anything. I still don't have too much to say, but I'm sure I'll come up with something as I keep writing. So here's what's on my mind, in a nutshell, I'm still waiting to find out if my daughter will get in preschool, we first didn't qualify because supposedly we make too much money and it's really for lower income families, I'm like seriously, I thought this was a public school program to get kids ready for Kindergarten, guess I was wrong apparently it's a babysitter for low income families. This really t's me off because they have headstart and preschool and what options do I have? Only to take her to daycare and hope they teach her stuff that she needs to know. I get so tired of getting up and driving 2 hours to go to work one way and working all day and driving two hours back, knowing my daughter will not get the help she needs because there are other families that have a million kids they can't afford and sit on their butts doing nothing all day, it drives me nuts, and if I didn't have so much drive to want to do something with my life, I'd quit work and sit on my ass all day and then maybe my child could get in preschool! The things that really makes me mad too is that she really needs the help, she has a bit of a speech problem, and she needs to be there to get help from the speech therapist, but that doesn't matter, because we both work, apparently we make too much money, so she can't get the help, that drives me crazy! School started last week, we are finally going to meet with the speech therapist and another lady next Monday to see if they have any spots that they have empty and see if Abby can get in and if not see if she can at least meet with the speech therapist once a week to get some help, so if she does get in, she will be 2 weeks behind everyone else. I'm just worried if she doesn't get in and get help, when she starts school next year, she will get behind. And I can already tell from working with her at home, when she gets discouraged or can't figure out how to do something, she's ready to quit. I just worry about my baby, I don't want her to get behind, because she is so smart and so special, she just can't pronounce all of her words correctly. So keep your fingers crossed for Abby that she gets in. And if she doesn't, I've already got a long letter to the editor ready!!! And I think I will send it to the school Board and anyone else that will listen!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fingers are crossed. Let us know how it goes on Monday with the speech therapist.

And about the rest... Just remember what I'm trying to remember these days when I think about Nick's education or anything else that might send my pulse racing with panic, lol: 90% of our worries never come to fruition! There are infinite possibilities to every situation, beyond the "good" and the "bad" ones that we prepare ourselves for. You might end up pleasantly surprised and wondering what the heck you worried for in the first place! It's going to be okay.

Remembering that always helps me to regain my composure a bit. I can plan and plan and think and think, but sometimes things work out totally differently than I though possible. And thank God for that, because that means that blessings are infinitely possible; we just need to be ready to receive them! So, let's support each other in trying not to worry :) You get my back and I'll get yours. We're all going to be a-okay!

But I feel your pain with the frustration on that sort of thing about the low income families getting all the perks and such. I know what you mean. Good luck!