The struggle continues.

I am off to a meeting with Morgans school tomorrow. It seems like the entire school will be in the room with me. Both Morgans teachers, the support person ( teachers aid) and a behaviorist /pych type person. All there with me.. I am feeling a little threatened – I cannot imagine what a ‘normal person’ would feel.

Morgan has been having a few issues at school. The notes coming home do not match the lad I have in front of me every day. I believe there are body snatchers who whisk my son away and replace him during the day. The reports I need to have a meeting over is his unsociability – both one on one and in groups. HUH? I am just about over the crushing news that because he can’t skip or hang on the monkey bars, he will be sports retarded forever….. I go the “OH – he didn’t go tot Kindy”… that explains it…. And I didn’t shove him in daycare 5 days a week either – nor press gang him to an unsupportive playgroup…. What? Are we meant to be institutionalizing our children from birth?

So, apparently he is displaying unsociable behaviours inconsistent with the classrooms expectations. I will have a run down from this behaviourist on strategies they will be instigating and that he will have whoever this person is – tagging along behind him in his classroom for who knows how long peering at him and willing him to put a step wrong….maybe I am being a bit cruel and emotional.. damn it – I am…

I have also discovered that I have a teenager living in my home.. yes that’s right – Morgan has stinky feet and answers in monotonal one syllable words….. How was school? “Good”, why did you pull Georgas hair? “Dunno” what were you thinking when you hit that child with your hat? “nuthin” come here and give your mother a kiss.. “urrr get away, yuk” at least his room is perfectly straight and tidy… at the moment.

So, today I have been going through the whole spectrum of emotions. Beating myself up that I have sent Morgan to school too early. Apparently no – he is displaying above competencies in academia. Yeah – I sent him too early…. Should I just pull him out of school and keep him home for a year… oh boy that’s a big one… should I investigate the whole home schooling deal again?

I know he is far from being an angel – but Morgan is a good kid. Smart, very emotional and very loving. He loves to learn and is so excited about writing and numbers. I know there is something wrong when every day he cries and doesn’t want to go to school. Its ripping my heart out. He was so keen in the first few weeks.

He used to be very sociable in groups – at the park etc and go and introduce himself to new kids. I have noticed now, in the last few weeks, he will hide behind me or just not go where there are other kids. This again is a total flip of character for him.

Sigh… well best get prepared I guess.