A Legal Alien

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15 May 2007

Usually, I like my job. I like my students, I enjoy going to work. But today? Today was a day where ripping someone's face off or shoving them out of a 2nd story window sounded like a great plan. It started in 3rd period when NO. ONE. WOULD. SHUT. UP. I was irritable and by the end of the class period, I was fuming. So when I went back to my normal room for 4th period, I knew I was going to explode at someone.

And then it happened. Someone mentioned reading 'that dumb play again' and I lost it. I screamed at this kid and told him I didn't ever want to hear him complain about anything again. Highly professional. Very mature. A true reflection of my character as a teacher. I apologized later on and he said, "I don't care. Whatever." Thanks, fucker.

So after school, Mon and I go get something to eat and my stomach is killing me. I have this bad cramp just above my belly button. I went to the bathroom. Nothing. Came back to table and got the most horrendous hot flash. I felt like my mother. We left and I was praying for a big belch or fart to relieve the pressure. Anything. But nothing happened.

I got home, stripped down to next to nothing and laid down. Voila! No more pain. Just then, my phone rang and it was the principal from the school I was supposed to meet with today. He was calling me again because the woman he was going to have to accept as a transfer was resigning and therefore, he wanted to talk to me again! He said he felt stupid for the whole mess and I assured him that it wasn't a problem, I was just glad he'd called me back. I go in to meet him on Thursday. I really hope this is the right place for me to go. It's been a long road.

For Paul Barrett

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