I'm glad I posted good news yesterday

November 1, 2005

Thank you everyone for your loving and supportive responses both on

this listserve and privately. They mean so much. I am working so

hard with this scholarship program and trying to keep Max going and

running a household and balancing bills and keeping my husband on

his toes.... Sometimes it's just overwhelming.

Today was not such a good day and we have a fight ahead of us.

Actually, Max wants to take this on, so we are letting him do the

first steps. I called his case manager at school to tell her that

Max had decided his hiccups were done and she just blurted out that

he is failing history. Now, how could that be when we asked for

home instruction, the home instructor told him that he was caught

up - and when were they going to tell us this news??? I was the one

who called THEM.

To make a long story short, she wants to put Max in replacement

history instead of making him do the extra make-up work. Max will

not do this because he would have to give up journalism and the

school newspaper just came out today with his article on the front

page. Plus he had two photos that he took included in the sports

section. I told her that they messed up by not keeping him up to

date. Oh, we went back and forth. I've never had this situation

with them before. Plus, he is in this history class because THEY

recommended it. We were skeptical and a bit hesitant about it.

So, Max has decided that he is going to the vice principal to plead

his case and make things right. He has a list of points to bring up

and wants to advocate for himself before I get involved - or,

shudder the thought, they suffer the rage of my husband. Good for

Max. I hope it works. If not, rest assured I will be on that phone

and will take this to the superintendent if need be.

In writing this I am realizing that it really is NOT such a bad

thing that happened. My son wants to stand up for himself and take

care of a major problem! I am really proud of him! I'm turning

what I perceived to be a bad thing and realizing how much of a good

lesson this will be for my son.

I feel so much better!

Jodi Z

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