From all changes, something good will come....
Drugs at school are illegal, so the Board did what it had to do.
Thanks to readers for sharing their experiences.
I am completely and utterly shattered. And I am feeling less than positive, so that's it from me for now.
To the five other families who appeared before the BoT today, I send prayers for recovery and new beginnings for you and your sons.
Thank you for sharing yours. Keep strong and know that there are many of us in similar situations who know how much you love your son. Hugest hugs.
ReplyDeleteWow. Loads of love to you and your family - even the insane teenagers...or perhaps especially the insane teenagers. Way back in Playcentre days when life was so much simpler we were taught that 'they need our love the most when they deserve it the least' Remember - where there's life, there's hope; don't make their problems your problems; most teenagers make it out alive; what would be better than this?
ReplyDeleteI've been reading your blog for a few months, I discovered it via Nigel Latta posting a link somewhere. You sound like a wonderful, strong, loving parent - hang in there x
Dee
I happen to be lucky enough to know you, and to know you ARE a wonderful, strong and loving parent, just as Dee has guessed from your words. I have known your eldest since his birth too, and I know what a beautiful, tender and funny spirit lies inside him. That person will emerge again once the raging teen hormones fade, and I know too that you will be there to hug him like you did when he was a child, because your love is so great. It's impossible to believe it now while you are so bruised, but you and your boy will be able to laugh ruefully together about this time in years to come, probably when he is navigating his way through the teen years of his own sullen little monster. Believe it, because I've seen it in my crystal ball. Love to you warrior mother, keep finding humour in the pain. S x
ReplyDeleteSemantics I know, but a few people have pointed out that as Teen1 is not yet 16, he has not been 'expelled' but 'excluded' which is of course correct. Call it writer's privilege, but the title 'Excluded' didn't convey the punch I felt in my heart and stomach when the BoT delivered its verdict. It is somewhat foreboding that I summarised the legal explanations in one of my first blogs on 30 July last year. If I only knew then...
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