Ironic Crap!

Did I just offend anyone by using the word, "CRAP"? If so I am sorry and you better not read any more.

Yes, "crap," is one of my vices. It comes out of my mouth at least once a day. But, it is a lot better than a whole lot of other words that I sometimes wish to use. Unfortunately your little weaknesses can be passed down to your children.

Halle has a lot of "friends" that use a lot of bad words. (And when I say bad words - I mean the worst words that you can use!!!) She has come home several times crying because they have used words that she knows are bad and she has also been called a "lesbian" by these so called friends. She has had the courage to tell her friends she doesn't like that kind of language and to stop - but being the great "friends" that they are they haven't stopped one bit. She now walks away when they start using bad language. (This apparently all happens during lunch time - are there no adults around?!)

I was helping out in Halle's classroom yesterday. The kids all went outside to work on a science project for a few minutes while I was still inside grading spelling tests. As they were going out the door Mrs. Nye yelled at one of the students - telling her that her language was not appropriate and to never use that word at school again. I didn't hear what the student said so I have no idea to what word in particular she was referring too. She was mad at the student and yelled at her - but didn't give her any type of punishment.

As the kids all come back into the classroom the teacher approached me and warned me that she was giving Halle a Think Time for saying the word "crap." I was totally shocked. Seriously?! Another student that is always misbehaving and just said a bad word gets yelled at and my daughter who says the word, "crap," is getting a think time?! I was so in shock I didn't know what to do. I want to support the teachers - and if my kid is doing something wrong - they deserve what ever punishment they get. But I didn't think this was right at all. But I also didn't want to argue with her in front of the whole class.

Poor Halle was bawling and bawling. After their lesson on the floor concluded the teacher approached me again. "I think Halle has learned her lesson. I won't send her to think time this time." Gee thanks, lady - you think?!

I didn't get a chance to talk with Halle again until after school. We joked about not ever saying the word, "CRAP!" in front of Mrs. Nye again. I told her that her teacher went a little too far and to just remember the classroom rules. Halle explained that she was telling people not to step in the dog crap outside. So she actually used the word quite correctly and was trying to help people not step in crap or smell like crap by warning them about crap.

I guess we can just say that yesterday was a very crappy day!

What do you think about the word, "crap"?