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Another Wednesday.
Wednesdays, for the most part, aren't bad. I'm finished with class by 10:45, come home and eat lunch while I watch the View. I goof around on the computer for a bit and crochet while watching Millionaire at 12:30. Then I have a few hours to kill (usually with IDS stuff or homework) before BloomingKids at 3:30.
Ah, Bloomingkids. Last week wasn't good. If I had the option to quit I would. For those of you who don't know, I am paired up with one of the most difficult kids in our group. She got kicked out of the program last year. She has had her good days, but most of the time she is disrespectful. Last week was horrible. She wouldn't listen to me and refused to be near me. For some unknown reason she decided she hates me, so she spent the two hours with other mentors. This caused troubles of its own, because the mentors have their own buddies and cannot devote their full attention to them when my buddy is there. So, my little buddy would say things like, you're mean. I, fed up with her behavior, said, "Yep, that's my goal. I love to be mean." It's very frustrating. I never realized how spoiled I was with Gonzalo last year. I only gave him a warning once, and I can't even remember why. Last week I sent an email to the president of the organization expressing my frustrations. I said I feel unappreciated--something I didn't sign up for. I could have spent those two hours so much better if I weren't in the program. I received a reply yesterday, I think. It wasn't much consolation--kind of, hang in there and let us know if it gets better or worse. Oh, and they were going to talk with the kid's school about it, too.
I'm really hoping my buddy isn't here today.
Wednesdays, for the most part, aren't bad. I'm finished with class by 10:45, come home and eat lunch while I watch the View. I goof around on the computer for a bit and crochet while watching Millionaire at 12:30. Then I have a few hours to kill (usually with IDS stuff or homework) before BloomingKids at 3:30.
Ah, Bloomingkids. Last week wasn't good. If I had the option to quit I would. For those of you who don't know, I am paired up with one of the most difficult kids in our group. She got kicked out of the program last year. She has had her good days, but most of the time she is disrespectful. Last week was horrible. She wouldn't listen to me and refused to be near me. For some unknown reason she decided she hates me, so she spent the two hours with other mentors. This caused troubles of its own, because the mentors have their own buddies and cannot devote their full attention to them when my buddy is there. So, my little buddy would say things like, you're mean. I, fed up with her behavior, said, "Yep, that's my goal. I love to be mean." It's very frustrating. I never realized how spoiled I was with Gonzalo last year. I only gave him a warning once, and I can't even remember why. Last week I sent an email to the president of the organization expressing my frustrations. I said I feel unappreciated--something I didn't sign up for. I could have spent those two hours so much better if I weren't in the program. I received a reply yesterday, I think. It wasn't much consolation--kind of, hang in there and let us know if it gets better or worse. Oh, and they were going to talk with the kid's school about it, too.
I'm really hoping my buddy isn't here today.