Today I received my 7 yr olds report card. Clearly not a saint or the devil, the issues were a given (in my mind).
Here's the fucked part. This is a copy of a letter sent with the report card.
"Dear Mom and/or Dad,
Today you will be seeing my report card. This report card will be my teacher's attempt to describe my actions and accomplishments at school during the past weeks. As you read the card, please remember that my teacher is describing someone near and dear to you, so please don't get "uptight" if you see a blemish. I hope you will accept me as I am.
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Remember that all children do not learn to walk and talk at the same rate. Please do not compare me to my brothers, sisters or friends, because I am unique to this world. Be realistic in setting my goals. I need to be challenged, but not to be pushed beyond my ability. I need to taste success and I need time to "smell the flowers" while I am still a child.
Please understand that my report card is a picture of me at school. It is a whole different world from the one at home. Can you imagine having 23 children my age at the dinner table, or 200 children in your backyard playing? Don't be surprised to find that I respond in a different manner at school.
My teacher knows me as I am at school. You know me as I am at home. The "real me" may be somewhere in between. When these two images are blended with sufficient understanding, acceptance and love, I hope you will see a unique individual who can make you proud and bring you much happiness.
Love,
Your child
What the fuck is the world coming to?