For the Love of all that is Holy!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kajenloca]

I sit here, painfully trying to type. My fingers are in a gnarled mass; deep indentations and blisters cover the surface. Why? For the love of all that is holy-WHY?!

Because I have five children that are school age; five children that brought home folders weighing approximately 2 lbs a piece. Those folders contain paperwork that if not filled out immediately by me the end of the world will come about. Okay, maybe I exaggerate slightly, but I am pretty sure that at the very least all the puppies and kittens in the world will perish and chocolate will no longer exist...

I have nothing against supplying helpful information about my children for the school system. What I take offense in is that the same questions are repeated over and over. I feel like a prisoner of war being interrogated! Name, rank, serial number...over and over!

Excuse me, but my child is still the same sex, has the same birth date, parents, address, phone number, medical information and contact people that were listed on the first five papers that I filled out. Am I being punished for something my children did in the past? Are you trying to confuse me? I get the strange feeling that this is more than just ordinary paperwork; perhaps some kind of psychological testing you are performing on me.

If only there was some kind of technology invented in the world where you could place all of my children's pertinent information and then just simply retrieve it when needed...if only!

Teachers; be warned! By the time I fill out all the massive informational papers I hardly feel cooperative in writing about my child in the special parent survey so you can learn about him or her. I can not be held responsible for my answers; you drove me to this point!

Child's special hobbies and interests: bomb making, taxidermy, reading about serial killers...

Best way your child learns: My child learns best when taught by the song and dance method; preferably opera and polka.

Things I should know about your child: Deathly allergic to anything blue or yellow, has a foot fetish, has a medical condition, "shadow syndrome"; where the child repeats and does everything the teacher does, almost potty-trained...

Fingers going numb! Can-no-longer-type...heading to my physical therapist appointment! I just hope they don't have to amputate...

[lah_arcana]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 10:16 AM

[Jordanplustwo]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 10:20 AM

one thing i am NOT looking forward to! lol

[kennagurls]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 10:26 AM

So true ! I only have two , I am dreading the day when it is three. I hate paper work !

[koalagirl]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 10:50 AM

LOL   We get ours 2 weeks ahead of time! But I still sat there last night filling them all out !! No dishes today for you, just nice cool water to relieve those blisters!

 

[GPSGKR]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 2:13 PM

LOL!!! So true!!! I know mine is coming....

My kids are a little older than yours. A few years ago I started writing SAME across the whole form. I know that sounds kinda rude but it is just easier all around. And your right there should be a better way...

I hope your fingers feel better soon...lol

xo xo xo....

Pam

[Lb128f]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 2:44 PM

LOL!! :-)

[Mom2jngnc]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 4:07 PM

UGH... Mommy homework night! That will be coming up for me in 2 weeks, and I hate it. I find that by the 3rd child I am making sure I have the emergency contacts in the same order....

[LYNDELOU]

Aug. 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM

Great Post!!!

LOLOLOLOLOL..

Ahhhhh again so glad my DD is grown...!

Hang in there MaMa...

You Crack Me Up!!!

[MinstrelMommy]

Aug. 26, 2009 at 12:38 AM

LOL - I sincerely needed a good laugh today - this was awesome! 

I filled out about two hours worth of paperwork for my three in school... I can only imagine how long you were filling out papers for your six! 

[mierjo]

Aug. 26, 2009 at 7:50 AM

Too funny!