A neighbor mentioned a school MS 51 that had a big art program and it was very close to my home, yet not in the same district. I was told that I could just go to the Dept of Education and appeal the case and try to convince them to let my daughter into that school.
I thought it was worth the shot. I decided to go to the school's Open House and take my daughter to see if she liked the school and to talk to the principal to see what our options were.
After the Open House was over I asked my daughter if she liked the school. She said that she didn't want to go to that school, that somehow when she went into the school she had a bad vibe, she had a bad feeling as if something bad had happened to her in that school. And yes, I did say that in the past tense. She did feel as if in the past something bad had happened to her there even if that was the first time we ever went to the school.
At this moment I had to make a decision. Should I push my daughter to apply to this school or should I just let it go an not even bother applying.
Well, I decided to let it go. I went with her gut feeling and did not apply.
Today, one year later I read this article in Yahoo News:
Laura.....I am so glad you wrote this article.....Because there are times that I tell you things and you give me the look ....like OMG!!!! But I do not know if is us ....but we as a family since day one we have that 6th sense alert and I am happy that you listen to Gaby....Sometimes we say things and see way before things happen and as you mention in your article.....sometimes we really do not understand at the moment but eventually we will.
ReplyDeleteThere are many situations with the girls and you that I alert you and you simply did not believe and I think because of my experience when I was a child and as a Pre K Teacher and as your mother ....that gives me all the tools to express my concerns.
Remember the day the sky was really dark .... a lot of dark clouds and lightning ...I told you Laurita ...please do not go to the Supermarket is really scary and your answer to me was....is near and nothing is going to happen....Laurita...You was a LUCKY GIRL....the Tornado at New York City 2009 pass you bye while you was at the Supermarket and the heavy wood top part of the tower went down like paper and slam at the entrance of your building because of the winds. That very same entrance that you pass few minutes before. The girls after that ....they listen to me because I was assertive in my worries for your safety.
The other was the night you want to go to the Laundromat ....the sky was scary with lightning and I told you Laurita please.....and you told me again....is near , nothing is going to happen....The girls ....specially Gaby got so scared that she beg you to stay and you did. Less than a minute later HAIL that cover the entire parking floor .....streets and roofs....destroy trees ,cars and plants....that was crazy....I am glad you stay....=)
To be a responsible parent is to listen ....not just words but to observe body language......I am very glad I was for you and for the girls for 3 years....at the end was for the best interest of your family happiness.
Big Hugs....and a Happy Life.....with NO skeletons inside the closets....=)Happy that we can talk anything.....=)Ma-Buela....
There are two great things about this post. The first is that your daughter felt comfortable enough to tell you how she felt about the school, and the second was that you had enough trust in her to take her insight seriously. And thankfully, it was a good decision not to send her there! I, myself, have had dreams about places where bad things happened days later, and it's an eerie feeling. How does she like the school she's in now?
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WOW, that's pretty intense. I like what you said GJT, it's great that you have that relationship with your daughter, that you two can trust each other on important decisions like that!
ReplyDeletePraise God you made the right decision!
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My daughter likes her new school. It is an A school for the past 4 years, it is a small school but it gives individualized education and I like it.
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