Platypuz asked me only a week or so ago about how things are going with my little Sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters programme - Well my dears, she certainly keeps me on my toes!
We see each other monthly now and our outing was planned for this week.
Over the past month, she has been keeping in touch by phone and text, so her communication has much improved and it's more of a two way street these days, which is encouraging.
Over the phone she has been confiding in me about her hassles at school - apparently she is on some good behaviour bond where she has to get teachers to sign a book at the end of each class. She was on the verge of getting suspended for being disruptive in class. That was disappointing to hear as she was doing so well and even got upgraded to a mainstream English class. I think the issue is that she is still in a few "special needs" classes and probably way too intelligent and easily bored. ..so she mucks up. She is the Queen of attention seeking behaviour which is a hallmark of ADHD and she uses her "disabilities" and feigns illlness like currency to get out of things, especially school.
So we had a chat about rules, and that some teachers set different rules for their classes - life is inconsistent and she has to learn to adapt. She seemed to take that well, but time will tell. I expressed my disappointment that her behaviour had taken a step backward and that I thought she was doing so well. I re-inforced that I am still proud of her achievements this year.
Our latest outing was certainly different. Through the programme we had connections with a major TV station that puts on one of these goddam awful funniest home video shows. Well, we got audience tickets as Little Sis is totallly obsessed with being on TV. And she excelled last night - she waved, she hollered, she clapped..she screamed...she banteredwith the producer...what a legend!
Meanwhile, I acted my way through two hours of TV show taping hell and was mighty exhausted by the night's end. Imagine me clapping, laughing, woohooing, ooing, aaaing on cue (Producer waves arms....clap...laugh...clap) for two hours while watching some plastic blonde bimbo reading from the auto cues, fluffing lines, getting hair sprayed between takes...
I suffered watching babies falling into things including dog shit, men getting hit in the balls, old people exposing their asses....fucking hell - and this is what Middle Australia watches for entertainment!!
Good thing Little Sis had an absolute ball...
I needed a double whisky afterwards to recover and passed out on the couch about nine like an old fart.
We see each other monthly now and our outing was planned for this week.
Over the past month, she has been keeping in touch by phone and text, so her communication has much improved and it's more of a two way street these days, which is encouraging.
Over the phone she has been confiding in me about her hassles at school - apparently she is on some good behaviour bond where she has to get teachers to sign a book at the end of each class. She was on the verge of getting suspended for being disruptive in class. That was disappointing to hear as she was doing so well and even got upgraded to a mainstream English class. I think the issue is that she is still in a few "special needs" classes and probably way too intelligent and easily bored. ..so she mucks up. She is the Queen of attention seeking behaviour which is a hallmark of ADHD and she uses her "disabilities" and feigns illlness like currency to get out of things, especially school.
So we had a chat about rules, and that some teachers set different rules for their classes - life is inconsistent and she has to learn to adapt. She seemed to take that well, but time will tell. I expressed my disappointment that her behaviour had taken a step backward and that I thought she was doing so well. I re-inforced that I am still proud of her achievements this year.
Our latest outing was certainly different. Through the programme we had connections with a major TV station that puts on one of these goddam awful funniest home video shows. Well, we got audience tickets as Little Sis is totallly obsessed with being on TV. And she excelled last night - she waved, she hollered, she clapped..she screamed...she banteredwith the producer...what a legend!
Meanwhile, I acted my way through two hours of TV show taping hell and was mighty exhausted by the night's end. Imagine me clapping, laughing, woohooing, ooing, aaaing on cue (Producer waves arms....clap...laugh...clap) for two hours while watching some plastic blonde bimbo reading from the auto cues, fluffing lines, getting hair sprayed between takes...
I suffered watching babies falling into things including dog shit, men getting hit in the balls, old people exposing their asses....fucking hell - and this is what Middle Australia watches for entertainment!!
Good thing Little Sis had an absolute ball...
I needed a double whisky afterwards to recover and passed out on the couch about nine like an old fart.
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You sound like a great big sister!
sounds like a grand night out
when is the next mod meet up??
would def like ot go along