"Who Needs Pictures?"
This week was picture week at Connor's school. I was informed about the pictures, but, judging by the sudden abundance of sailor outfits, pastels and suspender-shorts (with white socks and loafers), I apparently missed the memo that advised parents to dress their children to look as if they belonged on one of those Anne Geddes greeting cards.
At Connor's school, there is a drop-off policy called "carpool," in which the parents pull up to the front door in the morning, and their kids are pulled out of the car by a school staff member, (maybe the correct term is "car-pull"?) which allowed me an up-close look at many of the other kids' horrid outfits. By now, most of the kids are accustomed to the process of being yanked out of the car by a stranger, but Connor is still having a tough time with it. On Tuesday, as he was crying, snot running down his chin and begging to go back home, a horribly dressed child hopped out of the car, of his own volition, next to us. As Connor kicked and screamed, I wasn't sure who I felt worse for: Connor, with his eyes full of tears and arms reaching out for me, or the boy next to us, with a green jumpsuit on and a lace-lined collar.
At Connor's school, there is a drop-off policy called "carpool," in which the parents pull up to the front door in the morning, and their kids are pulled out of the car by a school staff member, (maybe the correct term is "car-pull"?) which allowed me an up-close look at many of the other kids' horrid outfits. By now, most of the kids are accustomed to the process of being yanked out of the car by a stranger, but Connor is still having a tough time with it. On Tuesday, as he was crying, snot running down his chin and begging to go back home, a horribly dressed child hopped out of the car, of his own volition, next to us. As Connor kicked and screamed, I wasn't sure who I felt worse for: Connor, with his eyes full of tears and arms reaching out for me, or the boy next to us, with a green jumpsuit on and a lace-lined collar.
posted by Carter at 8:10 PM
7 Comments:
I hope you embellished a bit for this post because that description of Connor crying was a bit more vivid than the one you gave me over the phone.
Embellish? Carter?
And I would just like to say that you were adorable in that cute red plaid sailor outfit with the white collar and blue trim. You know the picture - it's the one with that cute little boy with his hands on his knees.
OK, I know the above is supposed to be "One Who Remembers" but all I see is "One Whore Members." Drat that all-lowercase.
Me too Reid!
I wonder if "one whore members" is related to "if you wax me"?
OOPS!!
Enough with the anonymous comments.
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