Day of Silence & Private School

Thursday, April 9, 2009

When I'm at the playground I'm often asked where I send Elliot to school. Having many friends that are really big on public school plus being unemployed in this horrifying economy, I often feel like I need to make an excuse as to why I have Elliot in a private school when we can barely afford it.

But today I got our weekly newsletter and was quickly reminded why I chose this remarkable school for Elliot and hopefully Atticus, and I will not ever feel the need to make excuses. I am so proud that we have made this decision. Read the notice I got today about the day of silence.

Day of Silence
On Friday, April 17, some CFS middle school students will participate in the Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is a national student-led day of action when concerned students take a vow of silence to bring attention to the name-calling, bullying and harassment that is often experienced by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. These actions can lead to silencing of GLBT students and people, so that they do not feel that they can speak out and be themselves. On this day, concerned students take a vow of silence to bring attention to the ways that GLBT people feel silenced. Last year, when CFS students participated for the first time, they joined hundreds of thousands of students at more than 8,000 schools across the country.

The CFS Day of Silence is organized by the CFS Middle School Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA). Participation is voluntary, and those students who choose to participate will continue to attend their regularly scheduled classes.

April Fools Day

Hey honey, I'm pregnant!
No really, were having twins!

Since I was a child, a sensitive only child, I have HATED April fools day. This day is fodder for insecure kids to mock everyone they deem worthy. Aka, even more insecure kids that are far too sensitive to make fun of anyone else. The immature taunts and relentless teasing about how gullible I am made this day a horror for me in grammar school and I couldnt wait for it to fall on a weekend day. I wasnt one of those nerdy kids that got teased al the time, I'm just gullible, and as a kid, I was really insecure. Thats a double whammy and not fun for a 6 year old me at all.

Now its different, I have confidence and can take a punch. But I see my almost 5 year old walking the same path I did. He's a sensitive little guy and gets hurt easily when someone tries to fool him. So again I dread this day. It wasn't even on my radar until we got to school and all of his little friends were taunting each other with April fools jokes. I forgot to explain to him what April fools was all about. So cringing, I left Pre-K hoping that he makes it through the battle unharmed. But im preparing for this afternoons pickup, arming myself with love and confidence building tools! Hopefully I wont have to say a word.