Wow, that sounds stressful! I imagine a lot of other parents might have sat there passively, waiting for the ranting to end and possibly would have been deflated, helpless. But you took charge - I'm so impressed. People don't expect that when attacking.

What impresses me is that you were able to go from "in her face" to mediating some solutions. I would have gone from "in her face" to "in the principal's face."

Way to go. Terrific job.

Thanks! I appreciate that... but if it had been for me, I doubt I would have been able to rebound so fast or taken over like that... but it was for Jake, so it was a whole lot easier to dig in for him. I don't know why talking to a teacher is still intimidating -- funny how that feeling never really goes away!

It was like a mama bear thing kicking in. Nobody better mess with your cub!

Teachers! Yes, still intimidating even though we're grown ups.

Beautifully written, I felt as though I were in that room with you and Jake. Kudos to the teacher though for backing down and (finally) starting the dialog. I hope that things are continuing to improve and that you'll write more about it.

Thanks, Daisy. So far, it's helped a bit.