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1-19-2003 - 9:55 a.m.
Alternative School: Week 1 Monday: Little Missy opted for the Gwen Steffani look for the first day at the new school. She looked fine; colorful and sassy. She claimed she wasn�t the least bit nervous when we let her off at the door. After school she was monosyllabic and moody. School was �OK�, the other kids were �OK�, classes �OK�, teachers �OK�. When pushed she says �I�m not there to make friends. I have friends. I�m just there to get my credits and get out� Tuesday: Sometime Monday night, Miss Thang has dyed her hair raven�s wing black.. She�s dressed in all black and has borrowed make-up tips from Marilyn Manson. After school report: She has quizzed herself into �Advanced Math�. There is only one other kid in the class. Her English teacher is having her read Vonnegut and her guitar teacher has taught her to play �Stairway to Heaven�. She declares that the �other kids� at the school are either �ghetto trash� or �Hispanic chicks with babies�. Later that evening she is overheard telling NMBF Daniel �Nobody there likes me� Wednesday: Miss Thang doesn�t want to go to school. She has �cramps� Dad ain�t buying it, tells her to take some Motrin and get her ass out to the bus stop. Reluctantly, she gets ready and ends up waiting 30 minutes in 20 degree weather for the bus that doesn�t show up. Dad relents and sends her back to bed. She sleeps until 1pm Thursday: It Snows, No School Friday: She wears the purple plaid jumper and combat boots. Something weird has happened to the purple-black hair. The color has washed out and she�s totally gray� It�s not a good look. The bus comes. Holly, our black, lab howls as she gets on the bus. I get a call at work from the school. �She�s delightful, so polite, a real breath of fresh air� says the teacher. She has totaled up enough �good behavior� points in only 3 days to be able to attend �a special party� Subway sandwiches were served, without a vegetarian options. She goes off on the party planner. She�s reading �Naked Lunch� for �Elective Reading Hour� When asked about friends she says that she has made 'a few smoking buddies'
No School tomorrow, it's Dr King's B-Day. Now, don't you think that letting the kids skip school would be the LAST way Dr King would want to see his birthday celebrated?
Go Figger
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