This morning, Allan went to school to collect all the worksheets Keatkeat and Binbin had missed during last week.
Only 10+ students were seen in Keatkeat’s class. The full headcount is 27. Chicken Pox has almost ‘Wiped Out’ the class. *laugh*
After the instructions were given, Teacher P looked at Teacher C, “How should I tell him?”
Allan: “I’m alright. You can just tell me. What is it?”
Teacher P: “Errr… maybe I shouldn’t. When will he be coming back to school?”
Allan: “The M.C. ends next Monday, but I’ll probably let him stay home for another week before bringing him back. What is it that you want to tell me? If it concerns my child, I think I should know.”
Teacher P: “But you are not suppose to know. Errr…. I think I’ll better check with the Principal first (who was not there then). I’m sorry, I can’t tell.”
I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO THIS!!!!
IF You have something to say, just say it. If you know you shouldn’t tell me about something, then DON’T EVEN BREATHE A WORD in the first place!
When Allan told me about the conversation he had with the teacher, I picked up the phone and gave the Principal a call immediately.
Me: “Hi Principal, I’m the parent of Cheng Keat in Kindergarten 2. He has been absent from school for a week because of Chicken Pox. Does the school has some kind of arrangement which I should be inform about?”
Principal: “Just make sure you get the doctor to certify that Cheng Keat has completely recovered from Chicken Pox before you bring him back to school. Bring the certificate along with you on the day you bring him to school. That’s all.”
Me: “Is there ANY OTHER SPECIAL arrangements or issues I should know?”
Principal: “No.”
I was unhappy when I hang up the phone. I always believe in the chinese saying: ‘Wu-Feng-Bu-Qi-Lang’ (direct translation: without wind, there will not be wave)
I hate this type of feeling. Knowing that there is something going on and yet I do not know what it is. Its like having a splinter stuck on your palm. You see it staring back at you, yet you can’t get it out. *Urrrgghhh*
Tell me how can I shake off this feeling?
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