This parent thing at school is blowing up into something big. I'm going to have to meet with the parent even though what started this whole thing wasn't even my fault/happened when the student was with other teachers. So is life sometimes-it will be what it will be. I just hope she is willing to see her kid is partly to blame here because he isn't fully telling the truth or completing his responsibilities as a student.

I had another productive day at work-I was able to push through when my brain was telling me to stop. I crashed when I got home, but that's because I have another cold. For the sake of my health, I think I need to leave teaching. Now that I have a chronic illness that gets angry any time I get sick, it's hard to be around so many germs all the time, especially since my roommate is a teacher too. I'd miss working with kids, but I think it is the direction my life will end up going. Working for a nonprofit instead might be nice.