Thank god it's friday....i think.

Friday my daughter called me at work around 10am. Whispering. I instantly got scared. She sd that they had all been told to hurry and get to any class and for the teachers to go into lockdown mode.
She sd that no one knew what was going on and she was terrified. I told her to calm down and i would try and see if i could find out. Be it an emergency, i was leaving work to come and get her. I checked the web page and found nothing but before i knew it she had called me back and sd that a former student had entered the school and the police were called. The trespasser was arrested and found to have drugs and a gun on him.

Now my daughter's high school does have monthly "Columbine" style safety drills so the kids and teachers know what to do in case of this type of situation or a school shooting. I knew the school was not going let me take her out unless they were found to be back in a safe mode. So i just waited it out and she called when she got home and filled me in. And of course i was very relieved.

Now, this is the 2nd scare my family has had this week. The 1st one was earlier in the week when i couldn't reach my kids at home and ended up leaving work to see what the problem was. Turns out ATT had been out repairing phone lines and had cut ours so no calls in or out and no internet for the entire day.
I really had to call upon their loser dad to get to my home asap and make sure they were ok. He's so slow he beat me there by 3 mins. And i work 30 mins from home. He found this the "prime time" to mention that he had a cell phone on his current plan to give to my daughter just for these type of 911's. I took this time to enlighten him on what parenting means.

First and foremost i reminded him that we have 2 kids together. It's not my problem that he has a total of 5. Mine are his 1st 2. I told him that when i buy for one child, i buy for BOTH KIDS. She can have a cell phone if her brother gets one too. (I view the cell phone as something she should have to earn. She had been having a tough time with her schoolwork.) They are like siamese twins--there is no separation here. A cell phone is the LEAST of my worries when it comes to providing for my babies. I told him try buying some clothes or shoes or paying some school fees or wait---paying some child support. Unfortunately i didn't have sex with myself. I wish i could have. It would be a win-win situation for me. But i didn't. So have the same responsibilities to your kids as i have had since day one. If you are looking for sympathy, you have come to the wrong person. You have shown me none in the last 10 yrs. I am the strong person i am today because of my children. I have to show them how to respect men and women and demand the same back in return. And that taking care of your kids--be they here in the U.S. or in Timbuktu--is a must.

He left scratching his head.

I left smiling.

Yes i am a force to reckon with.