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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure mine is 'that kid.' He's 'that kid' when I'm trying to work with him, too. His being 'that kid' is part of the reason he got his ADHD diagnosis and is on meds. But, I still need to do my job, so I still need the teacher to deal with it. [/quote]

My kid is also ADHD and I have compassion but it's my job as a parent to help him not be that kid.  The teacher can't "deal with it" when they are not even in the same class room. What can the teacher do aside from muting and emailing me, when I'll have to deal with him anyway.  [/quote]

Yah, he's silly. I tell him not to be silly. However, I am not going to sit next to him through every call (which is probably what would be required to keep him properly still and seated and focused) because I have a job that is essential, and by the way, involves getting food & services out for people who need them more than ever right now. I am perfectly fine with the teacher muting him or whatever else she needs to do to minimize distractions. In fact, this system may even be helpful since presumably he's less able to distract his neighbors and less distracted by his neighbors. She can tell me he's a problem and I will reiterate to him that he shouldn't be silly (which of course he already knows), but the answer that OP advocates that I sit next to him isn't reasonable and isn't happening. Sorry.[/quote]

You suck as a parent [/quote]

No here—I disagree. What the heck else is she supposed to do? I got fired so I’m home with my kids and I can sit next to my distractible son and remind him to stop talking up so much, but he still forgets. It’s hard for me and the op  is trying to work an essential job! [b]Congrats on having such an easy kid. I have one of those too, is it all because of me? No. It’s her personality. [/b]Bravo to those trying to work and help their kids to school at the same time. It is not easy.[/quote]

+1 Some people don't seem to realize that there are all kinds of people in the world. If you have multiple children, then you likely have multiple different TYPES of children, as well.[/quote]

DP, but this is SO true.  I have three, and one of them is happy go lucky, super sweet, and just generally awesome.  He is handling this mess like it’s nothing.  One of mine is up and down, as is her nature, and the third is three and kind of an a-hole.  You know what I’m not smug about?  My parenting.  I do a decent job, maybe better than most, in part because I’m not patting myself on the back over my easy-going middle kid.  That’s who he is.  We reinforce it, but it’s *nothing* like the work we have to do with our oldest, by contrast.

All of which is to say: lose the anger towards other parents, and save it for where it could make a difference.  This issue is not it.[/quote]

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