I am thinking about the poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, in which the sailor is forced to wear the albatross around his neck because the seaman killed the bird of good omen and then the ship was becalmed.
Rocky was not expelled from school, but I believe it was mostly because the school would have to provide an alternate education for him because he has an IEP (Individual Education Plan).
However, his punishment has quickly become OUR punishment, the albatross about our necks, as his dad and I now have "the boy" around all the time, a bored boy who "forgets" he is on restriction. Keeping him occupied is exhausting, and it is limiting to not do fun things, like go out to lunch together, as he will have to participate as well. Plus, this continues all next week and into the week after.
In the poem, Coleridge said, "There passed a weary time." You got that right, Sam.
2 comments:
So funny. When I was on the school board we had a lawyer whom I called Albatross. Only one other person got it, and I fell in love with him. Nothing like a literate colleague.
Life experiences are interesting at times. School life, friends e.t.c. School for anyone involves many other people like teachers, parents & family, neighbors (at times).
I guess at times punishment sharing is not a bad idea - look at the positives!
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