Miserable day so far, thanks to the kids
More specifically, it's Robert and Emmeline's fault.
Robert went to bed last night oppositional as hell and woke up this morning in no better a mood than before. Apparently he got into a fight with a kid toward the end of the day yesterday -- no punches were thrown, but he slapped the kid with his glove. That yielded him a "time out" session.
Trying to get details from him last night about what happened was like getting blood from a stone. He was defiant and just downright nasty, throwing snot-laden tissues at me. I ended up walking away from it -- I just didn't want to have an unpleasant encounter with him over this. This morning he refused to get ready for school -- I had to physically grab him by the arm and drag him down the stairs to get him out the door.
I let the bus driver know what was going on and I also called the school principal for a situation report, which I'm expecting later today.
Emmeline woke up late, dragged her ass getting ready and then forgot her violin, assignment book and glasses. So I just got back from the school after having dropped that stuff off.
James, of course, was cooperative and compliant, got ready in plenty of time and was nice and polite. Go figure.