Wednesday, December 17, 2008

If You Call a Man a Yankee, You'd Best Know What it Means

With the transition to middle school, CJ began to ride the bus to school. He meets up with his frienemy Grant, there, and they end up engaging in the occasional scuffle. Last week, CJ greeted Grant with "Whatup, my yankee?" - not really understanding that "yankee", to southerners, isn't considered the kindest term.

Sidebar: I later informed CJ that he's half yankee, anyway, on my side. :)

So words were had, threats issued (for context, each child must wear a photo ID lanyard; CJ, having made the honor roll, has a "gold card" stuck in his ID sleeve which entitles him to things like early dismissal to lunch and recess), and when all was said and done, Grant ended up suspended from the bus and from school for two days.

Upon Grant's return, CJ received a letter of apology:

Apology
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7 comments:

  1. JebbDecember 17, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    o_O

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  2. inflammatory writDecember 17, 2008 at 1:55 PM

    The kid had a good point about not calling someone from Spain a Mexican! hahaha.

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  3. crumblingredskyDecember 17, 2008 at 6:41 PM

    This is hilarious, and i want to know what he is first most sorriest of!

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  4. Don SarazenDecember 17, 2008 at 10:36 PM

    Having taught both these boys I can see how they can be "frienenmies" with each other That is a great word. Did you make it up?

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  5. SolanoleDecember 18, 2008 at 12:41 AM

    Hey, congratulations to CJ for making the honor roll! I missed that bit of news.

    As for your post, Jen, I know I had to issue some apologies in my earlier school days, but I was never on the receiving end of such a letter. I wonder if that might have made me realize the actual value of sending apologetic letters to people? I was rather cynical about them because I only wrote them when teachers or counselors made me.

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  6. herselfDecember 18, 2008 at 8:22 AM

    Don,

    I didn't make it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenemy

    ...it just cracks me up.

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  7. herselfDecember 18, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    Lizard,

    I'm big on the written apology with CJ and Meredith, too. I had to giggle when you said teachers or counselors made you write letters of apology; I would have thought you FAR too well-behaved to get in such trouble! :)

    When do you head to .au?

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