"The county appraiser showed up at our door today and as he was leaving he smiled at DS and asked "So are you excited about school?" DS said "no" and started to launch into a big spiel about what a waste of time it is."
That is almost an exact copy of what happened today at our daughters' open house!! I about died. DD9, the one I have been writing about, went to visit her new teacher who asked her, "What was your favorite thing about 3rd grade?" DD just stared at her for a long time. I just opened my mouth before I could reply tactfully and said that DD was hoping to be more challenged this year. DH later said that what I said was fine. The teacher sure looked shell shocked though. It was our first meeting with the teacher, and I meant to be sweet and not bothersome.
I apologized later to DD about her bad school experiences over the past few years. I told her that most kids really liked school. She replied "MOST kids." Not her.
