My PG daughter needs a lot of advocating with her school. While I don't always pick her needs over others when she is not around, she does need to see me advocate for her needs over the needs of others (within reason). At 8, she is doubtful I can help her much with the social stuff. ("People call me retarded all the time and telling you doesn't make them stop. So I'm not going to tell you about it anymore, mom.") This makes me feel like I need to be as much on her side as possible. Being employed by the school would add another level of responsibility that I don't think would work for our family. I was sort-of offered a job a dd's school this year but I wasn't comfortable with the chit chat/politics of it all. I'd love to reconsider the position once dd is out of elementary...
