Life Sucks

It really does. I'm sorry; I'm just really irritated with my director Audrey right now. Today I asked her for April 6th (a Friday) off. That week is Passover, one of the most important Jewish holidays aside from the High Holy Days but that isn't why I'm angry.

I'm angry because when I asked her for that day off she flat out told me no. Okay so that IS the week of Spring Break and there will be a few teachers out, but has the woman ever heard of substitutes? There's a reason that we have them. Yeesh.

The reason I asked for this day off is because that's when my parents and I are planning to go up to Chicago to spend the weekend with my extended family...who I get to see only once a year (twice if I'm lucky). Plus we're going to have our annual family Passover Seder on the 7th. We have been doing this since I was a baby...maybe even longer. So yeah it's a tradition in my family.

Well Audrey had absolutely no sympathy for me whatsoever; not that I really expected her to, I mean the woman has half a heart. She could care less about some of her employees...and we all feel the same about her: we don't think she should be the director of the preschool.

Anyway, she basically made me start crying. Did she care? Nope. I'm not one of her favorites who she'll give any day off to. So she pretty much shooed me out of her office even though she could clearly see tears starting to come out of my eyes. I stormed out of there and into my classroom where I simply openly cried. Yes some of my kids saw me crying and my co-workers saw me crying (they actually care and offered comfort; that is one of the reasons why I like working there...them) but I didn't care. I just told Gina (co-teacher) that I had to make a phone call to my dad and she said to take all the time I needed. Thank goodness for her. So I went and called my dad and told him. He was pissed to say the least. Apparently he was also devestated from what my mom said when I later called her during my break. Yet my mom gave me some hope...

My mom said that my dad was thinking that perhaps I could fly to Chicago on the 6th in the evening so I won't miss work...so I'll please Audrey by coming in. *Cue eye roll* But I'll probably have to leave early; and if Audrey doesn't let me...well I'll be majorly pissed. Even more than I am now and trust me I'm majorly pissed right now.

My grandma is going to buy me a plane ticket (she offered, my parents accepted) and have me fly to either O'Hare or Midway Airport and then take a cab to the hotel we're going to stay at. This is one of those times where I'm so thankful for my family. I've always been thankful for having them but now more than ever. My mom even said that if I can't go, she won't go...same goes with my dad. He said if I'm not going and my mom's not going...he sure as hell isn't going to go by himself. This is a FAMILY tradition.

All right that's about all...my rant/vent is over. Thanks for listening/reading.

-Lisa