The Doctor: "Important?" What's that mean, "important?" Six billion people live here; is that important?
Kickass Dad of the Day: When Stuart Chaifetz learned that his 10-year-old son, Akian, was being violent and disruptive in class, he was puzzled. He knew Akian, who has autism, to be mild-mannered and sensitive, and had a hunch that something more was going on. But after several meetings with a team of school officials created to help special-needs students, nothing changed. So Chaifetz did what any concerned parent would do.
On the morning of Friday, February 17, 2012, I wired my son and sent him to school. That night, when I listened to the audio my life changed forever. I heard my son being bullied by his teacher and aide. The six and a half hours of audio I had proved that my son wasn’t hitting the teacher because there was something wrong with him — he was lashing out because he was being mocked, mistreated and humiliated. His outbursts were his way of expressing that he was being emotionally hurt at school.
The New Jersey father has since launched a website full of damning evidence and aFacebook page, and he is petitioning the state to change legislation so that teachers who bully children are immediately fired. The aide has been fired, but the rest of the staff have merely been relocated.
“I seek a full and public apology from all those adults who were in my son’s class for what they did to him,” Chaifetz says. “It is also far past time that these issues are allowed to be hidden from public view.”
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Ho ho, so you go to my school. You’re obviously not very observant, Anon. Caeley and I haven’t been even on speaking terms for QUITE a few months. Because, like I said before, I’m terrible to people I consider my best friends. I’m sure, though, if I wanted her help with something, she’d listen, at least.
She has given me some amazing advice in the past week, and I’m so thankful for that. And she really is a lovely person, but I’ve made my bed, and I have to sleep in it. Maybe one day we’ll be good again.
Jeez, uuuuuh.. Best friend is a hard thing for me, because I’m honestly a terrible person to all of my best friends. Honestly. I can tell you who I’m closest to, though!
Amelia - Because she’s wonderful.
Ethan - Because he’s always there to cheer me up.
Michael - Because he makes me write songs called, “I wish I was a lesbian.”
Jacob - Because we’re THOSE friends who are going to be married eventually.
Natalie - Because I’d probably go gay for her. (NATALIE, IF YOU READ THIS… DON’T READ IT.) (;
Alejandro - Because he’s such an honestly good person.
Aaron - Because he hasn’t ditched me, even if he’s in college.
Greg - Because we can be lame together, and I can be horrible to him, and he still says I love you at the end of the night.
Chasey - Because he’s my ticklish running buddy whom I trust so much.
Marissa - Because she just makes me happy
Bobby - Because he deals with me in the mornings.
Coco - Because we’re the “best” friends anyone could have.
Austin - Because we don’t even live in the same time zone, but I tell him everything.
Keegan - Because I’m his biggest fan.
Robby - Because we’re secret “best” friends AND twins.
Jordan - Because we like the same shit.. Except Will Ferrel, who IS shit.
Laura - Because we’ve been close since I moved here, basically.
Madelene - Because she’s the cutest person, and I want to be like her when I grow up.
Annnnnd lastly, Maxwell - Because he stays up and texts me when I get lonely.
If you’re reading this, and I DIDN’T mention you.. Sorry, I guess. You’re probably important to me, just not.. as.. important. <3 This is an amazing thing in itself.. I just named about 19 people.. I just really love people..
didn’t get strangled. (by Mali Gooch)
And it’s not going to change. Because I’m not going to sacrifice my happyness for other people all the time. I’m not. I physically won’t - Because I deserve to be happy too. So I’m sorry for hurting you, but I’m not sorry for doing it, because in the end, all that matters is happyness. And I know without me, you’ll be happier.
Changed my mind. Staying. <3
