No two ways about it being a special needs teacher can be hard work. Like a surgeon you can get a good one or maybe one without a clue who refuses to accept help. Generally for my own reasons I try and keep away from all school teachers. Now normally I walk away from a fight (like most adults.) Like most parents, hurting one of my kids (especally without cause or due to your own incompetence) is one of those lines you don't cross!

It was a shame my wife was well into an affair at the same time and saw this as a reason to bolt with a text message. It must have been really hard for her putting the needs of our child before her affair and I must have been such an embarrassment! I mean I got the who lot of them and their wife involved. The more the better, accuse me of child abuse will you! one of the year heads knew exactly where I was coming from. Gave me a hug telling me it was a good job I spoke up when I did. I was taking advice from the private shrink I had taken my son to see. He told me "They have got the wrong idea and run with it." He knowing a little about my own childhood told me to "Open up and tell the school everything" so I did just short of telling them about my wifes affair. He even offered to speak to his boss and take this on as a free case, He then came into school to put them all straight. (Well he was my sons step uncle) That made them jump and do some back peddling. And why did this happen? Because it was easier to falsely accuse a father of abuse and give it all to somebody else than to make a simple phone call for a child.

I don't know what they are like today but in 2007/8 it really felt like not my job if I can pass the buck and find a reason to give it to somebody else.

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