On the whole children thing, I did not mean to generalize anyone or anything, it just really helps me to blow of steam somewhere, be it trough writing or talking. Sometimes i really just want to _RAGE_ for 5 Minutes consequence free to get the stuff out of my system.
I just discovered that i probably lost my Absence-Journal for Trade school, which sucks big time because I have to show it to one of my teachers TODAY. The last time I remember having it was right before christmas holidays, I gave it to one of the teachers so he could sign some of the entries. I wrote him a Mail asking if I forgot it in his classroom, but he hasnt replied yet. AUGH.
If i dont get this thing today I cant show it to my sports teacher, which means im gonna get a "lesson not attended" entry, and depending on the teachers mood also a call into my office. Im seriously not in the mood for a 2 hour talk about "responsibilities" from my Boss, because I lost this goddamn booklet. Its not like I carry half a truck worth of Books and papers allready, no, we now have to carry around these stupid things too.
Also, while im ranting, the whole process for excusing absences is ridicolous in itself:
If you miss a lesson, you need to make an entry in the booklet and get the signature from your parents, from your boss and sign it yourself. Keep in mind that depending on the week, this means I have to make 30 minute drive to my office, get a signature and then drive back before school starts. You then show it to the teacher in question, who signs it. THEN you have to walk to the secretary's office of the building the class was held at, get a signature there and also confirm by ID that, yes indeed, I am me. Afterwards the entry gets copied into the system and is put into the archive.
I forgot how many times I had to do the trip twice or even thrice, because some of the teachers just take the booklet at the start of the lesson and then give it back to you signed later. So I have to literally "chase" this thing around the entire building, which gives plenty of opportunities to forget or loose it somewhere. Also, one of the teachers I have is kind of forgetful, so either he forgets to sign it entirely, or he manages to write my name wrong every time. Its bad enough that he pronounces my last name like its some sort of summoning spell from The Elder Scrolls, he also manages to find 50 different ways to write it too.