As a human being, I want people to like me, to think well of me. However, as a father, if I am going to faithfully carry out my resposibilities, I frequently can’t indulge those desires. Many times I have to be the “bad guy” and make an unpopular decision.
In most of those cases, I am usually unpopular with my children. However, sometimes the outside world is not happy with me.
My youngest daughter’s education has not helped my popularity since I have been here in Kansas. It seems that every few months, my decisions regarding this subject have caused somebody to be displeased with me.
In May, at the end of the last school year, the private school was not happy with me when I informed them that Cakes would be attending the public high school this year. They thought that I was making a big mistake.
The public high school administration was not happy with me one month ago when I informed them that she would be dropping her Comm Arts class (they don’t teach English composition anymore!) to enroll her in a course on the Great Books of Western civilization. They thought that I was making a big mistake.
Today, I got a nice taste of victory. Cakes logged on to her first session with the Great Books class and her new tutor. She was so excited that she sent me a text message during the class and followed up with a phone call afterwards. My 16 year old daughter is excited about learning! And just for your information, they aren’t reading romance novels. She is learning the history of Ancient Rome
I hope I made the right decisions…
