When it was my birthday, I loved going to restaurants where the waiters would gather together and sing some sort of birthday song as they carried out a birthday treat (after many years spent waiting tables, I've come to realize that while it might be fun for the child, it's not so much fun for the server, so I appreciate this treat even more now). When seeing a show that required audience participation, I was the first one to raise my hand and wave it around emphatically, hoping to be called on. And don't even get me started on the numerous grade school, middle school, and high school productions I was a part of.
So I totally get the need for attention, and the high that it can give kids.
What I don't understand is people who go out of their way to get attention, and then get upset when they actually GET what they asked for.
I've had some issues with K in the past; he apparently likes to crawl into cubbies, run out of the classroom screaming when things don't go his way, and hop around the room like a frog. Not the model student to say the least.
Recently, K has begun to go "swimming" in school. Now, I know what you're going to say...."What a nice school that must be to have an indoor pool!" But the thing is, our school doesn't have a pool. No, K has begun to enjoy doing the backstroke...down the hallway. I'm not quite sure what would possess anyone to want to scoot across the germ-filled floor that has been walked on by literally hundreds of people, but to each their own I suppose.
But here's the kicker: as he's doing this, he's continually looking at the other students, as well as myself, and yelling "Don't look at me!" I've tried to explain to K that if he doesn't want people to look at him, he should just walk quietly down the hall. But this just makes him yell that request even louder, and continue on his swimming journey. I suppose reason just doesn't apply in this situation.
Apparently common sense has been 86'd for some.
