Things You Don't Want Your Child's Preschool Teacher to Say

When mommy dropped Abbie off at preschool yesterday, her teacher came out to talk to her.

"Are things going okay at home?"

"Uhhh ... yes."

The teacher was concerned that Abbie was acting strange. She hasn't been focusing on tasks well this week. Considering a stopwatch is generally required to measure a 4-year-old's attention span, I don't know how they could tell she was acting flightier than normal, but they were concerned.

Mommy blamed her behavior on a cold. Never mind that the kids have had a perpetual cold for about 6 weeks. Abbie also refuses to go to bed at night, refuses to wake up in the morning, refuses to nap, refuses to eat most foods, refuses to eat most meals, refuses to poop in the potty, and is experiencing a traumatic life change that results in her spending several hours a week at preschool for the first time. Otherwise life is fine for her.