Kathi's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

Actually make that my terrible horrible no good very bad week, apologies to author Judith Viorst. I did not fall asleep with gum in my mouth, but:

• a parent in my neighbourhood asked me many penetrating, unsolicited questions about our trip, most prefaced with insulting preambles such as "are you really doing such and such?' and "do you actually think such and such?" (subtext being we are basically insane and irresponsible for dragging our helpless dependents aroung the world).
  

• another parent - and this one is actually a friend - suggested that I speak to my kids about the upcoming trip because she thinks . . . wait for it . . . that they don't know yet . . . because they don't talk about it much (are you kidding me? they just don't talk to adults period - but maybe this trip might change that). Should I tell her that we have maps and globes all over the house, that we talk of little else, that we have been going out for ethnic food at great little restaurants around town that parallel the places we're going to, that we've been reading books about all the countries we're going to, that . . . oh never mind, all I ended up saying was "actually yeah, they do know, kind of funny you have that perception, hmmm". I later asked the boys what's the deal and they said "we don't want to brag, people might feel bad 'cause they don't get to go anywhere". Sweet.
  

• one of my boys' teachers made an offhand comment about being worried for us next year what with one of my sons being so unfocused, inattentive and all . . . ouch.

And there were a few other things but I'm probably just a little tired and overly sensitive. I guess that's better than being insensitive. Otherwise I might sound like, oh you get it. Not one of my finer posts but there it is. Bring on Monday. I need a new week.