One of those parents

Clearly I'm not particularly good at updates but maybe I'll give it more of an effort. Our current drama (if you can call it that) is school. We are really lucky and have three good public school choices -- I just want our first choice.

Spencer is bilingual. He has spoken Spanish with his nanny his entire life (the part when he could talk), goes to the Spanish story hour at the library, we read books in Spanish, etc.

Our first choice of schools is a dual immersion bilingual program. There are a lot more slots for kids who can speak Spanish so we figured we'd hedge our bets and try for one of those. The way it works is they bring the kids in for an interview that consists of listening to a story in Spanish then drawing pictures. Simple enough, right?

As we walked away from the school I asked how it went. He said they read a story about a farmer and sheep. He was supposed to draw sheep but didn't know how so he just drew two happy faces and wrote his name. I asked if he told anyone he understood the story and he said no. And there went the bilingual slot. It really is pretty funny, I just wish it didn't impact whether he gets in or not.

So, as a parent, what do you do? Luckily he's in preschool at the school so I asked his teacher to talk to the principal. We also have friends at the school and one shared the story with the principal who suggested I send an e-mail. I did -- and in the e-mail said I hesitated sharing because I didn't want to be one of "those parents." Clearly I am. Keep your fingers crossed!