In my classroom the other day, there was a homework on the board that I believe connects somehow to Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo. But it looks like year 7 work - that's around age 11/12 I think, for anyone out of England. It's been a while.
So the homework was to list 10 feelings or words that you feel explain your relationship with your family. I was a little shocked by the emotions I got on first impact, so I thought I'd play this game, see what I would write if that were my homework. See what my teachers would have to read.
1. Dysfunctional.
2. Untrusting.
3. Misunderstanding.
4. Wrong.
5. Tense.
6. Built on untruths.
7. One-sided.
8. Useless.
9. Out of my depth.
10. Out of place.
Okay. I think what we can see from this list is that when I'm tired I get more honest, and that there's something seriously wrong with my family relationship.
I can't help but wonder what my teacher would say, like, if they'd take my aside and ask if I'm okay, if I need someone to talk to. Any maybe I do. I haven't spoken to Richard for months because I can't afford it and I thought I was fine, and my name has gone through, I'm fine there. Until I get through my GP sending me to a psychoanalyst or something, there's not much I can do.
I guess we'll see. There's a lot of time for all that. Sort of.
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