I work in a comprehensive school and get the bus into work. Yesterday as I was crossing the road I arrived at the scene of an accident involving one of the kids I know who was badly hurt. I was the first staff member on the scene so helped where I could and then was sent home because frankly it was fucking horrible. The child has life changing injuries but will hopefully pull through from what I have been told.
Knowing what kids are like I checked on my DD (who goes to the school but travels separately with friends) to make sure she was ok, the whole school are shaken up.
Went back to work today to be greeted by shock that I'm alive as apparently Id either -
a- been run over and died
b- been run over and was in hospital
or my personal favourite
c- tripped the child and had been arrested!
School and my daughter's friends have been incredible and very supportive of DD and she didn't hear these ridiculous rumours until this afternoon bit she has come home in tears, leading me to send an email to her tutor to tell her that I'm both alive and not being charged with trying to bump off any of our kids, and ask her to keep an eye on DD.
The TA in me knows what kids are like, how much they love drama (At various times Ive apparently been rushed to hospital when in face escorting ill or injured pupils) and I'm trying to be understanding. Tiger Mum me wants to go nuts at the kids upsetting my baby who is dealing with a traumatised Mum (it was a fucking horrific thing to deal with and I'm struggling and teary) and she doesn't need stupid arse rumours about her mum being dead / arrested.
I'm venting here to try to get the feelings out and I'll have the game face on on Monday but I'm so fucking angry at the moment (yes I'm probably displacing feelings but I'm also owning the feelings).