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I am Not BU ...I know I'm not! Tell me if I am though!!! (feck, a long one!!!)

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troisgarcons · 30/11/2011 20:46

I don't do real anger IRL - I save my Victor Meldew moments for dramatic effect Grin. But I've gone past being miffed to bloody annoyed today to just a bit wound up at the moment!

So not so much of an AIBU (although you can tell me if am) more of a "give me a subtle and diplomatic form of words for tomorrow"

Back story - had a lot of building work done in the house necessitating a massive clear out of all that stuff you may keep.

I had a very expensive set of Disney books, roughly £300 worth plus a complete set of republished Ladybird ABC books, which were used by my 3 boys. All still immaculate (no turned corners, no broken spines, scribbles etc) because this is a book loving house. So they ranged from pre-school learning the alphabet, to building upon it and through to roughly aged 9 (ish) - and they were predominantly male orientated books.

My children have outgrown those books and I'm beyond cluttering the loft for 10 years in case grandchildren appear.

As you know I work in a school, which has a high SEN in take, many children still have a reading age of 5-7 despite being in Y9. I spoke with one of the lead LSAs - lovely, she said, bring them in, our books are a bit shoddy.

Took them in this morning, left them with the other lead LSA (who knew I was donating these books to the SEN Dept) with the comment "these are the books I promised you (on Monday) I've brought in for the (SEN) department".

I walked past the SEN dept 10 mins later, several TAs and one lead LSA on the floor stuffing books in handbags Shock

I said "what are you doing?"
LSA "my grandson will love these"
Me: "I brought these in for the department"
LSA: "but my grandson will love these"
Me: cats arse face "I...donated...these to the the department
LSA: "but they are lovely, my grandson will love these"
Me: I think you misunderstood, I donated these for your 1-2-1
2 literacy time - TBH they are worth in excess of £300 - I could have sold them on eBay"
TA: "I'll buy you some chocolates!!!!" Confused
Me: sarcasm mode "I need wine to get over this"
TA: "ok,wine it is then"
ME: (to the LSA) "I brought these in for the literacy time"
LSA "I know, but my grandson will love these"
Me: "you are missing the point - I donated these - I could have sold them if I didnt want them to be properly used"
LSA: "but my grandson will love these!"

I'm bloody annoyed. I think I was clear enough in what I said, and tone and facial expressions......... oh and the TA was leaving tonight with a heaving carrier bag, which she saw me pointedly looking at ....and said "I won't forget your wine tomorrow"

Do I

(A) accept that some children will benefit from those books and let it go and chalk it up to experience?

(B) see the SENCO tomorrow

in a bit of a catch 22 - the TA is by best mates SIL and the LSA and I work closely together at various points in the year and I need her good will for the smooth running of my job.

BUT! if either of them had said "Trois, those are lovely books, can I have a few please?" I would have willingly said yes.

As an aside, funding is short and these books would have enhanced the current curriculum reading schemes.

OP posts:
marfisa · 01/12/2011 22:55

Hurrah and well done you! As a result of this "misunderstanding" hopefully everyone will think twice in future before helping themselves to school property.

MammaBrussels · 01/12/2011 23:29

So happy this worked out. Very well dealt with OP

IronOrchid · 01/12/2011 23:41

Cheeky feckers! Glad it all worked out in the end.

Result indeed! :)

dancingmustard · 02/12/2011 01:45

Fair play to you for thinking about how they would be used to benefit people and not selling them.

And shame on the handbag fillers.

Pleased you got it sorted.

Notquitegrownup · 02/12/2011 12:14

Grin hurrah, result. well done OP (and well done me! I've just lost ages tracking down this thread, but had to know what had happened to your lovely books!)

rockinhippy · 02/12/2011 12:18

glad it worked out well for you :)

  • I hope she had a really good reason for looking like a grabby, thieving cow though
MMMarmite · 02/12/2011 12:50

Brilliantly handled! I am impressed. Well done for standing up for the children :)

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