Really. This was not what I wanted to write about today. I have so many important posts to create. About Scott and what a challenging child he is. About how much understanding him has changed how we look at ourselves and other people. About being a mom. So, so, much to tell.
But instead, I have to stop and talk about what happened today. Because this kind of thing makes me CRAZY!
I signed Scott up for a spring soccer class because I was worried that baseball alone would not be enough activity. He needs to really run around and he is so good at soccer. It seemed like a good idea. He’s done the little kid version of this program before and I knew he was ready for the more advanced, 6-8 year old group. No problem (even though he is not 6 quite yet). Oh, but there was a problem.
The soccer program’s brochure had different times listed then the Township booklet showed. Since you have to sign up through the township I live in, I called the soccer office to alert them to the discrepancy before enrolling Scott. It will be fine, they said, just sign up for the right age group. OK. When I went to the township building, the not very helpful woman informed me that only 3 kids had signed up so far. Right. Is that a problem? We’ll let you know if they decide to cancel the class. Sure, thanks.
This is the same woman that, when I told her that we never received the Spring class booklet, snapped back: Do you live in the township (uh, yeah, why else would I be here?)? Well, you know how the mail can be sometimes (actually, we don't have mail problems - also, I later asked some neighbors and they did not receive the booklet either). You can get all the information on-line, you know. Yes, I do know that, but I still can't register on-line. When are you planning on having that available? We aren't. Thanks. Again.
Earlier today I called first the soccer program. Did enough kids sign up for my son’s age group? Is the class still being held at 5pm or did they decide to put all kids together at 4pm?
We don’t exactly have that information, you’ll have to call the township. Hello, township, do you know if the soccer program will be held at the time – . Before I could even ask my question, or explain why there might be an issue, I was abruptly cut off. All classes are running as scheduled as far as we know, goodbye.
I’m sure you can see where this is going. At 5pm, we arrived at the soccer field and there was one kid there. The coach said he was sorry for any confusion, but that the few older kids will be grouped together with the 4pm class. They can’t run a whole hour for only a handful of kids. Yeah, I figured that. Of course the soccer coach has no idea that I did all the questioning earlier, so it is not his fault at all.
Back in the car: What happened? Well, it turns out that instead of trying to get dinner ready ahead of time and rushing to get here that we actually should have come at 4pm because that’s what the other people did and now they aren’t running a class at 5pm.
Mom, I didn’t even want to do this soccer thing. Really, why not? You love soccer. I know mom, but only if they keep score.
** Update: We asked for a refund for the class and was told that it would take 6-8 weeks to get a check from the township. That's the best they can do. Unbelievable!
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