If its not your kid why do you go to the principle's office.

so your kid mooned the teacher in elementary school...scared a little boy on the playground...mouthed off to the sub in middle school...and so on...but you keep saying its not my kid...my kid would not do that...you defend their actions...well as adults who used to be kids in the 70's we think mooning is funny...we chuckle...and laugh...but as adults in 2010 we realize that it is not appropriate behavior for a child in an upper middle class community...life has changed...what do you think...we all defend our kids...they are after all an extension of ourselves...but really we are dealing with the apple-tree syndrome...if your eyes are even a bit more than open you should realize that what your kids are doing, how they behave, their quirks are really coming from you and your dear spouse...i mean really who needs a shrink...open your eyes, look at your kids and bam...you got the good, the bad and the holy crap what have you have done right in front of you...your kid is your mirror...so really when your kid has turned on his/her BFF and is bullying them...when little jonny sits at the table your little angel organizes the "cool group" to stand and eat their lunch elsewhere...leaving little jonny alone dazed and confused by what is happening...take a look in the mirror and realize maybe you are the culprit...maybe you are the social climber looking to trade friends...social currency...maybe you are insecure...maybe you are looking for attention...whatever the maybe maybe ...maybe the next time the principle calls and you storm in to tell them that your angel could never, would never do 'that' maybe you should take a deep breath, and claim your child and their behavior because i don't think the principle is calling the wrong family...i am fairly convinced that the principle's office has not gotten the wrong number...just identifying the wrong type of behavior....