So after 4 months of suffering through my afterschool position I was forced to give it up for higher learning. A replacement hen was found and after a week I looked out to check on her and noticed she wasn't there - Rooster was.
The afterschool pick up lines are ridiculous. Initially they caused me way too much stress and the other backyard hens and I did our best to cope with the surges of traffic and to follow the proceedure laid out by the Coyotes. However, we can't be in 5 places at once and our first and foremost duty is to the students safety.
I went to the Coyotes multiple times asking for someone to come out and help monitor the situation. Once a week would be great if there could be another body to just remind all of these parents of the pick-up routine.
Again I asked. And again. Finally, once, a Coyote came out and helped corral the wayward drivers. It helped so much and I was relieved because finally they would know what it was like out there...or perhaps it just stopped the clucking for a bit.
Finally I realized that unless you were a backyard hen, it was out of sight out of mind. No one else seemed to care or they washed their hands of the situation, I'm not sure which. I was on my own and I figured - if I can't get anyone else to care, I couldn't retain my sanity and keep the kids as my #1 priority, so I gave up and let drivers deal with it and kept my focus on the kids.
Flash forward - after 1 week of my replacement hen being out back, Rooster has taken over my spot and replacement hen is covering his usual position. Now there is a new pick-up plan for the backyard.
Question: Do I feel annoyed that my pleas fell onto deaf ears or do I feel smug that I handled the situation for months on my own?
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