July 25, 2016
Dear Diary,
Never thought I would be writing in a diary but I had to
tell someone what happened.
My dad took me to the store today to get some camping
supplies. I love camping and we are
going for a whole week. I can’t take my
games with me but I really don’t care. I
am good at camping. I can set up the
tent, make a fire, cook breakfast, and play in the woods. I learned all that stuff from my dad. What he teaches me I can do. This brings me back to why I am writing
this. I keep being told I don’t stay on
topic when I write. I guess they are
right.
I have trouble in school.
At least that is what my grades say.
My teachers tell me that I am fine but I know that is not true. They keep giving me extra classes and special
teachers to help me. They all say the
same thing over and over and I get the same grades every year. I heard them say I have trouble with
comprehension. I guess I do because I
don’t know what that means. If they
tested me on camping skills, I would not be what they call “struggling.” I wonder how good they would be at
comprehension if they had to explain how to build a fire with wet wood or set up
a tent in the dark? I bet my dad could
be a special teacher and give them classes on comprehension. Sorry, off topic again.
So, here is what happened today. I am all excited for camping and can’t wait
to leave. I walk into the store and a
great big signs say “Back To School Sale.”
Why would anyone do that in July?
We go to school in mid Aug and get out in late May. That gives us two months of freedom. Now they have to ruin it by reminding us that
we will soon be back in school. Are kids
the only ones that know we don’t need those supplies? This is like announcing you are going to the
dentist to have a tooth drilled and filled a month before you have to go. A law should be passed to not allow school to
be mentioned during June or July! They
say I can’t read but I can read those signs!!!
The worst part was my dad says we will have to come back and
get the supplies I need for school after we get back from camping. UGH!
Getting camping supplies is so much fun and now it is ruined with the
thought of having to come back and go “school supply” shopping. Maybe it will rain and flood so we can’t come
back. Maybe a bear will keep us prisoner
and not let us leave the tent. Maybe… My
dad is calling and I have to go pack my backpack. The same one that will be used later to lug
books back and forth to school. Useless
material. When you camp, you only take
what is essential in your pack. Maybe a
law should be passed that only essential material can be carried in a school
backpack. Gotta go. That was the second call from dad.
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