DH and I went to SS's Parent teacher conference yesterday. BM usually schedules her own conference. SS it seems is worse than ever. Bullying other students, grades are slipping, and arguing w/ teacher in front of the class etc. His teacher is pulling her hair out due to his behavior. DH and I told teacher that we would address this on our end, but delicately stated that we could only control what happens in our home. We have been very careful not to speak negatively about BM to teachers because no matter how bad she is, we don't want them to be caught in the middle. The teacher did ask about this new placement schedule (with the skids going back and forth every other day between homes), and we were honest and told her that this was recommended by the GAL due to BM's work schedule. We told her we requested a week on week off schedule to aid in stability. When it came time to leave, DH asked the teacher if she needed to hang on to SS's folder for her conference with BM. Teacher sighed looked down and said in a very sarcastic tone "she never bothered to schedule conferences". Sounds mean, but YAAAAAAY. Finally, someone else sees her for what she is....DH and I have been so tired of making sure all the homework is caught up (they don't do their homework but BM signs off on their agenda that they did), and that they have lunches when BM fails to pay for their hot lunch (I had to run lunches over to them because their account was in a negative balance). Yet she is the first to show up for chaperoned activities etc and act like mom of the year. Finally the teacher gets what is going on here! Now if only the court system figured it out. Hey a girl can dream!