Cliparz Is Lonely and Sad

14 Oct

Cliparz was lonely. And loneliness made him sad. Not sad and lonely. Lonely and sad which is a very different thing I suppose.

“Mom, I’m feeling lonely. And sad.” screamed Cliparz to his Mother.
“Helloooooo, Mom…I’m talking to you!!!!!” he yelled.

But there was no answer from his Mom. Mostly because his Mom lived in Portland and Cliparz lived in Calgary. Which is in Canada for those who don’t know their geography.

The teacher did know her geography though and she promptly shushed him.
As did the other 32 kids in the classroom who were trying to write their final exams in adding and subtracting stuff or whatever it is that kids learn in school these days.

“Being a school janitor is a lonely job. And that is making me sad.” screamed Cliparz in his head. Which would have been ok but the words in his head needed somewhere to go so they came tumbling out of his mouth.

So the teacher, who was used to dealing with unruly and loud children, promptly scribbled a note and placed it in Cliparz hand.

Then, with a playful slap on Cliparz’s head with a huge book, she sent him off to see the Principal. Right after he regained consciousness.

Of course she also wrote out an incident report to explain how Cliparz had slipped on some paper on the classroom floor and had ended up with a huge bump on his head in the shape of a book. Teachers have to protect themselves from kids who tell tales to the Principal about how they got injured.

And she also quickly took a photo of Cliparz and used her computer to alter the picture so that it showed him laying on the floor near some papers which she attached to the incident report.

Anyways, Cliparz went to see the Principal about yelling in the classroom. And the Principal was sympathetic to him. She only gave Cliparz a 3 day suspension without pay and a written warning. Then, with a cheerful wave she promptly called Security to remove him from the school property.

But, as he staggered home, Cliparz whistled a happy tune. All the attention had lifted him out of the loneliness. And as a result he didn’t feel sad anymore.

Well all the attention and the brick he had tossed playfully through the schools window after he had picked himself up from the sidewalk in front of the school.

Things tend to work themselves out with time. And bricks I guess..

So todays question is:
1) What do you do when you feel lonely and sad to make yourself feel better?

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