Suspended from nursery, for two weeks, for biting other kids. Constantly in trouble in primary school, and very nearly expelled. I wasn't a nasty kid, but one with undiagnosed ADHD, as no one seemed to know anything about it. Saw psychologists, etc. Was definitely the 'problem child' in primary, and quickly became the same in my first high school. My reception teacher never forgave me for taking a bite of her apple, when she wasn't looking (that, and the fact I ruined all the pupils' paintings, by turning a tap on).
Always the centre of attention - the class clown. Laughed my way through school, not caring if people were laughing at, or with me. I literally couldn't control how I behaved. Got expelled from my first high school, after repeating the first year, and still not improving. Was suspended multiple times from my second high school, and barely made it to the end. Just before my GCSEs, me and a mate stayed behind and went on a destructive rampage - spray painting white boards, walls, a really old bible and even a statue of Mary. Stole every crucifix we could find, and just destroyed them (catholic school and my very non-christian mindset meant I hated the place).
I wish I could remember all the stuff I got up to, but usual stuff, getting pissed/stoned in school and barely being able to sit up on a chair. Nicking stuff from stock cupboards, organising a raid on the deputy head's office to find any contraband, bunking off, getting high on aerosols, taking poppers in and passing them around. Lit up a cig, in maths, when we had a supply teacher. Only had the balls to have a few drags, then chucked it out of the window. Teachers hated me, but knew I was clever, so I'd get away with more. Outside school, much of the same - booze, weed, making 'bombs' from whatever we could find.
Went to college afterwards. Spent that time being as disruptive as ever - spraying fire extinguishers down the halls, etc. Dropped out of college, after a year, for a girl. After that, it was all about drugs, nights out, birds and mates. I wasn't a bad kid - just disruptive, and lacking attention. The schools couldn't handle that. I think Ritalin may have totally changed the person I became afterwards. If I was doing something I liked, I'd be quiet for hours. I just needed some focus, but I was instead branded a 'naughty kid'.
What goes around comes around - my son is nine and he's following the same pattern as I did. ADD/ADHD, it seems. I feel like a total hypocrite.
![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
... the selfsame teacher twatting folks heads offa ceramic sinks in the science lab perhaps less so... Still... playing the "who can make the loudest farty noise with only their bodyparts in play" game during his lessons lead to more comedy than tragedy... for me fer sure cos I tended to get kicked out early on thus avoiding the twattings). Do teachers still batter fuck outta kiddiez these days?
