homework, the bane of our very existence
me to the kids in the car on the way home: “I want to make you as miserable every day about doing your homework as you make me miserable every frickin’ day about not doing your homework, see?”
the kids (silently to each other): Don’t make eye contact with that woman, we’ll be fine.
i rock at motherhood.
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HA! Good one. Is there a ‘homework club’ at school? I sent mine to one for a while, it made us all love one another again. Or, PAY someone to do it with them. I’d do that.
England rocks. Barely any homework!
February 23rd, 2010 | #
Ha! Max is a lot more cooperative about homework when he gets a little time to unwind before we dive in.
February 23rd, 2010 | #
You DO rock at motherhood! That was very well played.
February 23rd, 2010 | #
That’s just too funny! I can’t wait until it’s my turn. All these cool little tricks I’m learning…. ;)
February 23rd, 2010 | #
Frick, really? My F word lacked the r and i, by third son, I just don’t care as long as there are A’s and B’s only on the report card. I spent too much time worrying about it with #1 who is now a an over achiever and #2 who works on his own time, so it’s not worth sweating over. (Wish I could have a do over with some of my child rearing years)
February 23rd, 2010 | #
Nan, they have homework club for the older kids, not the younger ones. So WTH would i do w/ younger one? America sucks with all the homework. TOL, if they unwind, then they rebel harder. They are in cahoots. We do a snack, a little chill-out, suddenly it’s… eight o’clock?? Lib, thank you, thank you. Other WM, everything I do you should do the reverse of and you’ll be fine, haha. Jennymcb, I think I actually said “freakin'” haha. Yeah, i need to not sweat it. Most weeks I just draw a line thru 90 percent of the homework and write a note saying, This was as much as we were able to get through, sorry. Their teachers are super-nice.
February 23rd, 2010 | #
“Mom, I left my two biology packets in home economics today, and I think one of them got baked into my souffle!” (grin grin)
This was after I asked daughter #2 where her biology homework was. Her homework this weekend, besides the biology, will be making mom a cheese souffle!
February 25th, 2010 | #
That is the greatest line EVER, WM. Why didn’t you give it to me a few years ago?
March 2nd, 2010 | #