Thursday 25 September 2008 - Let's Try to Have a Better Day Today, Shall We?
Notes to 13-going-on-8-year-old KWAD--
Re yesterday:
1. When out on a trampoline break, it does not behoove you to bombard your little sister with a football until she cries. We have been over and over this.
2. If turning on the TV during "school" hours while Mom is occupied with sister's math, be certain to change it back to the previous channel before turning off. Otherwise your sins will certainly find you out when Dad goes to watch the news.
3. When Mom drops you off at the house after piano so that you can "finish up your schoolwork and chores" while she runs errands for an hour, she is expecting you to do more than five minutes' worth of work.
4. In light of the scenarios outlined in #1 and #3, it is NOT a good idea to say, upon Mother's return from said errands, "I need a break from my work. Can I go out on the trampoline?"
5. Should you decide to spray your sister with cleaner while spiffing up the bathroom, make sure not to get any cleaner on the tile floor. Because if Mom is mad as she stomps in there to give you what-for, she will be furious by the time she picks herself up off the floor.
6. Remember how much you hate ADHD meds? Another day like this one and those little white pills may be part of your life once again.
7. I love you anyway, and I always will.
Love, Mom
Edit: I decided it would NOT ruin the post to add the following. These notes are directed to the same kid as above.
More notes re yesterday:
1. I am proud of you for being diligent to get your math done, and doing it well to boot.
2. Good job getting your copywork quote done during your sister's piano lesson!
3. I think it is great that you finished a 272-page book which was supposed to be 2 weeks' worth of literature, in 3 days-- and still got your other schoolwork done besides. I love it when you latch onto a book and can hardly put it down. (Although I'm not too thrilled about that lights-still-on-at-11:45-pm business.)
See, you are growing up in many ways.
Love again, Mom
(To my readers, esp the homeschoolers, because inquiring minds will inevitably ask: Dragon's Gate, by Laurence Yep-- the story of an immigrant Chinese boy working on the transcontinental railroad.)
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Sounds like your ordinary 13 year old to me. Drives us moms crazy, that's what they do. (esp. the...can I take a break one, after working for a long, exhausting 10 minutes)
emily
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