I feel like Im ready to just cash it in and send them back to school. They wont listen, they have attitudes that this is just free time. I don't know what else I have to do to make it happen.
I will admit that I am unorganized but I sit and we wok everyday, to get almost no where. Im so tired and feel like Im stressing beyond belief everyday anymore. I almost want to just say forget it and lets go back to school. I hate putting them back into the hands of the public school system but at least they gave them some respect and they did their work. Here I have to fight and fight and fight. Im seriously tired of it,.
It doesn't help at all that I am watching my step-daughters kids because they can't afford daycare. I love the boys but its making things even more unorganized here and I just don't know what to do about it.
I wish I had time and money to just take a vacation and get out of dodge for a while. I feel like leaving and not coming back. Isn't that horrible? What a thing for a Mom to say.
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Feb. 3, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Or is it simply that your children don't respect you? If it is, then that isn't going to go away. If you put your kids in school your day will be easier - but they still won't respect you. IF this is the issue. At least homeschooling means you have the time to address such issues.
My 4yo and 2yos can be difficult right now. We have a 3month old with medical issues who needs to be fed via nasal gastric tube. Lots of hospital trips, lots of upheaval. Lots of opportunity to, say, get up in the morning before your exhausted mother and cut your own hair two months before you are due to be in your Aunty's wedding.
They are good kids, and I do love them. It's good to hold on to that sometimes! We have nice times together every day. No matter how naughty they've been, I try to read them a story or do something special with them. But they also need discipline in the naughty times. They also need teaching any time - teaching them from the bible how to behave, how to treat others.
They will learn, it just takes time and consistency. Discipline, teaching, and love.
Oh- the other thing you could think about is whether disruptive behaviour is being caused by undiagnosed food intolerances. You could check out www.fedup.com.au to see if your kids have any of the symptoms listed.