Just need to vent... Today has been a rough homeschooling day. DS came downstairs crying and complaining that he was dizzy (he is a hypochondriac) primarily because he wanted to sleep in and didn't want to do any work today. He complained through breakfast, refused to read aloud during Bible, and his copywork was atrocious so I made he re-do it which resulted in more tears. DS9 and DD12 started arguing while doing their individual lessons so, taking an opportunity to use the lesson from earlier, I reminded them that when Abram and Lot were arguing, Abram decided that they should separate, one going east and the other west. So I sent DS to work in the kitchen while DD stayed in the dining room. But then they started arguing about who was going to be Abram and who was Lot! And, how the kitchen and dining room weren't exactly opposite directions. Sigh...at this point my patience is wearing very thin! On to dictation for DS where prior to dictation we spent 20 minutes reviewing the spelling words over and over only to have him sit down and misspell the first two! DH walked in for lunch around noon. While I was making lunch I put him in charge of "attitude adjustments" for both kids and arithmetic drills for DS. When lunch was ready I walked into the sitting room to find DS in tears, whining that DH is mean and that the drills are hard and boring. So much for a change of attitude. I am ready to throw in the towel today. DD has finished all of her work, but DS still has reading and LOF left. I don't think I have the energy to continue. What a day.:cry:
I feel your pain today. I only have one kiddo, but non-stop whining today. His stomach hurt, he thinks he is getting sick, he hit his finger, then his toe. I had him get the thermometer and said anything over 100 and he can have a sick day. Nowhere near 100, so I made him push on. He is currently outside digging holes at his request to go outside for a little fresh air. Yes, please. Let us both clear our minds.
So sorry for the rough day! I think I would throw in the towel for the day and regroup for tomorrow! Good luck
I feel for you.. put them to bed earlier than normal, give yourself some mom time to regroup for tomorrow... hugs...
I like the early bedtime idea. Gives mama time for a bubble bath, hot tea, and a good book. we all have those days. Just breathe. (((((Hugs))))))
well, I am sorry to say but not really, I had the best day yet, we got everything done, I have to grade still but somehow we did all this while ds came down wiht a cold. Mind you we did have the usual teen bickering but even dd blessed me totally cleaning up the kitchen for me after having words with me, I may never find things again but it was nice to come home to! Things will get better, I agree take a break for you! find time to either relax in a hot tub, or long shower, have a cup of tea hot or cold
That's exactly what I did! The bubbles relaxed me and I am now enjoying a cup of Tazo Refresh tea (my favorite) and reading Dr. David Jeremiah's The Coming Economic Armageddon--not exactly light reading, but a great book so far. If only the kids would fall asleep, and DH would come home from a meeting, my night would be perfect--much, much better than the rest of the day.
Must be in the air...DS was complaining the whole day, too. About 3p I was looking through his binder and noticed chapter tests for two chapters were missing so I told him he'd have to redo them. Sheese! Complain and turn on the attitude! I told him if he doesn't want the risk of having to redo work, then be sure and put it in the binder! Not a happy camper!
Rachael has a good friend, age 19, who Phillip really looks up to. We were visiting his family this past Saturday (lives an hour away), and I told Timothy that the last time Phillip got an attitude, I asked him, "What would Timothy say if he knew you were behaving like this?" Timothy got a kick out of that!
I agree with the early bedtime idea, been there done that. Sometimes mom just needs a little time for herself to unwind, and refocus. Why not make mommy time a regular thing. Let dad take over at bed time, so you can unwind, trust me it makes all the difference.
Ooooh, I like the idea of making mommy time a regular thing. I've got to figure out how to make that work.
ShellChelle, you mean you've never read my "lecture" on "Mommy Time"? Well.... Simply put, kids go to their bedrooms for a half-hour of silent reading each day. During this time, you are to do what relaxes you the most...visit with us, read a book, exercise, have a cup of tea, have a quiet time, nap.... What you are NOT allowed to do is housework, cooking (unless you're baking bread or something, and you have to punch it down or some such thing), lesson planning, grading, etc. NOTHING "work" related!!!
Listen to the wise Jackie! I started doing this and wow! Makes huge difference my day. Funny story though-I require mine to tell me about what they read. Used to, my youngest would simply look at the pictures and guess what the story was about. Well now he's all about learning to read, it's so hard for him to stay put now! He's trying to hard to read he comes out every few minutes and ask "What's this letter say again?" LOL So now quite time for him is drawing instead of reading! LOL
When Faythe was five or six, she came running down the steps all excited. "I KNOW WHAT THESE WORDS SAY!!!" I thought that was an acceptable reason to interrupt my "Mommy Time". ShellChelle, my kids are 16 and 12-and-a-half, and they STILL go to their rooms to read after lunch for a half-hour!
I am thinking I will be resetting our Mommy time rules! I loved it when they were younger, having that reading time was good for them as much as it was for me!
I love my grown up time/Mommy time. I am a totally different person in the mornings when I have had it the night before. I put dd to bed at about 7:30 and read for 30-45 min and then if she wants to read more she has to do it on her own. I get to enjoy a nice hot shower or hot chocolate or tv or reading before bed and am a much more pleasant person the next day. Sometimes I even go head and head to bed myself at abour 8:30. It's an absolute must. Sometimes I do give that time up though when SO has come home from work at a decent hour and enjoy his company and just time the 2 of us uninterupted before I get tired(around 9:30). It's so nice to have that time to do what I want or we want and dd is also a happier person because she gets enough sleep usually.
I am going to talk to hubby about this tonight, or tomorrow since we are all watching the debate tonight. I think I will try to institute Mommy Time within the next two weeks, just have to figure out exactly how to do it around all of the sports practices, choir rehearsals, and late dinners. The glimpse I got of it Monday night was like a piece of heaven!
