Reflection
Tonight I had to go back and remember when Elliott was a newborn.
{3 weeks old}
Back before the word “NO!”, the sassiness {and I’m not talking about the good sassy, either}, the resistance, the “I hate you’s”, the storming upstairs, THE SPELLING TESTS.
Homework this week has been bad ~ especially THE SPELLING TESTS.
Yes, I am a spelling nazi and yes, I want a 100%…but at what cost.
Flying off the handle because she still can’t spell {immigrant} correctly after 4 nights is not the answer.
I need to do LOTS of praying to get through the next 11 and a half years of homework.
And I mean LOTS.
January 26, 2012 @ 8:25 pm
Hugs Amy. Hang in there…I am struggling with what is important. Homework? Playing with friends? Karate? It is tough here too, projects, speeches (yes, 2 this week) writing, coloring…all the while, he just wants to be a kid, who happens to be in kindergarten. WE made it through, they will too (and will still love us)! Right?
January 27, 2012 @ 8:34 am
Thanks, Melanie….it’s such a fine line of wanting/pushing them to do their best, but not over-doing it! And it’s not that she got a bad report card last time, but I feel that there is always room for improvement. I have NOT found a happy medium yet! For right now, until I can get her to focus and have a better attitude, I am not going to plan any weekday play dates. Maybe this week was so rough for us because she did end up having TWO play dates. I sat next to her while she was in the bath last night and just cried because I didn’t know what else to do! Thanks for your note…we WILL get through this! Praying next week will be better.
January 27, 2012 @ 9:53 pm
Dearest Amy! Thank you for calling….Loved our chat! Sitting on the toilet and crying is the best therapy place. You got your answer! Elliott and Holden are under yours and God’s sheltering wing and it’s a wonderful warm, soft, heavenly place. They won’t fall!