The start of the school year is always more stressful for me than for my kids. I just wish they'd realize this. Tonite was almost the last straw and it's only the 3rd week of school. Either I'm a bad mom or my kids are over-demanding little f*cks. I already finished elementary school. I don't see why I should be subjected to 1st, 3rd and 5th grade homework all over again. It's the homework that is sucking the life source right out of me. It should not take a 9 year old 3 and a half hours to finish his homework. He should be able to get it done in an hour. Hour and a half, tops. It's the hemming and hawing that takes more time than the actual homework. And the hand holding that he wants. Good God in heaven above, I don't have the time or interest to validate every single answer as he completes his work. Child number two isn't much better. His initial attestation that he had no homework was disproved by his father at about 5 o'clock this evening when suddenly he recovered from his amnesia. Rather than just sit down and do it he commenced with all sorts of whining and moaning and gnashing of teeth. It wasn't fair that his 6 year old sister had easier homework, he was too hungry, he didn't understand it, he didn't want to read the paragraph...At this point I had to leave the room. I could no longer be physically present in the same room as my children. I didn't care if they finished their work or fed it to the dog, I was done. Good or bad, their dad came to the rescue and he force fed my middle kid just to get some calories in him and then he went thru each and every sentence that he had to answer. My 6 year old is by far the easiest. I don't know if it's because she has 6 year old homework, it's her personality or the fact that she has two X chromosomes, but she can do her work all by herself without mommy holding her hand and telling her how wonderful she is.
Someone needs to tell me, am I just enabling my 2 boys? Are their future mates going to hate me b/c I molly-coddled them their whole lives or is this just normal parent stuff? Do I make them do it themselves even if it takes 3 and a half f*cking hours or do I sit with them and do it for them just so I can not be a psychotic lunatic at the end of the night? What is the right formula? Do they do their work as soon as they get home or after they've run around. There has been no running around since school started and they desperately need it.
To make matters worse, I tried to start my no caffeine, no alcohol, low carb diet today. If there is anyting that can turn a girl into an uber-b*tch, it's lack of the 3 aforementioned food groups. Someone send me the answers please. Or validate my plight. Or send me an electronic b*tch slap to gather some perspective. Gonna go break my own rules and eat some ice cream.
