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A Shady Story About School Projects
There are typically two types of students: those that LOVE doing school projects, and those that dread them. And with parents, it’s similar. Some parents fall into the first category, and savor the quality bonding time of assisting their child with a school project. Me? I’m firmly planted in that second group. I HATE SCHOOL PROJECTS. I know as a former teacher, I shouldn’t talk smack about assignments. I should encourage my kids to love these challenges, to work on being self-sufficient, to prepare and plan, and I should enjoy the process. Just because I SHOULD doesn’t mean I DO. Henceforth, this story shall be a cautionary tale about what…
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Wigging Out
Now you know from my last post that we were away for a weekend recently, but reality hit HARD when we got back. There was one thing we (read, “I”) had neglected to remember while luxuriating in the Jacuzzi… THE WIGWAM. Before I begin my rant, I WILL say that there is no one to blame for this one but myself. Through fatigue, excited anticipation of a great weekend away, and a sprinkling of denial, I neglected to give not one tiny shred of thought to… THE WIGWAM. On the Wednesday preceding our little getaway, #2 unearthed an assignment sheet from her school folder, & jammed it into my hands.…
