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]]> (write down your bad days. you’ll laugh later… This was one of my “bad days” last year-enjoy)
 
Today is definitely one of those days.

I should have quit when:

  • The ceiling started dripping.
  • I realized the water was coming from the upstairs bathroom.
  • When I called the landlord to tell her that the upstairs bathroom was leaking into the downstairs bathroom.
  • When my 7th grader decided I was “wasting his time by trying to get him to write down a few math steps”.
  • My 7th grader was shaking in frustration, confusion, and rebellion.
  • The plumber came and asked me where the main water turn off was for our new home.
  • My 6the grader decided that 2 hours was an appropriate time limit for a lesson that was begun with the words, “honey, I am letting you do this easy math lesson today so you can practice three things: neatness, discipline, and timing…”
  • I looked at my 6th grader’s paper only to discover he had only neatly written the lesson number after 30 minutes.
  • My 4th grader disappeared from the school area… AGAIN.
  • My 7th grader announces to me, in front of the plumber, “mom, ______ just bit ______” (no names to protect the guilty)
 
 
 
Ok, I really should have quit when:
  • I realized that one of my kids bit another of my kids.
    • (Really? I have No kids under the age of 9!!!)
  • The guilty child was just “play biting in order to get his toy back…”
    • (I repeat. My kids are older than 9).
  • The plumber asks, “So… You homeschool?”
  • I reply, “Yes sir. Only today is one of those days that I question homeschooling!”
 
I really, really, really should have quit when:
  • The boys almost hung the dog. Accidentally of course.
So, I quit. Just now.
I sent the boys to bed until tomorrow. (Or until I cool down, whichever comes first)
 
Do you ever keep going on a day that clearly communicates, “STOP!”
Tell me, I’m not the only one!!
 
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