13 Lessons All Adults SHOULD be Forced to Learn
1. If you go with your son and the entire kindergarten class at his school (60+) kids to the Pumpkin Patch, don’t wait til the day before Halloween to do it….
2. The thing at the entrance could be a dead wringer for why it might not be a good day…(is that suppose to be a dear or what?)
3. If you try to take a photo of just your own kid sliding, don’t do it while that onslaught of children stand at your feet…lest….you miss the subject all together…
4. Demon boy will pose for you every once in a while…(if you promise candy)
5. Just because you are terrified of dogs, cats and all animals in general, does not mean you don’t like to fish nor does it mean you will be happy when you find out everyone went fishing without you.
6. If it is your brother’s field trip, you may have to sit one of the activities out…even if your mom did pay $10 for you and $10 for herself to get in……..
7. Just because you go fishing and catch a fish, does not mean you necessarily would like to touch a fish………
8. Just because you like a particular pumpkin and want to take it home does not mean you are strong enough to pick it up (or your mom is strong enough to carry it for you)
9. When you are small, you can really groove on the slide….(especially if your mom takes you to the slide when the other kids are eating lunch)
10. If your mom has no artistic abilities,get in a group with a more talented mother, lest your scare crow looks more like scarcely a crow.
11. Just because you despise all animals in general and are terrified of them, does not mean you do not want to pet a rabbit.
12. Just because you go to the Pumpkin Patch to “pick” a pumpkin doesn’t mean you actually get to PICK A PUMPKIN.
13. Just because it is your kindergarten field trip to the Pumpkin Patch does not mean that your brother will not steal the show anyway.
Yea, I learned all that in one day……………one loooooooooooooooong day. And, you guys who homeschool think I can do this all day everyday…..oh you guys don’t know me really well at all. I spent an hour in the Jacuzzi when I got home some 12 hours after I got out of bed and then got out sick because…well because I stayed in the Jacuzzi for an hour…or maybe because I spent the day with a bunch of 5 year olds and one energetic “3.95 year old who is not potty trained”…..duh!
October 31st, 2008 at 9:25 am
I recently carried my sister’s baby on a walk. The kid is all of 13 lbs, but I was dying. And I thought, ‘There’s no way I’m going to survive three when this adoption thing goes through.’
But then I was reminded, yet again, that you “grow into this.” My sister said, “She didn’t start at 13 pounds. I’ve been building up to it.”
Point?
The same is true of homeschooling. Your “child muscles” are merely out of shape (like me in general [smile]), and I think you’d discover you can/will/should discover the joy of spending your days with your kids.
I hope that I can figure out how to do that while still squeezing in a full day’s work. I get here early so I can get home earlier so I can spend more time with my kids when they finally arrive.
I’ve heard far too many homeschool moms rave about how much they love spending time with their kids. But more on that in my comment on your other post.
Can you tell I like this subject? I always write novels. [laughing]
~Luke
November 1st, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Ok, those pictures are awesome. =)
SO sorry it was a difficult day. You survived it though. Go you! =D