Worn to a Frazzle
Is there a support group for people like me who can't say no and wind up biting off more than they can chew? How 'bout a Looney Bin? Padded cell? With homeschool, promoting my books, speaking, taking kids to appointments, arranging birthday parties, loving on the kids, and doing everything else requiring 27 hours stuffed into a 24 hour day, I've become a frazzled shell of my former self. Now, Sean, Erik's friend, wants to begin homeschool again, and of course I can't say no. I love the guy. Although he was struggling in 7th grade, now he's kicking ass in ninth grade GT classes after my homeschooling him for 8th. He's bored and unchallenged. But it'll mean more work for me. I'm going to have to cut our something in my life. I considered cutting out baths, but people iin the tri-state region might start to complain. I considered skipping meals, but I'm too much of a glutton. I've considered sticking my head in the sand, but I have enough bad hair days in Houston as it is. ANyone have the recipe for cloning?
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How was your summer? Ha! As if I need to ask. I am in the Apple Store in Union Square. Anna is checking in on her Neopets and I actually had a minute to check in on you down there in Texas.
Oprah and Jane. Smart women. Your books make so much sense-- not the average childern-have-sensitve-souls-that-need-to-be-nurtured-total-crap, written by somwone who ovbviously has never raised a child. I have observed that those theories completely fall apart when the child turns three and is pure evil. Then the real parenting starts-- that or soda crackers shoved under the locked closet door. (Who does the shoving depends on the family.)
I did get my store opened. So far, so fantastic. However, if you get any good suggestions for cloning, please, let me know. No sleep seems to be my best solution.
Oh, Anna did very well on her stadardized testing last year. She improved dramatically from the previous year.
Leonard made an interesting comment about Anna. He said, "Anna is far from my dream child, but I could never have designed Anna any better than she already is." That is one thing we learned from you. To see Anna as she is.
Anyhow. More fun awaits.
Linda
Posted by: Linda Lou | September 12, 2004 05:11 PM