Sunday, November 21, 2010

In which we find homework that is due today, today.

Or, in which being a parent and a child is equally much a drag, and in which being a primary school teacher is also probably pretty irritating.

Also the kid is having an MRI today, which is a bit daunting, and he is also having one tomorrow. As a family I think we would be grateful for another medical-free period for six months or so. And also a homework free period. It is lucky that it is nearly school holiday time and the husband will come back and the kid can laze about reading as much as he wants with not adverse consequences.

However, on the upside, the silverbeet is looking very vigorous and none of the new plants have died yet so there is thyme and tomatoes and basil and rocket to look forward to. If only we had a buffalo and and olive tree we'd be totally set.

6 comments:

Charlotte said...

Oh lordy, been there done that with the homework...

But not with the MRI, for the kids at least--I hope it gives good news.

Fickle Cattle said...

Hahaha. Sometimes kids CAN forget that being a parent can be as much of a drag as being someone's child is. :-)

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Penthe said...

Hello Fickle Cattle, nice to meet you. Writing can also be a drag, yes? But rarely answers back.

Ampersand Duck said...

Oh lordy indeed, we have just discovered homework that is due last week, with 10% of mark reduced for every day late, whole thing worth 25% of total annual mark. It was done last night and first thing this morning by boy with tail between legs.

Your boy should be exempt from homework generally, with the amount of quality reading he does.

Penthe said...

Oh lordy yes. Homework is a travesty arranged to foster disharmony between the generations, I'm sure of it.

ThirdCat said...

It's a parenting rite of passage, I think.