AHHHHHHHHH!!!
Had to get that out of the way.
As we were getting ready this morning to start our day, Sierra came into the bathroom to inform me that she has her cowgirl clothes on for when she gets to ride this afternoon. I told her that we have a lot of work today with schooling and outdoor chores and MELTDOWN. She burst into tears, ran to her room and slammed the door.
Regardless of negative social influences, Sierra still has the 9 year old "Drama." How am I to deal with this kind of attitude and get anything accomplished? Since we chose the option of keeping them home and doing their schooling here, this leaves everything up to us. I only say this because it puts a great sense of responsibility over so many aspects of their lives. I can no longer pin blame on their peers or school personnel. It means I have to watch my reactions and overreactions. It means when they don't do well on a test, it is because I didn't present it well for them.
It is so difficult even as I type right now as Maddie is procrastinating on her math by braiding and rebraiding her her, sharpening her pencil, writing and erasing . . . etc. We have been on #1 for 5 minutes. How in the world am I going to be able to do this.
And through all of this, Ty is singing "Father Abraham" at the top of his lungs. Sigh.
I feel your pain with a 9 year old and the drama. :-) With math I wonder if Maddie is more like Nathan is. I have to take it away from him for a while (the homework we work on) and do something else. Or present it in a totally different way...sometimes it just doesn't work too until the next day.
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