tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951550993745961318.post1132807587556927936..comments2023-10-11T06:58:18.661-04:00Comments on My Life in Jenga: Morning FeudsDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705944658977728905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951550993745961318.post-1276484666692511242010-10-13T14:42:52.905-04:002010-10-13T14:42:52.905-04:00How I wish I could tell you it gets better, Daniel...How I wish I could tell you it gets better, Danielle, but with this one I don't know. My 12-year-old acts the same way! I wake her up at 7:30. I fix her breakfast and pack her lunch (just for the record, she doesn't like sandwiches, either!). All she has to do is get up, shower, put on her clothes, eat her breakfast, gather her things and walk out the door. You'd think an hour and 10 minutes would be sufficient, but Nooo! By 8:15 I'm reminding her yet again that her breakfast is getting cold. She comes to the table-hair uncombed, no socks or shoes-around 8:30 when we're supposed to leave at 8:40. Thank God we live 5 minutes from her school or she'd be late every day. She is going to be in for a rude awakening when I start working after the new year and she has to do it all on her own AND get herself to school on time! She catches an attitude with me when I'm yelling at her at 8:45 to COME.ON.RIGHT.NOW.OR.YOU'LL.BE.LATE! (first bell rings at 8:46; tardy bell at 8:55) as if it's now MY fault that she's having to rush to the car with both arms full of books, notebooks (the backpack is empty of course) and untied shoes. Have to side with your dad, though. As frustrating as it is on a daily basis, it could be lots worse...I guess.Eastlyn and co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08241019391236666673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951550993745961318.post-67293508332160165212010-10-07T15:24:03.574-04:002010-10-07T15:24:03.574-04:00Your dad is very smart :)
I don't have that ...Your dad is very smart :) <br /><br />I don't have that problem as yet, but I am hoping that my son helps better with our routine. I get up 1hr and a half before we need to leave...Sigh. Maybe we'll get there. <br /><br />Yes apparently in school they go in to class, say good morning. Knows where to put their booksack, blankets, homework , the whole drill!!! *think mouth on the floor here* but at home, you have to be the drill!Colette Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844522784600855200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951550993745961318.post-3369963671983004402010-10-07T13:38:38.845-04:002010-10-07T13:38:38.845-04:00oh goodness. totally relate! Of course we homesc...oh goodness. totally relate! Of course we homeschool so it's not really the mornings that are the problem, and I don't know if it's a "boy" thing or not, but they get so absorbed in what they're doing, it's really hard to keep them on task! wish I had some helpful advice, but I haven't figured it out either!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725831025483738258noreply@blogger.com