We don't even give our high school students homework over break. That's why it's a break. Sheesh

That's awesome. We always had finals in January, so there was tons of homework and catching up, over break.

And I don't want to see my OWN insides outside, but I would totally dig seeing other peoples'. Which is why I did sorta consider doctoring, but decided getting into med school and then going through residency and all that seemed awful difficult.

I've probably posted this before, but seeing a cow with its uterus outside (and inside-out) as a child is what made me decide not to become a doctor or vet.

body stuff on tv and movies rarely bothers me, but open bodies irl, hells no, and birthing is unto like Alien to me.

Most Dr. Seuss books started as an attempt for Geisel to prove that you can make fun books that are all leveled readers with sight words.

Judging by the books D brings home, nobody selling leveled readers directly to schools seems to have gotten the hint.

How do you moms (and dads, but it seems to be a mom thing with my friends) a) get your kids to do the homework and b) not explodiate with rage. I spent several days with my BFF, and almost the whole day was whining, whining, whining about homework- the content, the reasons for doing it, begging to wait until later, sneaking away from the table, getting distracted by music/tv/etc. And this is a 12 year old! I know I am not cut out to be a mom, but if that was entire evenings at my house, I would seriously lose it!

there is no music or tv until it is done. refusal to do it will result in those items being denied for days.

whining will also resukt in loss of priveledges, or I leave the room. There is not much whining in our house actually, I "can't hear" mac when he whines, and since he has now heard me say that to him for 5 years, he gets it.

I think that photo is pretty cool, but I don't get why some are so surprised to see a newborn clutching at someone's hand. Newborns do that!

I think that's what we call a nearborn.

I "can't hear" mac when he whines, and since he has now heard me say that to him for 5 years, he gets it.

This, pretty much. (Unless it's whining first thing in the morning before I've had coffee, and then I just yell at them until they stop because I am AWESOME at parenting.)

Homework during the week gets done at after-school so thankfully I don't have to deal with it. Over this break the hardest part was getting started. Once he was on a roll it was pretty easy to say "Hey if you do three more worksheets now you'll have the last day of vacation just for play!"

Thanks for the birthday wishes! So far I've spent most of it sleeping, or in my pajamas watching Avengers cartoons.

I have one kid who (usually) happily and easily does his own homework, and another kid who whines, cries, needs absolute silence, etc. a decent chunk of the time. Unfortunately, the easy kid is the one who's 6, and the awful kid is the one who's 9. It has gotten better, especially as the homework is now less idiotic busywork.