To say the least, the first almost 2 weeks of school have been extremely stressful and draining on me. I think the honeymoon is finally over, 8 months to this date, and let the headaches begin. I see now that when kids are sheltered inside the home its easy to do well, with no pressure from the outside. At least that is how I have experienced it. There is just so much pressure outside.
I start out with the funny story which became quiet annoying after a week. The kids get a warm breakfast from Kevin and I every morning. I get up an hour early just to cook it and have some quality time before school. I have also packed them a nutritious lunch every day. Last week I ask Kevin to go to the school to put a little money in their lunch account so they could have pizza last Friday. As he is about to deposit money, he finds out we owe the lunch room outrageous money, lots of money. Mind you, everything is double. Basically what they did every morning since school is get off the bus and have another breakfast in school and then have the audacity to have a school lunch on top of their home lunch. Kevin thought it was funny, I didn't at all. He was cracking up telling me the story; I hang up the phone on him I was so perplexed. We can point fingers to the teacher or the lunch aides but the truth be the truth is that my kids were greedy and glutting and had no reason. They deliberately did what they did because I told them not to have breakfast/school lunch. I guess I wouldn't have been so upset if I had given them cereal for breakfast every morning. So we scolded them last Thursday and Biruk listened well. He didn't try one again. Amira went and lied to the teacher and told her her mommy didn't pack lunch so she had school lunch last Friday, a day after her scolding and she had another breakfast this Monday morning. Well, after today I hope I took care of of this problem and hope it doesn't happen again. I was extremely serious.
Amira continues to interrupt the classroom, cutting up projects to miny pieces; just gets up. She continues to be disrespectful to the teacher in every way she can but the teacher and I are working hard to help Amira succeed. She actually decided not to have a conference and she wants to get to know Amira some because we have conferences the first or second week of October anyway.
Biruk's teacher is totally in love with him. He is a pleaser outside the home so after I busted him about the lunch infront of the teacher that was quiet embarrassing to him so I think he tries really hard because he wants to impress her. I have noticed that the kids are really just the opposite. Biruk is perfect outside the home and acts up at home and Amira is perfect at home but wants to act up outside the home.
This is all new to me because Danica was always, always perfect for me so God blessed me with the opposite this time around.
5 comments:
Oh Andrea - I can see your frustration, but you will laugh one day. Be thankful you are seeing this now so you can address the sneakiness now. The singing is cute too - sounds about like our family - we sing out with no tune :)
LOL ! I am so sorry to laugh Andrea but like Joy said you will laugh someday :) Little sninkers.
Cannot believe that she did it again though :)
Biruk sounds like a sweet boy at school though .
Oh Andrea I am sorry about the issues. I believe it will pass. Amira will settle. Sounds like the teacher is amazing, and is trying to get things straight for you all. That's a huge blessing! ;o)
Hang in there
Wow, those are two resourceful kiddos. It's a good thing we don't have a school lunch option, because I am pretty sure Soren would have given it a try. God is good, and He has given you your kids and Kevin, and you all balance each other so well. The kids need to know the boudaries, and you are giving them exactly what they need. Way to go Mom!
Oh, how I know that whole school lunch routine. Remember it well from elementary school and my younger son. Little stinkers, is right!
Selam's teacher just told me that she is starting to see "non-compliance" from Selam. So, know that you are not alone. She said she had to carry Selam kicking and screaming to the library corner to recover one day. I like her teacher a lot, also.
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