I so wish I could say I finished home schooling well…… but I’m only human after all.
One of the PMSing female sort, at that.
Not that it was brutal to the bitter end, but it was hard won.
These six little words kept it from escalating to brutal. “Do NOT mess with me today.”
Poor Stink was like, “No way am I spending the entire summer in my room, so whatever you say, mom…..”
(Did I mention the abnormal PMS? It’s that whole mess-with-your-cycle-I-cannot-recommend thing that is back to bite me in the arse again this month….)
In a final act of desperation, I might have cut and pasted a final project and completed a word find with my left hand that I decided were neither educational or worth the time it would have taken Stink to finish. That whole “It’s faster for me to just do it than supervise while my kid does it” thing? Well, it was personal today.
It was me against the past eight years.
(And seriously? Completely un.education.al.)
((I love executive power.))
Listen, Stink has only been homeschooling for five years. I’ve been doing this since 2001 and dear reader, I. am. done.
I was going to sink to one low or another….. it was inevitable.
I mean, I finished the job sober, so I think I chose well.
Stink was out the door 30 seconds after the last i was dotted to lord his school completion over the Haskells play. The kid is thrilled to have the next three well-earned months off.
I was all, “Have fun. Be sure you’re home by August 12th, son.”
Thirty seconds later, I clocked out, got caught up on Prison Break and wasted two glorious hours sucked into WifeSwap. (What a terrible show. I would NEVER do it. Would you???? Even still – what a luxury to waste time on something so unworthy!! Gah!!)
I’m still very much in a “leave me alone, feed yourself, and get me a drink while you’re at it” kind of mood and expect to be until I start my period or deliver Stink to school in the morning, whichever comes first.
So there it is.
I’m done.
Private school: “You can HAVE ‘em!”
Bottoms up!!
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Yeah! I am so PROUD of you. I could never , ever…no way , no HOW do the home school thing. Like EVER.
So good for you.
What a relief huh? Oh and wife swap? Not my kinda thing either. Of course I would swap with you and Spin anytime. Like maybe next time when you are PMSing hard you could come here and then when I return my husband will be all “wow honey I LOVE YOU because you are so freakin normal compared to HER. And you drink way less wine”.
So there is that.
The Glamorous Lifes last blog post..See you at Glamour Girls!
Congrats on survival! I think you need another tattoo.
I think I need a glass or bottle of wine.
Sarah at themommyloguess last blog post..It’s counterintuitive. Or I’m a procrastinator. I’m not sure.
you did it!
let’s celebrate!
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I’d celebrate with you, but I am not done with the year yet…..
Congrats – and I look forward to the next path you will be taking.
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Congrats girl. Perhaps the last lesson you taught should have been one that detailed the fine art of Martini making. You know. Cuz’ then you would have had to grade Stink’s efforts and all.
Darcie – Such The Spots last blog post..A Tonsillectomy In Review
Haha! Best line ever, “I mean, I finished the job sober, so I think I chose well.”
And, Soliloquy, I agree.
Just don’t remain sober for too much longer, okay?
Kaleys last blog post..I’m just asking…and bribing
Well done!
Now on to more important things, I want to see your teacher appreciation gift! Don’t forget to take care of you!
I know what you mean, however, you’ve done this a lot longer than I have! I only homeschooled 1 child for a year and a half…I was so DONE when I sent him back to public school!
Congrats on a job well done!!
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Listen up readers…new rule…no more spending my money!
All these suggestions that you freaky internet friends make about getting Soliloquy presents have got to stop!
Spin
Way to end well, girlfriend. Well done, good and faithful mom. Sounds like a margarita night to me. Spin? Me-hi-can tonight???
I think I’ll be using a version of your line (“Well at least I’m sober”) quite often over the next two weeks. That’s when I get to breathe again.
Congrats on making it to the end… and sober to boot! Ha!
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Buahahaha…I totally do homework with my left hand ALL the time. I knew I liked you….