OK, did I just post that we had a great day yesterday? Well, today was back to normal again...defiance, clawing, growling...you know how that goes. But let me tell you...Zen Mommy was alive and well today! My son did not do well with his homework (do kindergartners NEED homework??), so I had him do some extra practice with the word "and" (which he read as "at", "with" and various other words I've blocked from memory). He was not happy. I stayed calm. I got out my own papers to grade, made myself a dish of ice cream and ignored him. Finally, when I guess he imagined that he might be sitting there all night long for real (10 minutes had elapsed!), he did it. What a heavenly moment! I was all cool and serene and not caring on the outside (and kind of on the inside too), and eventually he did it.
Of course, just before bed he informed me that if he ever had to bring that homework folder home again, he was throwing it in the trash. Nice try, buddy!
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