Likewise, it seems that some days my boys are not rushing about with their work, but trying to get school completely undone! I know y'all can relate-- even you mommy's of girls!
I'm ashamed to admit it, but this is what is heard a little too often from the mouth of yours truly:
-Hurry up!
-Come on, FOCUS!
-Okay, now do this and as soon as you are finished, move on to the next assignment.
-Quickly!
-Quit dawdling! You are wasting time.
-That is a time waster. Why are you just sitting there? Get a move on! Your math is not sitting outside the window!
Yup, I'm a regular cheerleader. The leader of the pep squad.
I don't know about y'all, but if someone were telling me that all day long, it wouldn't exactly be the magical words that suddenly made me more productive or quicker or joyful!
One day I was talking to my friend who teaches at a small private school. We were discussing schedules and the inevitable ...
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