Saw the most awesome t-shirt just now: “Will trade racists for refugees.”
Challenges in Parenting
Sometimes it amazes me how much my son is a perfect mash-up of me and his Dad, while still being very much his own person. Talkative, creative, intelligent, snarky, and sneaky, with a short temper and a big heart. Some of these traits come from one or the other of us, and some come from both… but when something comes up that’s foreign to one or the other of us — like not wanting to go to school because it’s boring — it takes some effort to get into his head and figure out how to help.
I asked Connor on two different occasions why it is that he doesn’t want to go to school. Some of the answers he gave:
- Math is easy and boring for him, and his teacher knows it.
- Writing is stupid.
- He keeps getting in trouble.
- His best friend has become a bit of a bully, and that makes him uncomfortable.
Some of these complaints are easily fixed, and some not so much.
Jim Bishop, 1942-2019
My Mom knew when she married Jim just a year and a half ago that he was in fragile health, and that they might not have long to enjoy one another’s company.
As she told me yesterday morning, though, she had at least thought they’d get their new car paid off first.
First Daff of the Year
[Taken April 8, 2019 at 7:25PM]
Status: Mad Face
As I was wrangling Connor this morning, he informed me that my mad face looks funny. Not what I wanted to hear in that moment.