Well it has been way too long since I posted last. Things have been so hectic & my pregnant body is giving me fits. I told my husband last night that I think the baby hates me sometimes....I hurt so bad! Oh well, it will be worth it in the end when I see that precious face & toes & fingers...so cute! I have my appointment for the sonogram on Wednesday. (Please God let it be a girl! Please, please, please!)
I've been reading this book about raising boys, hoping it would give me some encouragement or insight or something to hang onto, & so far nothing. I have learned that when boys are still in the womb a rage of hormones actually damages a part of the brain that takes them years to learn to overcome it. Which part...you might ask? Well, get this...it is sooooo obviously true....it is the part that allows you to think before you act! Boys literally have to learn how to think before making decisions & girls already have the know how. Wow, that explains so much!!!
Anyways, I'm about to throw the book down because it really wasn't what I was looking for. I was trying to encourage myself to keep pushing through. If you don't know already, I also homeschool my two oldest boys & here lately, they have not been doing well. I spend hours on the weekend grading papers & doing lesson plans for the next week & I end up mad everytime. Their grades are dropping fast, they don't seem to care, & they won't try harder. So now it is to the point where "Dad" has told them everything they have is gone until they improve. (Great, now I get to deal with their bad attitudes over not being able to do anything.) They are actually quite disturbed with me right today. I decided that their work is going to improve come "hell or high water"; so, I am grading as we go & making them redo things over & over until it is quality work. I am not letting get away with their normal & they are mad!!! The only down side is that I have been trying so hard this past year to NOT have to stand over them so intensly. I want them to learn to work on their own, & now I'm standing over them again. It feels like I'm moving backwards!!! But I guess it is worth it to make sure my young men have strong work ethics. Pray for me if you are reading this!!!!
I was thinking about sending you a text this morning, letting you know that you haven't blogged in a while, but I see you have jumped on it!
ReplyDeleteHang in there girly, and I will be praying for you! I haven't been homeschooling for near as long, but am having my own issues as well. Pray for me too! Love you dear! :)