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All the men in my life are miffed with me. I think I need vacation from them (vent)
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 548834" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>I did decide I need that break and am soon heading to our cottage for few days. I do have to go to work (didn't feel like taking days off over this, I have use for those later) but commute is not that bad. I will take my berry and mushroom buckets, my not-hurt dog (the whiny one can stay home, he would be even more whiny in the cottage when he still wouldn't be allowed to run free), few good books and my laptop. And I asked husband and easy child only call if it is important.</p><p></p><p>husband is still grumpy with me and talking little. easy child as expected went quickly from silent treatment to some whining, but he in fact is already back to normal. He did adapt to the rules fairly quickly even if he thinks it is unfair that difficult child was given a freedom to take care of his school how he saw fit in this point and he isn't. I do plan to give the same freedom also to him, but not quite yet. I do think that when he has that, he will let himself too far back in his work, get overwhelmed and do badly in his courses. Luckily our kids school work in High School is split to small pieces (five periods a year, six courses a period, a lot of courses called Trigonometry 2 etc., so bad grade from one course doesn't matter a lot, when you have 10 more in same subject) and they can even retake exams. So it is perfect time for him to learn time management by trying and failing without any long term ill effects. But first I want him to learn that he is able to do well also in this level. We don't have ability groups in school before High School and many not so academically inclined have chosen vocational path in this point and rigour for those choosing academics centric High School tends to rise quickly. So letting easy child fail his first few periods could send a message that he is not up to this at all. I'm absolutely sure that is not true and I want to show him that he can do well first, only then I will let him learn that he has to manage his time well to do so. </p><p></p><p></p><p> I have to say that I just love, love, love his sunny disposition. Even now, being sixteen and a typical smelly teen boy he is generally very cheery and in good mood. Never sulks long and is very good at adapting and adjusting. I often have to remind myself what a lucky gal I am, that I have such a great kid! As it says in my sig, A Joy! But still, some me-time will be good for me. And I have to think something considering my easy child. I may be back later to ask advice on that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 548834, member: 14557"] I did decide I need that break and am soon heading to our cottage for few days. I do have to go to work (didn't feel like taking days off over this, I have use for those later) but commute is not that bad. I will take my berry and mushroom buckets, my not-hurt dog (the whiny one can stay home, he would be even more whiny in the cottage when he still wouldn't be allowed to run free), few good books and my laptop. And I asked husband and easy child only call if it is important. husband is still grumpy with me and talking little. easy child as expected went quickly from silent treatment to some whining, but he in fact is already back to normal. He did adapt to the rules fairly quickly even if he thinks it is unfair that difficult child was given a freedom to take care of his school how he saw fit in this point and he isn't. I do plan to give the same freedom also to him, but not quite yet. I do think that when he has that, he will let himself too far back in his work, get overwhelmed and do badly in his courses. Luckily our kids school work in High School is split to small pieces (five periods a year, six courses a period, a lot of courses called Trigonometry 2 etc., so bad grade from one course doesn't matter a lot, when you have 10 more in same subject) and they can even retake exams. So it is perfect time for him to learn time management by trying and failing without any long term ill effects. But first I want him to learn that he is able to do well also in this level. We don't have ability groups in school before High School and many not so academically inclined have chosen vocational path in this point and rigour for those choosing academics centric High School tends to rise quickly. So letting easy child fail his first few periods could send a message that he is not up to this at all. I'm absolutely sure that is not true and I want to show him that he can do well first, only then I will let him learn that he has to manage his time well to do so. I have to say that I just love, love, love his sunny disposition. Even now, being sixteen and a typical smelly teen boy he is generally very cheery and in good mood. Never sulks long and is very good at adapting and adjusting. I often have to remind myself what a lucky gal I am, that I have such a great kid! As it says in my sig, A Joy! But still, some me-time will be good for me. And I have to think something considering my easy child. I may be back later to ask advice on that. [/QUOTE]
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