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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 404120" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>TeDo -</p><p></p><p>This is the FIRST time in 20 years of parenting that H has helped me with HW issues. Usually, if I tell the kids to sit down and do HW, he decides that's the time to have them do chores. He works from home and I commute 2 hours plus each day, but HW is never begun before I get home. What happened today was that I sat on the couch (which I NEVER ever sit on because the thing he cheated on me with sat on that couch so he knew it was serious) and sobbed hysterically. I really think he thought I was going insane and had to stop me. Whatever the reason, he finally stood up beside me and helped me. Of course, he presented it to our son as HIS solution, but I was so happy to get the help that I just let him take the credit (NPD tendencies run high in him).</p><p></p><p>Regardless, my son feels good about it and is going to study all day tomorrow with me. I promised him a new DS game if he gets at least an 80 and a little something extra for each 5 points above that. He also has a unit test on India coming up but he's running an A in history so we're just studying a little bit and I haven't offered any reward for a good grade on that one, the motivation is there.</p><p></p><p>But you're right, I do need to recognize more easily and quickly when my way isn't working, BEFORE I become a sobbing mess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 404120, member: 3493"] TeDo - This is the FIRST time in 20 years of parenting that H has helped me with HW issues. Usually, if I tell the kids to sit down and do HW, he decides that's the time to have them do chores. He works from home and I commute 2 hours plus each day, but HW is never begun before I get home. What happened today was that I sat on the couch (which I NEVER ever sit on because the thing he cheated on me with sat on that couch so he knew it was serious) and sobbed hysterically. I really think he thought I was going insane and had to stop me. Whatever the reason, he finally stood up beside me and helped me. Of course, he presented it to our son as HIS solution, but I was so happy to get the help that I just let him take the credit (NPD tendencies run high in him). Regardless, my son feels good about it and is going to study all day tomorrow with me. I promised him a new DS game if he gets at least an 80 and a little something extra for each 5 points above that. He also has a unit test on India coming up but he's running an A in history so we're just studying a little bit and I haven't offered any reward for a good grade on that one, the motivation is there. But you're right, I do need to recognize more easily and quickly when my way isn't working, BEFORE I become a sobbing mess. [/QUOTE]
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