I am a terrible school mom and I don't even have a kid in 'real' school. What is going to happen when Hayden really is in school. Right now Hayden goes to daycare (we just call it school). There is not a lot of 'homework' involved in daycare but sometimes there are a few projects that need to be done. We have had one sitting on the counter for a while. Meaning, it has been sitting there for the past 2 months.
Every time I walk by it, it calls to me. Saying, "Look at me! Look at me! I am a bare piece of cardboard. You are suppose to work on me with your son and put pictures on me. I don't want to be bare anymore. Please make me beautiful."
It will not shut up. Every night, I say to myself, tomorrow we are going to do this project. Have we done it yet? Well, I bet you can guess. Nope! Thank goodness you don't get grades in day care.
This unfinished project is not the only thing that I fail at as a 'school mom'. I don't send special treats when Hayden is the Special Helper. Heck, half the time I don't even know when he is going to be the special helper. I forget to send in his schedule, thank goodness it rarely changes. His teachers always call me to remind me about things, like the schedule and upcoming events (they say they call everyone, but I know its just me). I never take his blanket home to wash. I have yet to leave a change of clothes. He is a dirty, sloppy, boy and he is always coming home in some random clothes.
And just the other day, I realized that the room schedule changed (I am sure they sent a note home and I totally missed it) and Hayden no longer gets breakfast. Only a small morning snack. We usually don't feed him before he leaves because he would have breakfast there. Breakfast has now moved to an earlier time and the poor kid hardly gets anything to eat. No wonder why his notes have been saying that he eats 2 or 3 lunches.
We really love the school that he goes to and the teachers are all so awesome. I feel so bad for them that they have to deal with us. I am really trying, I promise. If this is how I am with daycare/pre-school, I hate to think what real school is going to be like. I am sure that Hayden will fail for sure. The kid can't even put his underwear on correctly, how is he going to remember to do home work? I can just see it now. I can just hear myself now, "You need 4 dozen cupcakes when? Tomorrow?" or "Hayden it is 9pm, now is not the time to tell me that you need to build a working volcano for school tomorrow."
I was never like this when I was in school. I was super organized and always turned things in on time. What gives? Why is it so hard for me to keep track of the comings and goings of Hayden's school? The babies are soon going to be going to school. I guess I better get my butt in gear and get organized. Now, where did I put that school calendar?
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12 comments:
Maybe it's because you have 50 million things to keep track of for everyone in the house. Give yourself a break. It's not easy to stay on top of every little thing.
I work full-time outside the home. I've left the majority of school-related things up to the kids to get finished because I can't be there to hold their hands through the entire process. I just don't have the time, and I need what little sleep I actually get.
In the long run, most of what is sent home by the school is busy-work. Ugh. At least I know, especially in the younger grades, that most of it is fluff if they miss something.
This sounds familiar. I think all parents must go through this...surely. I hope so. Well, I did. lol
I go in and out of being a good mom with school stuff. Some years I'm up at the school helping out, other years I don't set foot in the school unless I have to. I think I must be bipolar...
Huh, what I was trying to say was, "Don't feel too bad." hehe
from SITS - just returning the visit (finally!) I LOVE the name of your blog!
and as for that bare piece of cardboard... it will shut up if you stack enough other crap on the top of it!
Having been a preschool teacher - and having been the disorganized mom (I say that past tense to make myself seem like I've progressed - I haven't) I have to tell you that yes, they probably do call more than just you - WalMart is always available for the 4 dozen cupcakes - and luckily our school actually asks that nobody build volcanoes for the science fair :)
I can just see me failing at this too. I like what greenjello said - it's just busywork, and the sky won't fall in if something's not done.
Yeah, I hear you Jen. Erik and I have always put every project off, but we're trying to get better at it. And it really does get harder, I hate to tell you. It's not like it stays the same but you're just adding kids. Wait until everyone has reports and projects and "do with your parents" homework all due at the same time. It makes me want to pass out. Really.
You are so so cute! I'm sure things will get better as time goes on. Right now, he's young & probably forgets to tell you when he has notes & such. When he's in school, he'll be so excited to give you whatever he has from school.
But for now, what I would do is make a school to-do list & put like "change of clothes" on there. Put it somewhere you'll remember it. Oh and when he goes to school & has a backpack, just empty it with him at the end of the day. Then you'll be up to date on what's what & when you need 900 cupcakes.
The 1st step is admitting you have a problem. Ha ha, that sounded funny. And you did acknowledge it. Some people can be clueless. So, you're trying. You should have a basket for each child, that includes everything you need to respond to. You can do it.
Another post I missed. And I only have two children. And they are older. But I still miss stuff. All the time. And I still get told about things the day before. I used to be better at things when I had my own business. I think things got done because they HAD to get done. As for you...I think triplets should excuse just about anything...
I hear ya sister. It's not always the fact that the act is important, it's you beating yourself up for not doing it. Sometimes I feel better if I just clear projects away and just "let it go". Easier said than done, but highly effective.
I have two in school, one in preschool and one I home school. Your are not alone is this! I promise. When my first one went to school.....I was lucky she got there on time with matching shoes on. It does get better with time. Some how your mind will adjust to the new level of what you expected to keep track of. The problem there is, when this happens, the school year is over and you get to go through the process again.
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