It’s just so bloody hard.
Just had DD in tears over a bloody maths sheet we were trying to do. She’s 6 and so reluctant to do anything or listen to me. I can’t force her to write a story or draw a picture and she just rushes and takes no care. Her handwriting is getting worse and worse. The main obstruction to getting stuff done is the 4 year old who wants to be involved but neither of them seem to be able to anything independently.
I know the responses will be homeschooling isn’t too important as long as we all come out with good mental health, etc but we’re not doing that either. Every activity takes far longer to set up than actually entertains them for. We barely go for walks anymore as they never want to. When I do drag them out it’s constant whining over tired legs within minutes. Screen time is through the roof but they don’t even want that just constantly bicker and fight. Just feeling like a complete failure as a mother at the moment.
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Karlkennedyslovechild · 04/05/2020 11:43
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