I looked at my class WhatsApp group at the end of today to find a conversation amongst the class mums that basically went like this:
‘Arnie is having trouble spelling. Any tips?’
‘Oh Max can’t spell much either. I don’t spend much time on it, only a few mins in the morning and evening’
‘We manage the mornings only’
‘I only have time every other morning’
‘Hahah, don’t worry I don’t even have time any morning. In fact George can barely spell!’
‘I know - Daryl won’t focus long enough’
‘Oh gosh, well Sarah has the attention span of a fly’
‘Mine has the attention span of an flea!’
‘That’s nothing. I don’t have time in the morning or the afternoon or the evening and we haven’t done a single piece of work since 3 years ago. And mine has the attention span of an amoeba!’ beat that
This has been a source of much amusement to me today. So tell me - what are your best stories of competitive under parenting??!