either ds1's teacher is a comedy genius, or she hates me. he came home excited because he had to write a presentation on responsibility for the whole school assembly tomorrow morning at 9am.
responsibility.
so he sat at the computer and typed out the title.
i popped next door for two minutes, and when i came back he had another (game) window open, but had minimised it and was staring at the blank title page.
we went to guides, where he had two hours to do his homework, but he played on his ds instead.
he came to a meeting with me at the school and sat in the library for two hours reading.
he got home at bedtime and had written nothing except the title.
i suggested he might like to talk about his own experiences of being responsible for the class presentation and how he felt he had managed the responsibility.
in all seriousness, is it fair for a parent to let her 9yo stand up in front of the whole school and admit he hasn't got a responsible bone in his body?
i made him write a list. but i think i made my point re the computer game, the ds, and the reading.
doubtless his teacher will tell him he's a genius and he'll forget every word i said.
i should've let him turn up with nothing, shouldn't i?