Year 7 Spring Term ....

[MaryAnnSingleton]

our thread, part two - all ready for the new term !! ds goes back on Tuesday...

Yes, magentadreamer, it is the doing up at the back which is all important!

Your telling me LGP we had a trauma the other morning as she only had normal crop tops clean and it was PE and OMG my life will be ruined -she didn't say that but it was implied

oh roisin, I hope you get to the bottom of the dinner money issue too.

LGP - I am glad that your dd had a lovely time.

MAS, funny you should mention boxer shorts! DS2 wears nothing but the trunk type pants and when I bought him some more in the hols, I asked DS if he would like some too, but he turned his nose up! I think they are more grown up than the boys slips that he wears, but he insisted he did not want them. Am so glad for you and your DS on the success for the socialising and chatting

magenta - tis times like this that I am glad I have only got trunks/boxers to worry about (a lot less stressful)

aw,bless your ds bellavita !
When I bought some more boxers for ds this week my friend S was with me buying a bra for her dd (in ds's year) - proper with padded bits and does up at the back - she said she didn't really need it ! I was not at all keen to have a bra as a girl -I was in a vest long after everyone else !

I love the stripy boxer anecdote. It's funny what ends up making the difference for kids doesn't it?

It is things like this that make me glad I have a job where I have time to chat with the boys after their school day, and try and find out what is going on for them, and what is important to them.

I know they're all trying to be growing up and independent, but they still need our help, guidance and support, don't they?

At the school I work at it's so sad that so many students have very little parental back-up and support of any kind.

you're right there roisin

Oh boy! ds1 is being awkward today. He didn't do any homework on Thursday and last night he went out to the theatre with dh. So now he has 3 homeworks to get done, none of which are "quickies". Plus he has to shop for and weigh out ingredients for food tech on Monday.

He's refusing to get on with any of them. I've said fine, if he doesn't do them he can face the consequences. But there's no more computer or TV time in this house until he's completed at least two of them.

All three have to be in on Wednesday, but we're all out Monday night (crazy day) and he'll get more homework at school on Monday/Tuesday anyway.

I know I just need to sit back and let him come round to the sensible decision of getting on and getting it done. But I'm finding it hard!

The thing is I always feel the weekend is somewhat 'on hold' until the homework has all been completed.

Too true roisin about the weekend being on hold until the homework has been done - it is like that in this household too!

Well, DS did his themepark homework his own way during the week despite mine and DH's attempts to advise on what was the best way - guess what? he is having to redo it. The teacher said it needed more content, we told him to plan it out and do a rough sketch first to see what he could fit on to what page. He has agreed he should have listened to us, but I don't think he will listen on future things. So this morning he his having to redo something that he could have done properly during the week.. as well as the other pieces of homework he has got.

I have made him go into the dining room out of the way.

Ooh ... I can hear footsteps! Watch this space ...

Yahoo! Who's the daddy?!
I love it when I win these psychological games!

He just came downstairs all apologetic. He said "I think I'll do the Science homework first and then the history." He's just gone to get a drink and a snack first, then he'll get down to it.

How's the themepark homework re-do going bellavita?

Slowly....

ROFL! Ds1 just rolled his eyes at me
ds1: Do you know which metamorphic rock limestone turns into?
me: Erm... erm... basalt?
ds1: [head in hands indignantly] Oh mum, don't you know anything? Basalt is an igneous rock! Didn't you do any geology at school?
me: No!

Disclaimer: the facts stated may be incorrect because despite the fact that he just told me, my seive-like brain still can't remember whether basalt is the igneous rock and marble the metamorphic rock, or the other way round!

and breathe....

Right he's completed one already
and is working on the second, which should take long.

When he gets down to it he actually produces some superb quality work: He doesn't seem capable of doing a scrappy job. But getting to the starting poin seems to take more effort and energy!

at roisin's ds ! hope themepark reworking goes well bellavita...ds hasn't done any homework yet, he always leaves the maths until Sunday and often gets in a state about it...

I think he has just about finished his new draft (which is what we wanted him to do in the first place), he has printed off some pictures from the pc, so we are heading in the right direction.

He has a couple of other pieces to do as well and his muddy football boots are still in the garage from Monday...

DS2 has now brought a friend in, so I will have to make sure that they don't disturb DS as he is in the dining room and they are in the conservatory.

and I am going to shut myself in the kitchen to make a carrot cake for the freezer. DH's work do a coffee and cake team building thing on a Friday afternoon. DH came home last week and said that a request had been put in from the staff for my cakes. It is difficult really as Thursday is the only day shift I work and I have to start baking when I get home. If the meetings were the day before, I would have all day Wednesday to bake.. however, I did do a selection for yesterday and I got paid for doing it! So have promised to do some more for next week, but the more I do now, the better it is time wise

I've been out for a lovely relaxing lunch with an old work colleague. ds1 had finished two homeworks before I went.

Dh has now taken him shopping to buy his ingredients for his food tech on Monday.

So there's just one more homework still to do.

mmm,carrot cake !
Roisin -your ds is doing very well ! glad your lunch was fun

Have just ordered a copy of Nick Fisher's Living with a Willy for ds - have your dcs any books like this yet ? ds was asking me some questions so I thought it might be time !

I bought a book about periods for DD1 and also Let's Talk about sex. She made a disgusted face and said she wasn't going to read them.

We have not bought any books , DH and I have both asked DS to come to us if he is not sure of anything, hmmm think I will ask DH whether we need to make a purchase..

I bought a couple of books recently, I can't remember which ones. I'm pretty sure we've got living with a willy. When I gave them to ds1 he said he knew all about it all already! I told him to ask me if he is unsure about anything.

We bought Let's talk about sex a couple of years ago, and ds2 picked it up and read it. He was only about 7 at the time, but seemed to cope

We're very open about things generally, and they spend a lot of time at the zoo. So sex talks generally started watching rhinos humping!

Roisin - DD1 gets all her sex ed from hearing the answers to the questions DD2 asks if she can't get out of the room fast enough. She says sex is gross and she can't imagine why anyone would want to do it.