Alright momma, this one's for you.
So I've been getting on to Landon quite a bit lately because he keeps "forgetting" things at school, or at least trying to, which leaves me each day sitting in the parking lot going through his backpack before we leave the school. Inevitably, each day he has to run back in to retrieve some "forgotten" piece of homework. I am not quite sure why he keeps attempting this, because when he "forgets", he is made to do double homework at home that I give. I tell him that it is sheer laziness and irresponsibility (yeah, he's nine...so what!).
Anyway, after a long talk with him and even a reminder note card glued to the front of his binder, he says, "Mom, am I better today?" I said, "As a matter of fact, I'm very proud of you, you've been 100% better." He says, "You know why?" Of course I didn't, so he says, "Well, I had a talk with my brain and told him to stop being lazy and just do my work, he got mad at me, but ...that's why."
I just looked after him as he walked away. This was right before he got the flu, so I guess his brain was really mad at him, but he continues to do better and hasn't "forgotten" since.
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Thanks...that was so good!! Wish I knew how to fix my short comings as efficiently and easily as he does.
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