Homework meltdown #45133054

We all go through it I am learning if you don't or didn't with your kids I am calling Bullshit and or you have forgotten. My kids I feel are really great overall about homework (as I laugh to myself) But it depends on the age,  the work, and I wanna say the time of month (yes even with boys) Well my little perfect child who smiles and never gets mad or complains for the most part had a meltdown yesterday. It was over his Reading Log (ugh even I hated those damn things!) I really feel for him but he let it back up. Again. So this is one of those "on you dude" kind of things. Instead of just spending an hour and a half working on it last night when it was brought up and completing he decided to moan, groan, cry, an basically do diddly squat. When I asked him why he was acting the crazy way he is. It all came down to "cause I don't want to do it!"  Oh boy yeah let me tell you everything I don't want to do Caleb...Then 2 days later... haha! Just kidding. But really I mean we all have these days right even the kid who rarely does.

So my advice was ok don't do it now but you will be doing it over the weekend and turning it in late. No if and's or buts!

So this morning he had asked me if he could go into school late and finish his work. Yes I let him. I again asked why not turn in late. He said he was worried about losing tickets for not having homework in on time and what his teacher would say. Well at least I know he does care about his teacher and getting it done. Not all hope is lost   And he has been doing his reading and writing all morning with a smile on his face. I would much rather him work under these conditions than last nights episodes. Don't know if this is the right thing to do or not but it is working. This whole parent thing can have its up and downs, but in the end as long as we are surviving and smiling I think all will be ok. And if not then oh well!