{"id":11736,"date":"2012-05-29T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T19:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momservations.wordpress.com\/?p=11736"},"modified":"2012-05-29T12:58:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T19:58:54","slug":"letting-it-ride-to-the-end-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/29\/letting-it-ride-to-the-end-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Letting it Ride to the End of School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Momservation: <\/strong>Racing toward the last day of school every mom is thinking of throwing the race.<\/p>\n

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Am I there yet?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coming down the home stretch toward the end of school, I\u2019m ready to break one of my own mantras:<\/p>\n

Never quit in sight of the finish line.<\/p>\n

There are only 9 more days of school, but I am so done. I don\u2019t want to sign anymore reading logs, make sure PE clothes are washed, hear myself say again, \u201cDo you have your homework? Your lunch? Did you brush your teeth?\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long school year. I just want to stop. Would that be so bad?<\/p>\n

I feel like we got close enough, we can ease off the frenetic pace and can start jogging now \u2013 heck even walk. Teachers aren\u2019t grading anything that\u2019s being turned in anymore. Open House has already happened so who\u2019s there to impress anymore? I can spring the twenty bucks for hot lunch until the end of the year.<\/p>\n

And really, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll feel bad about it at all to get this far to just quit.<\/p>\n

So for the next 9 days I\u2019m gonna go ahead and let my kids grab the baton and take it from here. Forgotten lunches and deodorant, unwashed PE clothes and all. Here\u2019s the list of things I\u2019m just gonna let ride:<\/p>\n

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  • Not setting a back-up alarm to go roust everyone from bed a half-dozen times before yelling, \u201cIf you don\u2019t get up now I\u2019m burning your toast and putting baking soda on your tooth brushes! \u201d<\/li>\n
  • Not playing sous chef trying to hustle them along in making their breakfast and lunch. Saltines and ketchup packets if you ask for my help.<\/li>\n
  • Not scrounging up hot lunch money because they dragged their feet getting ready and don\u2019t have time to make their lunches. Go ahead and get that scarlet letter T tardy stamp.<\/li>\n
  • Not washing any PE clothes. Don\u2019t forget deodorant and try not to sweat.<\/li>\n
  • Not reminding them to brush teeth or put on deodorant \u2013 let their friends tell them they stink and then maybe they\u2019ll start remembering on their own.<\/li>\n
  • No bringing homework or forgotten lunches to school. Copy and mooch from a friend.<\/li>\n
  • Not signing a thing, not helping with homework. Teachers aren\u2019t really checking anything at this point anyway.<\/li>\n
  • No more rides. Kids are riding their bikes to and from school. Get \u2018em conditioned for this summer cause the car is staying parked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Now that I look at this \u2013 these are all the things my 11 & 12 year olds should be capable of handling themselves anyway! Well, except for the forging signature thing.<\/p>\n

    This isn\u2019t quitting! This is the end of enabling! This is the final exam on self-sufficiency and responsibility!<\/p>\n

    Heck, we\u2019re letting this baby ride all the way through when junior high starts back up next year!<\/p>\n

    Who am I kidding? I\u2019ll be back to nagging them, sous cheffing them, and giving them a ride just to hurry up and get them out of the house and back to peace and quiet after a very long summer.<\/p>\n

    Can I quit before I start?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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