4. Something funny your child said.
Yesterday Laina came home from school and said, “Mom, I feel like in middle school is when everything changes. In elementary school you’re like ‘OH YAY!’ but in middle school everyone just wants to die.”
I wasn’t expecting her to take such a drastic turn, but can confirm my own middle school experience was similar.
Is now a good time to teach her about taxes and share that someday she’ll be missing this time in her life where her ONLY responsibility was going to school?
She also made two video with her best friend that I shared on YouTube, but are still making me laugh about things moms and dads say:
Cathy Kennedy says
Kat,
Oh wow, I remember my junior high (middle school) being a difficult transition with all the crazy teen hormones but I never death was the farthest thing from my mind. Is this what kids are really thinking today? I…we tried our darnest to instill our kids that these days meaning their childhood was the best days of their lives free of all worries but they wouldn’t have any of it and I seriously doubt yours will, either. They fall for the whole grass is greener on the other side lie every. single. time. While ours are all grown, they now face the responsibilities that never knew as a kid, and are making the discovery (slowly) that maybe mom and dad were right. :D I hope you have far better success than I did. I enjoyed the videos. What fun! :) Thanks for hosting.
John Holton says
I might have said the same thing about middle school, except whre I grew up grades 1-8 were grammar school. Come to think of it, I was kind of “I just want to die” starting in about third grade.
Loved the videos. Your daughter is very entertaining, not unlike her mother…
Kim says
Oh, middle school (junior high for me!) was the absolute worst! I hated it so much, and come to think of it, I didn’t like high school much better. I had the best upbringing possible, and still wanted to die at times. I can’t even pretend to understand this generation, but can definitely commiserate, at least to some degree. The ONLY thing I miss about those days was having a hot body and NOT having any real responsibilities. I’m still not sure I’d trade any of it to go back, though having a hot body again is tempting. But I guess we all miss not having responsibilities and bills!
Patty says
Like John Holton, my parochial grammar school years were also from 1 through 8, after that came the very rude awakening to high school and grade 9. I coasted through, wanting to die each and every day, until my parents pulled me out and into public school.
That brought a different death wish quest, at least until 11th grade. Little mercy was shown to any “new kid” in high school who didn’t merge through the grades with others from various neighborhoods and special negative attention was directed to escapees from a parochial school environment.
You can definitely attempt to teach Laina about taxes along with each price tag that comes with putting a roof over her head but if she’s anything like my kids, and my grand-kids, she will quickly remind you that such concerns are YOUR job! Then, she’ll make another video.
Kim brought up something to think about…would any of us go back?
Cheryl says
“Do you think I’m made out of money?!” had me LOL! I may be guilty of saying that once or twice… or a hundred times a week. :) Laina pretty much hit the nail on the head about middle school. I wouldn’t go back for all the money in the world!