I hate homework and I’m 35!

I hated homework as a child, tolerated it as a young adult, lived with it as a student but now its back again to haunt me still. Only this time its not mine but my 5 year old son’s.  In fact I’m very good at doing the homework; I can make the firework pictures,

weave the raffia mats, design christmas decorations and bake cookies

the hard part is getting my son interested in doing it.

This how the standard “homework conversation goes”…..

“H, why don’t we do our homework now” (me in a sing songing enthusiastic voice)

“Its Borrrrrrrrrrrring” (H in an annoyed bored voice)

“If you do it now then we don’t have to do it at the weekend” (now searching for a bribe)

“No mum, its boring” (H glued to the Telly)

“Oh look, you have to design a street sign – look you can use your new coloured pens” (hoping the bribe of  using the new pens will work)

“NO MUM, I’m watching this” (Not moving from the Sofa)

“Well, you could paint the sign” (H loves painting, I hate painting as paint gets everywhere… surely this will do the trick!)

“NO, NO, NO MUM, I don’t want to, it’s boring.” (followed by a wailing scream and subsequent roll on the floor).

“Okay, you can do it with Daddy” (Passing the buck to daddy)

Apparently, there is an easier way…. stay tuned for the next update.

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