I have a 5 year old boy on vacation between PK and K...

you should try having a 5yr old girl on vaca between pk and k!










..and a 2yr boy, and a 4 month old girl

I had to take my boy out of JK in the middle of the school year and keep him at home because he was kicking and punching his teachers and classmates. From Halloween to March Break, I taught him his numbers and letters at home. He was ready to face his peers by spring, and everything's been semi-smooth sailing ever since.

He's sixteen now.

My son got expelled from Kindergarten for fighting this spring. He punched a boy who had stabbed him with a pencil for the crime of scribbling on his paper.

The other day we were visiting an Aunt, who told her teenaged daughter to button her shirt (her bra was showing) and DS chimed in with button up your cheese!

Only thirteen more summers to endure, sister. Put on the cartoon network, scatter Cheetoes on the floor and lock yourself in the closet with a laptop. You'll get through it.

Hey, my kid stabbed someone with a pencil too. Except they were in a lineup to go outside, and the poor kid got it in the neck. He was okay, but boy, was I embarrassed. And as you all know, it's all about me.

I see you one five year old and raise you a six yo and 9 yo, both of the male persuasion. What is it about that Y chromosome that makes them want to beat the ever-loving snot out of one another?

:sigh:

School starts on Aug 27th. We used to have a back to school thread. I'll see if I can't dig it up.

case of duct tape -- $3.95
large cardboard box -- free
airmail postage to Grandma's house -- $15.00

total silence and margarita's on the deck -- priceless!!!!

Soccer Mom said:

What is it about that Y chromosome that makes them want to beat the ever-loving snot out of one another?

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<Tackles Soccer Mom at the knees and gets her in a headlock> Take it back! Take it back and I'll give you your head back! Take it back!

I've got three boys, and one heck of a "I'm a frickin' princess" girl. School starts on Monday where I am, but the princess and her little brother will still be home.

I'm trapped until 2009. Bite me!

Well, I have a four year old who's on vacation between P and PK, and she's been around her smart-mouthed older cousins all summer. It's rubbed off on her, and she's become quite the diva. PK starts Monday, yippee, but regular school started back yesterday, so she isn't around the cousins anymore.

Gosh, we don't have school for another month.

Little one is starting PK in three weeks. She has been home all summer.

If this mom sees another playground or worst...CEC, she will lose her mind.

Ah, the lovely peace, calm, and serenity of the 0-child level home... no fights... no arguing... no head locks... no stabbings...

Soccer Mom said:

I see you one five year old and raise you a six yo and 9 yo, both of the male persuasion. What is it about that Y chromosome that makes them want to beat the ever-loving snot out of one another?

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It's because their missing all the important chromosomes with that one little leg gone. You'll notice girls, while they have their moments, are much better at behaving (really their just better at being mean and not getting caught). It's because of those extra chromosomes.

Soccer Mom said:

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School starts on Aug 27th. We used to have a back to school thread. I'll see if I can't dig it up.

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School starts here tomorrow, but, sigh, my children won't be going, they's all grown up. Although in a weak moment I did agree to sub again this year. What was I thinking?

I still shudder when I remember the year before the boys started school. There was no 3 or 4 year old programs back in those dark days. They turned 5 in Nov. and expected to go to school the next Monday. They were mad at me for months and let me know about it every morning when their dad and sister left for school, leaving the boys with Mom.

Silence is Golden. Duct tape is Silver.

Go to AreWeThereYet?com for some great ideas for road trips with your kiddo.

CD books on tape with headphones are great.

Sports. Lots of sports.
Good luck!

jennifer75 said:

and I welcome any stories that would help me to believe I am not alone in my misery. Fire away.

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Me too! I'm lucky- I'm only part-time in the summer and I can take him in to work with me.

Run out of drinks and tell him that if you don't get some water or juice soon that you'll both dehydrate, get woozy and pass out. That's how we always get out of the park. Kid's gotta get thirsty sometime!

I have three kids on vacation betweem K-1st grade, 1st grade and 2nd grade (girls), and a boy between 3rd and 4th grade. And they have friends coming and going in my house all day.



I resemble these guys right about now.