overcome by the comeback
Very proud of my son… well, I always am, but yesterday he brought home another good report card (all A’s and 2 B’s). The challenge of this marking period was really significant. He started off with some bad grades, a bunch of them. Like his father, my son lets his emotions permeate into everything in his life. I love this about my son. He is such an amazing kid that wears his heart on his sleeve. That said, when he worries or has something go askew, it seeps into everything. So yes, we worked hard this marking period to address some areas where he was having trouble, but mostly, we worked on understanding that everything is going to be OK. He has watched me struggle and stress (remember the chest pains a few weeks ago?) and I feel like my own worry rolls down onto him in certain ways for sure. But lots of talks, lots of lessons, lots of our daily math quizzes (yes, I made up quizzes for him to take every evening – ooh, he hated those!), and lots of reading. I’m so impressed with you son, you did awesome.
We finished Bubs’ gray wolf diorama last night and I think it came out pretty great!
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May 4th, 2010 at 10:12 am
You must be so proud– and maybe allow yourself a pat on the back too! We had the same challenge this year with my daughter, though she just got lazy. She’s done well in bringing her grades back up, but I’ve learned it’s a collaborative effort. If we don’t give her a kick in the butt, it doesn’t get done. Parenting is a learn-as-you-go job isn’t it?
May 4th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Go Bubs! Course having you as a Daddy helps.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:11 am
you know what i love the most? i love that you are aware of your weaknesses, see some of them in your son and that you are BOTH working on growing. the example you give him of striving for personal growth is soooo much more important that you being perfect. you are one awesome daddy.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
God, he has grown up to be so cute!!!! He’s such a rad kid. You can just tell.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Way to be tuned in and aware, not only of what is going on with yourself, but also with your kiddo.
Way to go, dad!
Also, way to go, Bubs. That is an amazing report card and those horrible math quizzes paid off.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
See, I popped over to make sure you know I think of you as King of All Daddies (you know, ’cause I didn’t mean for my post today to be bashing men in general and HELL NO, not you), and then, well, your post here proves it.
Btw, all my commenters think you’re–as the kids said back in 2004–Da Bomb.
May 4th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
K. You are an amazing father. Bubs and Viv are so lucky. and congrats to Bubs for working so hard.
May 6th, 2010 at 7:41 am
I have two kids that grades come easily for and one who works her butt off for every single thing she does. Guess which kid is the most proud of herself? Even though it is frustrating, it means so much more when she accomplishes her goal. Congratulations to your little man for working hard, and congratulations to you for being such an awesome dad who works with your kids and teaches them the important things in life. I love that instead of getting all angry or demeaning or whatever (seriously, I have neighbors that do/say the most shocking thing to their kids when they really need help) you taught him how to work through his problems and work harder to get good grades. The lessons you teach your kids will stick with them forever, and they are so lucky to be learning from you! I love that you teach him the important things like how to succeed in school, and then the really important things like that it is ok to feel your feelings and how to manage them even when they seem unmanageable.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:33 am
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