What do you do when your Kindergartner hates going to school?

That’s the problem I am in currently.

Last year when Little Miss Spice was in Pre-K, she came home so enthused about her day. She couldnt even wait till we got home to tell me all about it. What she learned, what she drew, and about her stickers she got for being smart. She was in love with school, and I was in love with seeing her so happy.

This year, though has been drastically different. In the beginning, she loved it. She still came home happy, still gushed about her day, still had stickers as proof that she was smart. Her first report card was not short of perfection. She was excelling at everything. Reading, writing, social management, interacting with peers, math, & science. Her teacher had nothing negative to say. She even told us that if Little Miss Spice didn’t learn anything for the next year, and 1st grade, she’d still be ready for 2nd grade.

Great, right?

Wrong. I’m beginning to think she’s bored with school. Maybe that’s her reason for coming home so unenthusiastic. Or the reason my not even 6 year old reminds me of myself in my high school days. Begging to stay home, pretending I was sick.

I don’t know what to do. I always thought placing her in the gifted programs meant pushing her too hard. But am I failing her for keeping her in regular classes, when she could be showing signs of boredom, and possibly not learning much for the next year?

Do Your Kids Hate School?

My hubby and I both have pretty thick eyebrows… Mine I pluck or wax, while he decides to look like “The Count” from Sesame Street. “ONE…..ahh ahh ahh.” Sorry, I just can’t say “The Count” without imitating him.

Anywho, having 2 girls with our hairy genetics really scared me. There was a huge risk of giving birth to two “Counts”, or even worse…. Bert.

Yea that’s not cute.

I’ve always said Little Miss Spice resembles Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes. How cute is she, right? Shes got the same wavy brown hair, and I’m starting to worry that she may be headed in her direction with the brows as well. If you’ve never seen Lourdes’ brows, allow me to show you.

Now I understand that its completely superficial to care about things like eyebrows and such but shit. I don’t want my baby running around looking like a baby gorilla.!

I have heard of moms plucking as early as 4 yrs old, and that just grosses me out. I cry when I pluck my own eyebrows, and usually it’s because I’m watching a Lifetime movie….but a little because it FRIGGIN hurts!

I can’t imagine plucking my 5 1/2 year old’s brows anytime soon. But then it takes me to this question……

When is a child old enough to pluck their brows?

My 5 year old, Little Miss Spice, is too smart for her own good. She asks questions “normal” 5 year old girls would never dream of. She has asked me about Religion, Homosexuality, The President and now the Toothfairy. lol (backwards, right?)

I have decided that the truth has always worked in our home.

Little Miss Spice has always been a skeptic. For years she knew that characters like Dora the Explorer are just that; characters. Pretty sad because I remember being 10 and still believing Fred Flinstone was a real person in a cartoon costume. She asks why my handwriting is on gifts from Santa, and why she could see someone’s face in the bunny costume at the mall.

In the beginning of her curious behavior, I was unsure what to say. Do I tell my 5 year old the truth about the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and the Toothfairy? Or do I let her keep dreaming about these ‘magical’ things other kids believe in? After much thought, I decided to tell the truth, and the next time she asked I was prepared.

Little Miss Spice : “Mommy, is the Tooth fairy real, or make believe?” she asked.

Me: “The ToothFairy is make believe.” I told her, cautiously.

She paused for a moment. And I began to question my decision.

Then she Blurted out,

“Well then who puts money under my pillow when I lose a tooth?”

I took a breath and replyed

“Mommy & Daddy”

Then another long pause. It looked like she was in deep thought…then she got up from the sofa and said

“Why would you sneak in and put money under my pillow? Can’t you just hand it to me when I’m Awake?!?!?”

We laughed and when on with the day. I was pretty surprised she took it so well.

Now I’m just waiting for her to ask about Santa. *sigh*

Are Your kids curious about make believe? Do you tell  them the truth?

Well, I wouldn’t know, but just ask Little Miss Spice. She has been sick for about a week now, and she finally got bad enough to take to the docs.

Verdict : Strep Throat!

I’ve never had it, so I dont know what it’s like…but word on the street is that it’s no joke!

Doctor’s orders are that she take it easy, stay away from Little Miss Sugar, and stay home from school for a week…

A WEEK???? Whats my sanity going to be like then? lol.

The worst part is how excited Little Miss Spice was to go on her field trip tomorrow. =( It’s a good thing she’s already seen The Princess And The Frog.

Tomorrow for lunch, Im planning on camping out in the livingroom with a tent, a movie on demand, some peanut butter sandwiches and cups of Jell-O. Hopefully she’ll forget all about that trip her Friends will be on.

What do you do to make your child feel better?

Nothing annoys me more than someone ignoring what I’m saying. Bad enough I’ve got a husband who tones me out, but now I’ve got 2 mini Divas doing the same.

From “Pick up your toys” to “Eat your dinner” to “Stay in bed”…I’ve completely turned into the nagging woman I always despised. Why?

Because my kids dont listen!

Yesterday while cooking dinner, I asked the girls to pick up their toys from the living room floor. They both acted as though I asked them to stop the war in Afghanistan. They were pouting and whining that they didn’t know where the toys went… so instead of asking for help, they decided to pretend they didn’t hear me.

Mommy won’t notice if we keep quiet and lay on the couch right?

WRONG!

I don’t understand how my kids don’t listen to me, but Dora the Freakin Explorer can get them to clap their hands and shake their hips faster than Shakira.

Do your kids ignore you?