So my 12 year old son stopped me tonight when I started to ask him if he had homework. The boy has had a HORRID school year where all his challenges have been front & center and none of his gifts have shown. He said, "no mom, I've got this. I have a new technique."
:| ok. Intrigued, I say, " good! What is this new technique?"
Pulling out his books from his bag he says, " oh, it' s 'don't be a dumb*** and do your work.'"
:shock: really?? Thought it would be a bit more...touchy-feely. Motivational poster, "climb-that-mountain, follow your dream"-esque. Also a little annoyed because I find it hard to believe his father and/or I had failed to share this bit of enlightenment with him earlier, albeit not quite so bluntly and without the cursing. I looked at him thought, :-? Then said "actually, that works--for a lot of things in life" :up: "--and don't curse!" :evil: Then left him to try out his "technique".
Maybe he can package it as a new motivational philosophy: tt-shirts, posters, (very) short motivational speeches...
:| ok. Intrigued, I say, " good! What is this new technique?"
Pulling out his books from his bag he says, " oh, it' s 'don't be a dumb*** and do your work.'"
:shock: really?? Thought it would be a bit more...touchy-feely. Motivational poster, "climb-that-mountain, follow your dream"-esque. Also a little annoyed because I find it hard to believe his father and/or I had failed to share this bit of enlightenment with him earlier, albeit not quite so bluntly and without the cursing. I looked at him thought, :-? Then said "actually, that works--for a lot of things in life" :up: "--and don't curse!" :evil: Then left him to try out his "technique".
Maybe he can package it as a new motivational philosophy: tt-shirts, posters, (very) short motivational speeches...