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In between with school and so much more
School today.After a very busy weekend and an incredibly busy and stressful previous week- we decided to turn off the alarms and sleep in this morning. I got up a bit after 8 am and the kidlets were woke up by Nana’s dog @ 8:20 am.
Lately, Maiden has been having a hard time of it on Mondays. She never use to have this problem but for about the past 4 weeks it has been a problem. I don’t really understand it except to say “hormones”. Yes, our weekends are busy- especially our Sundays but our lives have always been that way.
Last night we actually came home earlier than usual and we sent Maiden to bed early, by herself, so that she could have some quiet uninterrupted reading time. We were hoping that by doing this we could head off the Monday grumpiness. No such luck.
Perhaps it’s an accumulation of a lot of different things; nearing the end of school, nicer weather, hormones, her grandparents taking off on an unplanned trip . . . . . .
Being eleven is an interesting age. She has outgrown so much and not grown into other pursuits. She is truly a “tween” and feeling very in between. In between girl and young woman.
I have decided that we need to do something about this. Mr. Steady and I have been talking and talking about it and what to do. We’ve decided on a couple of things- first we are going to change her acts of service (chores) so that Sassafras can take on some new learning and Maiden can be more challenged and grow too. I enjoy doing laundry (yes, actually) but I realize I need to work more at teaching Maiden how to do this. So she will be taking on the laundry once a week. I will also be asking her to start some menu planning. Instead of just saying, “Hey I want to cook this dinner this week.” She is going to need to figure out the costs and whether her dinner idea is feasible and also to check the fridge, pantry, freezer for food items etc. just like I must do.
Also- to help with the hormones and “tween” thing- we are going to do a weekly bible study- just her and
Each stage of my children’s development is a gift and should be cherished and enjoyed. I don’t want to be one of those mothers who rolls her eyes and mutters “Teenagers!” And sighs and shrugs. I want to maintain my relationship with my daughter and also her relationship within our family. The good thing is that she desires this too.
So things are going to start shifting and changing. Good changes, I hope.
We didn’t make as much time this school year for our Polished Cornerstones lessons as we had hoped so we are hoping to do more of that this summer, which I am trusting will also be very beneficial.
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