Unit 5

Going back to school has changed my life so much. My days used to consist of taking kids to school, cleaning house, picking kids up, cooking dinner, and putting kids to bed. Life was simple. Sometimes over whelming but simple. Today I seem to have an overwhelming affect on my children and there homework. I used to be pretty laid back with their homework and let them do it right before bed. Today I make an effort to help them with their homework directly after school and most of the time I sit down and do any work I have to get done with them. I am trying to redirect my children and show them that it is important to stay on top of things.

I also got my oldest daughter back in my custody this term which has caused a big bump in the road when it comes to my studies. She has been bounced around so much that she doesn't know wether she is coming or going when it comes to school and I have to keep reassuring her that she is staying with me and I am not going to move. Her father has done so much moving around that she has been unable to stay at one school for an entire school year since preschool and she is in the 4th grade. She is having a hard time making friends and I think it is because she is afraid to let anyone get close to her because of the fear of moving away and loosing her friends again. Another thing she is having a hard time with is understanding her school work. I am probably going to end up holding her back that way she can catch up. She has never stayed at a school long enough to actually understand what was being taught. Time for me to step up and teach her how to live life the right way. With consistency.