Shirley A Richardson-McCourt

Gee Tiffany<

Can you IMAGINE the repercussions if you ds had tried his "experiment" at
SCHOOL??????? Can you say "large doses of Ritalin"?? Thank heaven for
homeschooling. At four, he thinks well, just not quite far enough into the
future!! That will pass!!

Shirley
----- Original Message -----
From: tiffany thiele <sthiele1@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 11:03 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Battle of Wills/Susan


>
> Hi Susan,
> I can really sympathize with you! Last year my son did an "experiment"
> where he (unknown to me) stuffed toilet paper in the bathroom sink drain
and
> overflow hole, turned on the faucet full blast and closed the door. Then
he
> suggested we play outside. I, again unknowingly, agreed and three hours
> later returned. Once I felt the squishy carpet (10 feet down the hall)
and
> discovered the ocean of water streaming out of the bathroom down the
hallway
> and into the heating ducts, I was a screaming zombie!!!! The water ruined
> the subflooring, carpet and pad (throughout 3/4 of the house), ductwork
and
> swelled the doorjambs and drywall. The damage was over 5 thousand
dollars.
> Thankfully insurance picked up a good deal of the "experiment". I asked
him
> later what he was trying to do...he said that he was trying to create an
> ocean by closing the door. Boy, at the time, school was sure looking
good.
> And there are other days when I think school doesn't look all that bad.
But
> I must admit, that it was pretty smart of him (at four) to have noticed
that
> the water flows out better if you stuff it into the overflow hole! But
> seriously, I know that I would be having equally hard days (if not harder)
> sending him off to school and all the issues that brings. I so enjoy
seeing
> him grow and learn (and experiment--within reason!) and I would not want
to
> miss that for the world.
> I understand your frustrations. It sounded like though that the day
was
> going really well up until that point. Hang on to the treasures of the
day.
> We keep a short journal and write down tidbits of the day to reassure us
> that we are on the right path. Keep sharing your experiences with
us...that
> helps too.
> Take Care,
> Tiffany
> Mom of Nick
> Washington State
>
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