Homework and other adventures

[hobgoblinn]

Anyone remember Wee Hob and the lost backpack? I tried to find the old entry, probably from 2006, but those were not tagged correctly (or at all). Short version is, he decided if he hid his backpack in the bushes outside school, he might get out of doing his homework. Sadly, two years later, he still has not learned the lesson-- mom will check. Mom will drive his little butt back to school and walk him into the building even. Suffice it to say, he outdid himself yesterday.

The little darling told me his special ed teacher borrowed his math book and didn't give it back to him. So, tragically, he would be unable to do his homework that evening.

After a discussion of how he might have handled this situation a little more resourcefully-- I told him to go see her when he called after school and get everything he needed then-- we went to the school, where, tragically, one of the doors was still unlocked. More tragic still, the principal was still in her office, working on the adjusted schedule for the next day-- they were coming in at 7:30 instead of 8:15 and dismissing at 12:30 because of the heat. She heard the tale of woe and gave me her keys. The book was not in the special ed teacher's room, but there was a copy we could borrow in the math teacher's room.

And thus was the math homework accomplished.

In other news, there's still time to comment if you'd like a groovy piece of hobgoblinn's obscureness. Send a PM with your mailing address. I'm a little too busy at the moment to be stalking anyone, if that's what concerns you. And post the meme on your own journal and do some fall cleaning, or not, as you like.

Comments

[beatrice_otter]

Alas, and woe is Wee Hob, for having such a cruel and unfeeling mother as to actually force him to do his homework. How he shall bear it I know not. ;)

Good job, Mom! On the bright side, if he's still trying it two years later, he's gotta be a fairly determined kid, and once he gets his head straightened out and is using that determination appropriately, he'll go far.

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Thanks for that reminder. I needed that.

[empresspatti.livejournal.com]

You are evol. I love it. Someday Wee Hob will be grateful.

[bemoan1000.livejournal.com]

I'm a little too busy at the moment to be stalking anyone, if that's what concerns you.

Sometimes I’m slow at getting things, and I finally got what you meant. I think.

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

I just meant that some people are leery of giving out real personal info to random internet strangers. And rightly so. If somebody turned out to be local to me, I'd suggest meeting for coffee sometime, but that's about it. I've met up with nwhepcat the last couple of years when she's home for labor day, and it has been a blast. But not everybody is comfortable with that loss of anonymity. Which is also fine.

[bemoan1000.livejournal.com]

I was laughing at myself because sometimes I just go through stages where I have trouble reading. That is why I’m so behind in my reading lately. At first I thought you meant stocking people on the internet. My fault. But it is fun to meat people in real life, and basically what I have found is that my instincts were correct.

[clavally.livejournal.com]

Ah, the resourcefulness of children trying to get out of homework!

I'd love a piece of obscure Hobgoblinness, however, I have no idea where I'm going to be living next week or the week after and I'm trying to clear my own clutter...so I'm up in the air about it, lol.

Hope the rest of your week has been good.

*hugs*

[heron-pose.livejournal.com]

Lad gets points for persistence. You get points for excellent momness.

::hugs::