FaithManor Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 The conversation went something like this: "Mom! (shouted from across the room as if I am deaf) This problem won't come out even!" me: "Yes, it will. You've probably made a simple error." him: "No I haven't!" me: "You probably have. Bring your notebook and text here please." him: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM it's not going to come out right!!!! The stupid book is wrong." me: "Possible, but not likely. Statistics indicate that the most likely culprit is a simple computational error on your part or the possibility that you didn't follow the order of operations properly. Let me see your work." him: "grrrrrrrrrr" me: "Don't growl at me!" him: "I'm growling at algebra." (Look over work and immediately spot the error.) me: "Son, what is 5 x -5?" reply, "15". "No, it is not 15." "Mooooommmm, the answer is 15". "No it is not. What is 5 x -5?" "Mooooooooooom....oh wait...25." me: "No, it is not 25 but you are closer." him: "MOM! It is toooooooo 25." me: "NO it is not. What is five time neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegative five." him: "oh, drat......-25." me: "There's the problem. I think you owe the textbook an apology." him: "I hate algebra." me: "I used to like it. But, I have to admit...I am beginning to hate it as well though probably not for the same reasons!" (Multiply this times about 20 algebra problems and you get me.) I may just make him pay for my next hair color as he is absolutely the reason I am getting white hairs! I'm now hiding in the bedroom with coffee and a piece of dark chocolate. So much for the anti-fungal, zero sugar diet today! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yes, your house sounds like mine. I am completely white-haired. Thank goodness for hair color. I also had my chocolate fix today - a whole bar. I noticed when I tossed the wrapper that it said "four servings." Yeah, right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 He's somewhere between 11-14, right? Dark chocolate is good therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Oh dear. I can totally see this being us in a few years. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Laurie4b, he is 13...will be 14 in two months. DD was easy at this age. I have determined that there is a reason that in some species, the mother eats the young and I'm pretty certain it has to do with 8th grade boys. The funny thing is....I used to teach music and one year I had twenty-seven male children of the less than enthusiastic academic kind in one class, all ages 11-14. We had a great year. When they gave me attitude, I turned into an army drill sergeant and they practiced rhythms by marching to army cadences or doing calisthetics in time to music. These techniques are not working on him; he likes army drill. I think he and his brothers may have perfected some sort jurassic park hunting method and they are stealthily stalking my mental and will eventually devour me, kimodo dragon style....probably so they can have free grazing rights in the kitchen and pantry. Dh had a dream the other night that I divorced him. He said that in his dream, I sited as my cause, "He made me have boys." I assured him that I love him as well as my sons but yes, there was some small chance that I'd fly the coup for a couple of months after the last one leaves for college. I did promise to come back. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Dh had a dream the other night that I divorced him. He said that in his dream, I sited as my cause, "He made me have boys." :D:D:D:D I could definitely relate to the Math Fiasco (including the growling:glare:) but that dream really cracked me up! Cat PS. I laughed so hard at your algebra story, but when it happens to me with ds, I'm usually not laughing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 The conversation went something like this: "Mom! (shouted from across the room as if I am deaf) This problem won't come out even!" me: "Yes, it will. You've probably made a simple error." him: "No I haven't!" me: "You probably have. Bring your notebook and text here please." him: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM it's not going to come out right!!!! The stupid book is wrong." me: "Possible, but not likely. Statistics indicate that the most likely culprit is a simple computational error on your part or the possibility that you didn't follow the order of operations properly. Let me see your work." him: "grrrrrrrrrr" me: "Don't growl at me!" him: "I'm growling at algebra." (Look over work and immediately spot the error.) me: "Son, what is 5 x -5?" reply, "15". "No, it is not 15." "Mooooommmm, the answer is 15". "No it is not. What is 5 x -5?" "Mooooooooooom....oh wait...25." me: "No, it is not 25 but you are closer." him: "MOM! It is toooooooo 25." me: "NO it is not. What is five time neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegative five." him: "oh, drat......-25." me: "There's the problem. I think you owe the textbook an apology." him: "I hate algebra." me: "I used to like it. But, I have to admit...I am beginning to hate it as well though probably not for the same reasons!" (Multiply this times about 20 algebra problems and you get me.) I may just make him pay for my next hair color as he is absolutely the reason I am getting white hairs! I'm now hiding in the bedroom with coffee and a piece of dark chocolate. So much for the anti-fungal, zero sugar diet today! Faith OH MY WORD!!! If my dd was adopted I'd say she was a twin separated at birth from your son!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I can't tell you how many times this year (why this year, I don't know - wait, yes I do).... Anyway, I can't tell you how many times this year my son has made a division error and wailed about the problems that "don't come out right", etc. I have to think it must just be the hormones kicking in and causing temporary brain death.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 That sounds like us this week, but you need to add in some on the ground wailing about how impossible it is to remember what a common factor is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 The conversation went something like this: "Mom! (shouted from across the room as if I am deaf) This problem won't come out even!" me: "Yes, it will. You've probably made a simple error." him: "No I haven't!" me: "You probably have. Bring your notebook and text here please." him: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM it's not going to come out right!!!! The stupid book is wrong." me: "Possible, but not likely. Statistics indicate that the most likely culprit is a simple computational error on your part or the possibility that you didn't follow the order of operations properly. Let me see your work." him: "grrrrrrrrrr" me: "Don't growl at me!" him: "I'm growling at algebra." (Look over work and immediately spot the error.) me: "Son, what is 5 x -5?" reply, "15". "No, it is not 15." "Mooooommmm, the answer is 15". "No it is not. What is 5 x -5?" "Mooooooooooom....oh wait...25." me: "No, it is not 25 but you are closer." him: "MOM! It is toooooooo 25." me: "NO it is not. What is five time neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegative five." him: "oh, drat......-25." me: "There's the problem. I think you owe the textbook an apology." him: "I hate algebra." me: "I used to like it. But, I have to admit...I am beginning to hate it as well though probably not for the same reasons!" (Multiply this times about 20 algebra problems and you get me.) I may just make him pay for my next hair color as he is absolutely the reason I am getting white hairs! I'm now hiding in the bedroom with coffee and a piece of dark chocolate. So much for the anti-fungal, zero sugar diet today! Faith Thus the reason I am sitting in my office eating an ice cream cone.... sigh ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 :D:D:D:D that dream really cracked me up! ... :laugh::rofl::rofl: Now THAT is funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 The "book" is always at fault here, too!! Finally, we've turned it into a joke. But, for years, and I do mean YEARS, my oldest was convinced that HE could never be wrong and that the book always was. I'm on Round 2 of algebra with child #2. Same comments!! And two more kids to come!! But, I will say that at this point, I can solve those dastardly word problems that so troubled me when I was in school. Bring on the L'Oreal Preference Hair Dye 6AM or 6R!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 The conversation went something like this: "Mom! (shouted from across the room as if I am deaf) This problem won't come out even!" me: "Yes, it will. You've probably made a simple error." him: "No I haven't!" me: "You probably have. Bring your notebook and text here please." him: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM it's not going to come out right!!!! The stupid book is wrong." me: "Possible, but not likely. Statistics indicate that the most likely culprit is a simple computational error on your part or the possibility that you didn't follow the order of operations properly. Let me see your work." him: "grrrrrrrrrr" me: "Don't growl at me!" him: "I'm growling at algebra." (Look over work and immediately spot the error.) me: "Son, what is 5 x -5?" reply, "15". "No, it is not 15." "Mooooommmm, the answer is 15". "No it is not. What is 5 x -5?" "Mooooooooooom....oh wait...25." me: "No, it is not 25 but you are closer." him: "MOM! It is toooooooo 25." me: "NO it is not. What is five time neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegative five." him: "oh, drat......-25." me: "There's the problem. I think you owe the textbook an apology." him: "I hate algebra." me: "I used to like it. But, I have to admit...I am beginning to hate it as well though probably not for the same reasons!" (Multiply this times about 20 algebra problems and you get me.) I may just make him pay for my next hair color as he is absolutely the reason I am getting white hairs! I'm now hiding in the bedroom with coffee and a piece of dark chocolate. So much for the anti-fungal, zero sugar diet today! Faith :lol: :smilielol5: :lol: :smilielol5: Chocolate is the answer to many ills of the stress variety. Dark chocolate especially. Hedgehog (who is comforting herself with Terry's Twilights :tongue_smilie: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 That's how I got my white hairs! And if I know my children they won't stop until I'm 100% white! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 That conversation sound all too familiar. ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 We had EXACTLY the same conversation today. sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Laurie4b, he is 13...will be 14 in two months. DD was easy at this age. I have determined that there is a reason that in some species, the mother eats the young and I'm pretty certain it has to do with 8th grade boys. The funny thing is....I used to teach music and one year I had twenty-seven male children of the less than enthusiastic academic kind in one class, all ages 11-14. We had a great year. When they gave me attitude, I turned into an army drill sergeant and they practiced rhythms by marching to army cadences or doing calisthetics in time to music. These techniques are not working on him; he likes army drill. I think he and his brothers may have perfected some sort jurassic park hunting method and they are stealthily stalking my mental and will eventually devour me, kimodo dragon style....probably so they can have free grazing rights in the kitchen and pantry. Dh had a dream the other night that I divorced him. He said that in his dream, I sited as my cause, "He made me have boys." I assured him that I love him as well as my sons but yes, there was some small chance that I'd fly the coup for a couple of months after the last one leaves for college. I did promise to come back. Faith :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: This is hysterically funny. Glad you can laugh! And your dh! My goodness! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh..my..goodness! HOW in the world did you get my son to come do his algebra at your house and torture YOU? I - am - so - sorry! I have to deal with this every single day. I don't know how he got out. I'll have to add some more locks to the door, I guess. :) :lol: Just playing, of course. It is absolutely identical to the conversations I have every day with my guy. He, also, is 14. I'm amazed they were able to even print this math book with the number of errors it apparently has in it. The errors are always on the problems he gets wrong, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awtl Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 This sounds like when I used to homeschool my youngest sister! Now I finally know why I started getting gray hairs at 19..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 The stupid book is wrong."Faith My oldest used to want me to call the publishers at least once a week to tell them they were wrong. They weren't wrong, sigh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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