SeekingSimplicity Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 to use your brain instead of theirs? Dd got so mad a me a minute ago, doing math. She said would you just give me the answer! Um... no. I won't. She's in her room taking a time out. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 constantly! My standard line is "I won't be going with you to college, you might as well learn how now." Sometimes said through gritted teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 My answer is "Nice try" :glare: But sometimes I do accidentally give the answer when trying to help. I'll say, "OK, what is 2 + 7", when I'm actually reading 2 + 5. Then my dd says, "Thanks, Mom!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 My answer is "Nice try" :glare: But sometimes I do accidentally give the answer when trying to help. I'll say, "OK, what is 2 + 7", when I'm actually reading 2 + 5. Then my dd says, "Thanks, Mom!" I do this all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 When she has to break words into syllable, I always put the breaks in. It is awful, no wonder she can't do it on her own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Alllll the time. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 My answer is "Nice try" :glare: But sometimes I do accidentally give the answer when trying to help. I'll say, "OK, what is 2 + 7", when I'm actually reading 2 + 5. Then my dd says, "Thanks, Mom!" :D I do this all he time too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 My standard response is "I've already finished 4th grade (or 2nd)". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sometimes with history. The kid is uncomfortable with the idea of no Single Correct Answer, so he's prone to trailing off and hoping I'll finish sentences for him. He knows better than to try to use my brain for math, though. He'd be better off asking the cat. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Not sure of her reasoning, but sometimes when I don't understand a math problem, I start with the answer and work backwards to figure out how on earth the problem worked! Um, I do that quite frequently with ds14's geometry. :tongue_smilie: I find this book doesn't give enough examples. I need to see several problems worked out before I really understand. It irks me to no end for them to throw us into the problems to continue figuring out the concept. I noticed that dd12 is that way in Algebra too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My son's favorite tactic is to emit a huge, dramatic sigh to try to get me to ask, "What's up?" I wasn't born yesterday, kid. :glare: Yesterday I threw him for a HUGE loop. He has an electronic dictionary, and I know at this point that he can spell well enough for it to guess what he's shooting for 95% of the time. So when he asked me to spell "Constantinople" for him, I told him to look it up. The look of shock on his face was priceless. It made me giggle. :lol: He felt so proud of himself when he got it, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My dd6 tries that with math sometimes. My dh frequently asks me how to spell things especially when he is sending an email to a coworker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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