ElizabethB Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 It is only November and a nice break should be coming soon. So, hold all the discouragement and despair until the approved month of February. Personally, I wait for March or April. But, November is just right out, not allowed. Save it all up for later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yes, Ma'am! :gnorsi: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yes, Ma'am! :gnorsi: :D :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 But! My dh has been working 12+hour night shifts for almost 2 months! Can I be just a smidge bit discouraged? It will get better in about 5 days. Then, all will be well. February? Bring it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I was thinking the same thing. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yay! My first double post on the new boards! (I get excited over the smallest things when dh has not been home in forever.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I've always been a late comer to any party, I'll probably have issues in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I totally agree, although I am feeling like Christmas break had better happen pretty soon. For all of those who are discouraged - why not take a week off? My fall went so much more smoothly and happily when we schooled for six weeks on and then one week off. Now we're pretty involved in a co-op so taking a week off is not an option. Thankfully, co-op ends for the semester in the first week of December so we're likely taking the whole month off. I can not wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 But! My dh has been working 12+hour night shifts for almost 2 months! Can I be just a smidge bit discouraged? It will get better in about 5 days. Then, all will be well. February? Bring it on. Ok, you are allowed a smidge given your extenuating circumstances if you promise to skip the February discouragement and cheer people on in February. But, only a few more dispensations will be allowed, we cannot have everyone getting discouraged in November, it is far too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Thank you ElizabethB! Now that I have your approval I feel a wee bit better about my incessant complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 February was always the bad month when I was teaching school, now I think it's more like March. Oh, wait, but I just realized, we usually start late in September so that makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 You know, it's true about February. Why is that anyway? What makes February the month for things to start falling apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Okay, if we school on a calendar year, what month do I get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Our November has been miserable. Dh has been gone 100+ hours/week since Sandy, with 4 days off for Thanksgiving. I am taking the bulk of my discouragement this month and reserving a smidge for February. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 October didn't seem so bad this year, though. Maybe discouragement is skewing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't know .. it seems to me that some discouragement or disillusionment occurs in a subsection of the board population around this time of year with some deciding to start the year fresh in January. My theory is that February is the dumps for all those who didn't get disillusioned in November AND all those who did, restarted in January, and discovered that restarting didn't solve their problems (making February particularly bleak). :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I was just thinking what the OP posted earlier this week. But then I remembered, we started in July. So isn't this kind of our "February"? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't know .. it seems to me that some discouragement or disillusionment occurs in a subsection of the board population around this time of year with some deciding to start the year fresh in January. My theory is that February is the dumps for all those who didn't get disillusioned in November AND all those who did, restarted in January, and discovered that restarting didn't solve their problems (making February particularly bleak). :tongue_smilie: There you go! (But now I'm depressed thinking about it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I think the early Thanksgiving is throwing things off this year. We don't like to start Christmas stuff until after the first Sunday of Advent and we have this whole extra week this year. It's messing with our heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Ugh, I've been in a slump since October. I can't snap out of it. October was horrid as we were sick for pretty much the whole month. Then we tried to get back into the swing of things before Thanksgiving but it wasn't really happening. We took a week off for Thanksgiving. This week has been awful trying to get the kids back into routine because the past two months have been so sporadic. Blech. So this means that February I should be golden and sailing along nicely. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I spent most of September in despair, so I promise to hold off any further discouragement until February, LOL! To keep us going till Christmas I have some fun stuff planned...a Jesse tree with daily readings and the House of Wooden Santas to read every day until Christmas. It is like clockwork, though...every February it is dark for so much of the day, it is cold so we hardly ever leave the house, and the drudgery of daily schooling starts to wear on me and brings me down. And my husband thinks we should school year-round! :smilielol5: I really need there to be a light at the end of the tunnel, so that isn't going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I am gearing up for full February discouragement. We have had so much going on that we have ended up with a lot of 4 day, instead of 5 day weeks this fall. While I know it's ok, in my head we are getting behind. I usually survive Feb by realizing that we will be done soon (usually the last week of April). Between that and the cold and snow predicted for Feb, I may lose it this year. I wish I could find the proverbial money tree so I could afford to go stay with my brother in sunny Puerto Rico for the entire month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 And here I was thinking that February was designated PANIC! month. We've got our first standardized test coming up in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I totally agree, although I am feeling like Christmas break had better happen pretty soon. For all of those who are discouraged - why not take a week off? ... :lol: If I could take a week off, I wouldn't be discouraged! I have one of those intense, temperamental little ones who cracks up unless he does formal school 6 days/week. Part of my discouragement is seeing the problems we had after we took Thanskgiving off as well as his official weekly Saturday off. Egads. It is clear we'll need to school right through Christmas & New Year's for mental well being of the children, so no break for me in the foreseeable future & I'm feeling worn down ... on the other hand, the children are healthy, sweet little guys; and Buttons' temperament comes with an astonishing raw aptitude for learning that will pay off in the long run. We have so much to be grateful for. which is why you haven't seen a Discouraged Post from me (until this thread, that is!) to the OP: good to know that Nov is the wrong Discouragement Month! okay, will save it all for Feb. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Okay, if we school on a calendar year, what month do I get? You can pick any 6 weeks you like as your discouragement allotment. But, perhaps you should avoid February and November since they seem popular, we need a few non-discouraged people during those months. I don't know .. it seems to me that some discouragement or disillusionment occurs in a subsection of the board population around this time of year with some deciding to start the year fresh in January. My theory is that February is the dumps for all those who didn't get disillusioned in November AND all those who did, restarted in January, and discovered that restarting didn't solve their problems (making February particularly bleak). :tongue_smilie: Like Jean, I'm finding this depressing. It's plausible, which makes it even more depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I actually had a moment of "I'm sending this child to ps once the holidays are over!" this morning. Thankfully, the moment passed and the afternoon went well. It has been rough this week. We took last week off for Thanksgiving and it was a difficult transition back into school mode Monday... and Tuesday (and Wednesday and Thursday.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 ROFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I prefer to operate under a small level of discouragement all year long, rather than take it in a big lump sum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 It is only November and a nice break should be coming soon. We're not really taking a break this year. We got so bogged down and behind and have essentially had to start over, enrolling my son is online classes. He only got into the full courseload of the new stuff this week and, barring a miracle, won't manage to get done with most of those classes until almost the end of summer. So, while my role has mostly been reduced to repeating over and over, "Go do your schoolwork. Go do your schoolwork. We'll talk about that later. Wake up. Go do your schoolwork. If you don't do your schoolwork, you're not going to dance class. Go do your schoolwork," I won't get to take a break from doing it until July or August. The current plan is for him to try and get ahead by a couple of assignments in each course over the next two or three weeks while the going is easy so that he can take off three days for Christmas and another two for New Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I don't know .. it seems to me that some discouragement or disillusionment occurs in a subsection of the board population around this time of year with some deciding to start the year fresh in January. My theory is that February is the dumps for all those who didn't get disillusioned in November AND all those who did, restarted in January, and discovered that restarting didn't solve their problems (making February particularly bleak). :tongue_smilie: I don't think I like that theory. It sounds like, since we're re-starting in November, I have time to get disillusioned and disheartened another two or three times before June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I don't think I like that theory. It sounds like, since we're re-starting in November, I have time to get disillusioned and disheartened another two or three times before June. Don't worry, it's just a theory which, even if true, is only true for a portion of the population (I note that I did say "all" in my theory but I also note my theory making is fallible :D ). I have memories of November/early December slumps but none of February slumps. Now that I think about it, the last couple of years I have started new in February rather than January and slumped again in March/April ... Oh, wait ... That didn't read as encouraging as intended. :glare: July has been our typical starting point (our other "starting" point) so I am wondering if there really is a (common but not universal) link between early start and November slumps. Hmm... I like the little bit of discouragement all year round idea - kind of like the Hulk. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txmommyofboys Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 We just take a couple days off if I start feeling discouraged :) We are going to work thru Christmas break (although not on actual Christmas Eve or Day) because I am having surgery in February and we will need 2 weeks off. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Yes, Ma'am! :gnorsi: :D OK :) Actually i am excited about new stuff in jan. I'd start now -- but it seems kinda silly ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I had enough of the "slumps" at the end of last year and the beginning of this year with my pregnancy that I feel I shouldn't have to endure any more this year :) We did just do a 2 wk break with the new baby though, which seemed good for ds and I but my k'er seems to have forgotten the majority of our previous phonics work. I'm planning another wk break at Christmas and then in Feb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea1 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Okay, if we school on a calendar year, what month do I get? I am beginning to think schooling on the calendar is good for this February drudge. Since we are starting our new year in January, we are excited about starting new books and new subjects. By the time it starts getting tiring, we are at spring break and we can look forward to some time off and fun times during the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I am beginning to think schooling on the calendar is good for this February drudge. Since we are starting our new year in January, we are excited about starting new books and new subjects. By the time it starts getting tiring, we are at spring break and we can look forward to some time off and fun times during the summer. I agree! Everything's new in February and we just plug away! We get a nice jolt in August with everyone starting up and October is a piece of cake because we only have a few more weeks ... I love schooling on the calendar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I am beginning to think schooling on the calendar is good for this February drudge. Since we are starting our new year in January, we are excited about starting new books and new subjects. By the time it starts getting tiring, we are at spring break and we can look forward to some time off and fun times during the summer. when i worked at a private school we took a 'just for fun" 4 day weekend in Feb to deal with the Blah feeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry gardens Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Dear Elizabeth, Please excuse Merry for discouragement in early December. She is advanced and likes to work ahead of schedule. If it helps, she promises that she will also get discouraged in February. Sincerely, Mrs. Gardens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Dear Elizabeth, Please excuse Merry for discouragement in early December. She is advanced and likes to work ahead of schedule. If it helps, she promises that she will also get discouraged in February. Sincerely, Mrs. Gardens ah so 2x the discouragement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 February usually isn't an issue for us at all, probably because the last 2 years it's been Oct that SUCKS! We haven't had a bad February since 2010, but that was because our dog died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 :willy_nilly: Just had a mini freak out in class then came here and saw this... breath woman... breath. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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