Ann.without.an.e Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) He can take 4 hours of school and multiply it and stretch it out to last for days. He is like a miracle worker. :lol: How does he even do it? I'm in awe sometimes. I hope that my analogy isn't offensive to anyone. Edited January 27, 2018 by Attolia 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I think it's hilarious. I have a husband and a son who are miracle workers like that, bless their hearts ;-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 :smilielol5: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymatters Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 That's a riot. My son is the same. Thanks, I needed a good chuckle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 I'm glad someone else finds it funny. Finding humor in it keeps me sane. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 :lol: I really didn't see that coming! Well done! I hope he inherited your sense of humor! :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I have one too! It's truly amazing and I marvel at how anyone can make something so short and simple become this drawn out and complicated event. It's not just school either. :huh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Now if only you could get him to turn some water into wine for you to sip on during those days... 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I have a 10th grade dd that is also like that, so I completely get it...sigh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Now if only you could get him to turn some water into wine for you to sip on during those days... You are brilliant. That's all I can really say to this :lol: Edited January 30, 2018 by Attolia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 My oldest is like that. I’m glad y’all are laughing because I’ve honestly wondered if there was something wrongwith him some days. I mean, how long does it take to put on some socks?? Lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) My oldest is like that. I’m glad y’all are laughing because I’ve honestly wondered if there was something wrongwith him some days. I mean, how long does it take to put on some socks?? Lol! Oh, please. Have some compassion. It tends to become a time-intensive process when one goes upstairs to get the socks THREE TIMES before, you know, remembering to get the socks. I mean, theoretically. Not that that has everever happened here. :mellow: Edited January 30, 2018 by JoJosMom 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Oh, please. Have some compassion. It tends to become a time-intensive process when one goes upstairs to get the socks THREE TIMES before, you know, remembering to get the socks. I mean, theoretically. Not that that has everever happened here. :mellow: And, if that ever happened here ;), one would need to have great compassion on a child who can make a trip upstairs three times and find so many other things to do and yet never find the socks. Socks are tricky things, you know. Hiding and all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) I'm going to FedEx him some frankincense. I'd deliver it in person, but I'm putting on my socks. Edited January 30, 2018 by daijobu 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 I'm going to FedEx him some frankincense. I'd deliver it in person, but I'm putting on my socks. Wow, you are miracle worker yourself. Finding socks and all. :lol: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) This entire thread exists because it is January 30th and those with imperfect children are losing their minds. It is a darn good thing that public schools or private schools don't do door to door "sales" type of enrollments this time of year or so many homeschool moms would be signing papers and checks. Come quickly dear April, please come quickly. Edited January 30, 2018 by Attolia 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewber Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 :lol: :lol: :lol: Too funny!! I have one exactly like this! So agonizingly slow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) OMG. So, DD9 has one last assignment. Copy a short paragraph into a final draft. She sat down quickly and without complaint, so I left her to it. Every time I checked on her, she was nose down writing away, so I happy. Well, I should have actually walked up behind her. She was working for like 30 to 40 minutes, I thought, MAN, she's gotta be close to done by now. I walk over to see what she has left... SHE HASN'T STARTED. She spent the whole time doodling cursive letters all over a piece of scratch paper. *sigh* For real, leaving a kid alone with a pencil can be as bad as sending them on a journey alone to find socks, right? I have seen my fair share of doodles. Edited January 30, 2018 by Attolia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miss Tick Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Then I get burned when I can't take it any more and I stay to comment and she says, "Mom, I finished that one and the next one, see?" How does she do this? I'm watching from the corner of my eye the whole time that I am not commenting and she isn't doing it. When does it get done?? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Then I get burned when I can't take it any more and I stay to comment and she says, "Mom, I finished that one and the next one, see?" How does she do this? I'm watching from the corner of my eye the whole time that I am not commenting and she isn't doing it. When does it get done?? Baffles me....but surely it has something to do with a third trip for socks, doodling for an hour, turning water into wine, and frankinsence :huh: These kids never cease to amaze me. Miracle workers indeed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 This entire thread exists because it is January 30th and those with imperfect children are losing their minds. It is a darn good thing that public schools or private schools don't do door to door "sales" type of enrollments this time of year or so many homeschool moms would be signing papers and checks. Come quickly dear April, please come quickly. This is when we have a window to "opt in" (or "opt over" as I like to call it) to the neighbor school district. That window closes mid-March. They know their audience . . . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Then I get burned when I can't take it any more and I stay to comment and she says, "Mom, I finished that one and the next one, see?" How does she do this? I'm watching from the corner of my eye the whole time that I am not commenting and she isn't doing it. When does it get done?? Umm, I hesitate to mention this, but since the OP did start this whole thread off with religion... Have you considered exorcism? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Maybe I've been unknowingly hypnotized. (Waves her hand at me) "Mom, here are the math problems you are looking for..." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 My oldest is this way too. Used to baffle the heck out of her dressage instructor how long it could take to tack a horse. We call her Lightning. :) She will definitely never work at a speed intense job. :laugh: My dad used to say of my brother "He has one speed — and it's awfully close to reverse." 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 :laugh: My dad used to say of my brother "He has one speed — and it's awfully close to reverse." :lol: :lol: :lol: I am stealing this brilliant phrase, it may come in handy some day when nothing else can quite describe the level of slow I am talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 DD and I are reading Hamlet aloud right now, and we keep finding little phrases just begging to be worked into everyday speech. “Pray you, make haste†sounds so much nicer than, “Would you hurry up, please?!?†6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 DD and I are reading Hamlet aloud right now, and we keep finding little phrases just begging to be worked into everyday speech. “Pray you, make haste†sounds so much nicer than, “Would you hurry up, please?!?†We speak Shakespeare quite a lot around here. Especially about my youngest “Though she be but little, she be fierce!†2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymatters Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Umm, I hesitate to mention this, but since the OP did start this whole thread off with religion... Have you considered exorcism? :scared: :laugh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymatters Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) This entire thread had me laughing so much this morning. My son is soooo... slow. His showers are even longer than mine. He's thorough, I'll give him that. But, it's pretty sad when his mom gets ready before he does - including doing my hair, cloths and make-up! :huh: Edited February 1, 2018 by historymatters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 This entire thread had me laughing so much this morning. My son is soooo... slow. His showers are even longer than mine. He's thorough, I'll give him that. But, it's pretty sad when his mom gets ready before he does - including doing my hair, cloths and make-up! :huh: Oh don't even get me started on showers. Have you looked in to see what is actually going on in there? We have the kind of shower glass where you can see a little but not details, so I popped the door open, and he was just sitting there. Sitting in the bottom of the shower. I don't know, maybe he was trying to turn it into wine? :svengo: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymatters Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Oh don't even get me started on showers. Have you looked in to see what is actually going on in there? We have the kind of shower glass where you can see a little but not details, so I popped the door open, and he was just sitting there. Sitting in the bottom of the shower. I don't know, maybe he was trying to turn it into wine? :svengo: :smilielol5: I guess you're still waiting on that wine. :toetap05: But oh my gosh, no I haven't. He'd hear me coming a mile away and then be so embarrassed, he'd never forgive me. But he did tell me he just stands there with the water running over him; and this when he knew we were on a schedule. I keep telling him that time does not change for him!!! But it's like this: :banghead: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 :smilielol5: I guess you're still waiting on that wine. :toetap05: Hey, with all the miracles these kids can perform we should get wine out of this deal, right? or at least a good dark chocolate :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 We have an endless hot water heater. DD takes that literally. :svengo: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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