Monday was a sick day from work, we all had dentist appointments. You schedule them so far out in advanced that you never know what else is going on that far in advance. Then I had two days in a row of participating in a training. This was awesome because I was able to work from home.
Working from home means that I was able to wake up both of my boys for school and help get their day started. These are the privileges that I don’t normally have. I enjoy them since they are so rare. So, in the morning, I make sure that the high schooler is up and logged on by 7:00 am. Generally, he literally rolls out of bed and moved to the computer in his room. Next is the middle schooler, he needs to be ready and logged in by 7:55. He is pretty good, kind of self-sufficient. He is usually up well before he needs to be logged on. While, I am home, I remind them of getting dressed, brushing teeth, eating breakfast, really all the daily things that should be happening. Today as I was getting ready to go to an in-person meeting (breaking away from my training) so I was near the middle schoolers learning space. He is sitting in the dark on his phone, while listening to his teacher. As I am grabbing my belongings, I flip the light on, which is met with a sharp turn of the head. I give the gentle reminder that the phone should be put away, which is meant with a witty comment… “ARE YOU EVER GOING BACK TO WORK??” We both start cracking up. I told him maybe I should join him in his zoom. Then I reminded him How much I love him, and he told me the same. I am sure he will be happy to know, I am going back to work today!
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3/18/2021 06:05:08 am
Your post sounds like the days of remote learning and remote working are becoming more normal. You seem to have a good relationship with your boys.
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Michelle Strezo
3/18/2021 06:09:46 am
I really do! I love them to pieces.
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3/18/2021 06:09:44 am
There are definitely perks with many, many problems while working from home, I love the image of students rolling out of bed, teeth unbrushed, hair astray, eyes half opened. Things were slightly different in the days of in person school - but not th eyes half opened part!
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Cindy Dore
3/18/2021 07:12:26 pm
Love that you had the opportunity to be with your boys when they woke up. I am sure they were happy to see you in the morning!
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Susan Dillon
3/18/2021 08:24:16 pm
Classic teenagers; a little togetherness goes a long way!
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EugeniaKouts
3/18/2021 09:31:15 pm
I love that you got a few mornings with your boys. My kids like the treat of me being home because they know I can't make lunch for our 4 different lunch periods so i am most likely ordering Chipotle. It's the little perks they look forward to.
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Sara T.
3/20/2021 08:10:02 pm
One kiss goodbye on Zoom in front of his whole class should do the trick! I can't imagine parenting teenagers during a pandemic!
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