Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for April 12, 2014
Transcript:
Val: I have to spend my weekend sitting with Holly while she does homework... Joan: WHY? Val: It's the only way I can make sure she does it! How is she ever going to SUCCEED in life?? Joan: Don't catastrophize. Val: Fine. When she's 18, she'll come live with YOU until she gets on her feet. Joan: You better whip that girl into shape. Val: You better clear out a closet. She has a LOT of junk.
You going to sit with her through college, too? Let her know that she does NOTHING— no TV, no computer, no friends, no music, no nothing until all homework is done each night/weekend. Then check when she claims to be done and sit her butt back down if it’s not. Most schools are more than happy to have each teacher write down assignments and send the paper home (and it’s instant grounding if the kid ‘loses’ the paper.)