Yago lost his Wii privileges today. Here’s the scene: 6:20 am. Yago gets out of bed and these are the first words out of his mouth “Mom, is today a school day?” Yago is not allowed to play Wii on school day mornings “No, Yags. You’re still on break, but you can’t play Wii…
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School Daze
As I drive away from drop-off, I watch as Yago slowly walks with his teacher to the playground. He stands around as if in a daze, as he regains his courage to continue. He looks back to see if my car is still in sight. The traffic on Granny White keeps me from turning out…
Not quite mom of the year*
*I’m stealing Jessica’s fabulous blog title for this entry. I didn’t know that I was already dealing with a teenager. I sound like my parents…stop playing that video game. Stop playing that video game. This is what my brother hears all day. He’s seventeen. Yago is two. Is it possible for a two-year-old to be…
X marks the spot.
Mom: Yago, don’t stand so close to the television. Yago: (steps back momentarily but within seconds is back to the normal Wii-playing spot-too close to the television) Mom: Yago, don’t stand so close to the television. (Lather, rinse, repeat.) Mom: (places “x” on the floor with tape) Yago, please stay on the “x” if you…
