there’s a reason i don’t home school my kids

Stuck at home with a strong willed, hormonal twelve-year old daughter who's just found out she will not be able to see her first boyfriend (whom she loves and plans to marry). Needless to say she is not a happy camper and is making all of our lives miserable. School has been cancelled for three weeks during which time parents have been instructed to not view this as a vacation and to keep our children busy with schoolwork (which the school has not provided). I am not a teacher and there's a reason I don't home school my kids. On day one, said daughter spent the equivalent of the few hours we told her to spend on schoolwork (three hours less than she normally would spend at school) stomping around protesting that this was an unreasonable amount of time. Tears and arguing followed during which she informed her father and I that she is "mentally more mature" than we are. Not sure we will survive another three weeks of this. Thank God she has an iPad to communicate with the new boyfriend. At least that gives us a few hours a day with some peace.

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