As the day of our departure draws nigh, it seems the older boys are picking up some of our stray energy. (They always do, don't they?) Excitement, anxiety, anticipation...
It's interesting to see how they manifest it.
R. retreats to irrational behavior (more irrational than usual, I should say). He does this really annoying thing where he shrieks when something happens that he doesn't like, which is approximately every 29 seconds.
E., on the other hand, sat down yesterday with his kindergarten math workbook (which was empty, since I never encouraged him to do homework. It seems excessive for a 6-year old, especially after an 8-hour school day, no?).
Anyway, he sat at the table for three hours straight, and finished the entire year's worth of math.
I guess in the face of transition, some shriek and flail, some do math homework.
And some just climb into the suitcase and get on with it.
5 comments:
hey there,
i enjoy your accounts of your family life in brazil.
sorry or 'invading' and commenting on your posts. i don't mean to invade your privacy :-)
i like the photo of the boy in the suitcase.
wish you wrote a little more often though.
cheers,
Kalina
Thanks, Kalina. Welcome, not invading at all.
I wish I wrote a little more often, too.
Thank you for the wonderful post! It made me smile. What you said is so true. It's amazing how everyone deals with change differently especially children.
Happy Packing!!
Summer
ahh, such a strange strange feeling, to leave Bahia. still irks me to this day! I will miss checking your blog!
Aww change is always difficult. Good luck packing and I was one of your previous posts about your kids mixing languages (my daughter does the same thing)
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