Procrastination

That is such a horrible word. It brings frustration and anger to me when I hear it or think about it. I feel rushed, agitated and my heart races. Yesterday and today have been extreme days for our son Ian. He and Lindsey have presentations that are due tomorrow. On these days, they will both need to dress up (dress for her, tie for him),and they will stand up in front of their classes-5th and 6th grade AND THEIR PARENTS, present memorized information along with a visual about their subject. We have known about this for 3 weeks now. Each child is vastly different when preparing for their project..

Lindsey comes home and on the SAME DAY that she gets the paper about the project she wants to start on it...I'M NOT KIDDING! She is a work horse! She chose the Lakota Indian tribe. She has done an excellent job on the report. She has memorized it and the visual is superb! It is a cool diorama of an Indian scene complete with Indians, tee pees and water! She is very proud and she was done with her project 2 weeks ago...again, I'm not kidding...

Ian. We started this past weekend. Getting research was like pulling teeth. He fussed and fought the whole way. Yesterday he began writing the report but refused to do as I suggested and write in pencil so that he could make correction as he went. So he got frustrated when we told him that words were misspelled and that he had to start over. He went to bed angry. Today after school he began to type his report (he claims that he was told today that it needed to be typed), and Tom helped with him with the visual portion. After dinner he was freaking out cause he could not memorize his presentation and became frustrated thinking about how bad his grade was going to be cause he would be looking at his note cards. Again, he went to bed angry and nervous thinking about what lies ahead for him tomorrow..

Ian is having a hard time learning about procrastination. Say a prayer for us and Ian please. Being a kid and being a parent is not easy..