Phew. That's all I can say. Phew.

Well, my kids and I have officially survived one quarter of the school year. It wasn't easy. In fact, there were many times that I didn't think we would survive. There were tears. Sometimes they were even my kids.

But we did it. And now we have to do it three more times. o_O

I learned a lot during the quarter. Here's a few:

• I need to make sure I have realistic expectations. I am coming to accept the fact that while I know my son is a genius, it's ok if he gets some B's every now and then. C's are not acceptable, and he should have mostly A's, but some B's are the end of the world. I realize that it's not worth the extra hour (or more) of homework time each night to have him at straight A's.

• I need help. This is a tough journey I'm on and I can't do it alone. I have been relying on my husband a lot around the house and he has stepped it up. I have been relying on teachers to keep me in the loop with homework and for the most part it is going well. I rely on my friends who also have ADHD kiddos to tell me that what I am going through is normal, even though it sucks.

• I need to relax. Just because this is a difficult and stressful doesn't mean I am a bad mom. Just because we have to medicate our kids and do behavior plans and such doesn't mean it's my fault.

Basically I need to go from this:

To this:

(And for the record, I do not mean that I need to go from a stressed out white woman to a zen-like pile of rocks. It's metaphorical, peeps).

So, I will take a deep breath, take the kids to the park over break and get organized for the next big push. Let's see if I can keep this one less stressful. :)

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[Air Jordan]

alm, lasting beauty comes only in a dream, and this solace the world had thrown away when in its worship of the real it threw away the secrets of childhood and innocence. Do you agree?