God grant me patience

Everyone knows that I am not a person who has a lot of patience. In fact, I have almost none. On the upside, I recognize this in myself and try very hard to force myself to remain patient with my children (and with my husband, as needed...love you dear)! I was raised where I was asked to do something once, and if I had to be asked again, there were often consequences. I've learned not to yell and scream at my children (mostly) when I'm asking them to do something AGAIN. But the area that truly tries my patience is their homework. It seems as though everything my children learned at school goes out the window the minute they leave that brick building. Furthermore, it seems as though they are completely incapable of reading directions and following them. I realize that this is not a life tragedy, but some days are better than others...and this one isn't so grand!