Things I've Learned about School-Age Children

This is a list of 10 things I have recently learned about having school-age children:

1. You always have one in the bunch who will throw a fit about getting out of bed in the morning..."Mommy, I really am sick today!"

2. There is just never any good breakfast in the house..."Mommy, don't we have anything different? Why do we eat the same old things; eggs, toast, oatmeal, fruit, or cereal? Don't we have any breakfast made of chocolate?!"

3. Even 6 year old girls have their hissie fits about what they think the boys want them to wear to school..."But Mommy, I can't wear that blue skirt...Easton likes me in pink!"

4. It is comical to hear my middle school child come home and talk about all the drama that happened at lunch between the middle school girls.

5. Thank goodness that middle school boys hate drama!

6. My 3rd grader is the most competitive kid I have ever seen...to him, school is about who will be the fastest runner in gym class that day. When the story comes home, it is always him...

7. Why is it that if my 9 year old has to sit at recess for something he did, he thinks I shouldn't throw a fit because EVERYONE else had to sit too...?

8. I know it is nice to share, but I send my daughter in with a nutritious snack for snacktime on purpose...tell your kid to quit raiding my daughter's snack!

9. Is there some kind of contest to see which kid can come home with the most clothing stains from lunch?!

10. Don't ever get excited because you graduated high school...you have to go back and do it all over again with your kids and this time, only they get the diploma!