To hold back or not to hold back?

The baby, Teddy Bear, is below grade level in KINDERGARTEN. He is very young for the grade whereas his

big brother is one of the oldest. We are seriously considering holding him back.


I am worried how it will hurt his self-esteem. My sister was one of the youngest kids in her class also and she struggled through elementary school. She of course turned out , but with his

already low self-esteem, he may be better off being one of the SMARTEST kids in class by being held back.

I the little guy and I feel that this is a huge decision. It may affect the rest of his life!

Heroes

Yesterday it rained off and on all day. Despite the weather, my two friends and I decided to be adventurous and take our kids swimming. When we got to the pool, it was beautiful, the boys started playing with girls, and we even made new Brazilian friends. Life was good!

Then CRACK BOOM, the sky opened up!

Now, most parents Pseudo or not would have given up, but not us. We hunkered down under a large gazebo. The rain would stop in 5 minutes and hey, we were there to get wet anyway!

The rain was coming from all sides. We couldn’t go anywhere if we wanted to now. We kept the young ones warm as the wind howled and the mist soaked us.

Finally, the rain let up and the kids had a great time.

Money is the root of all evil!

I am sitting in the living room looking at the boys. They passed out watching Star Wars Episode I.

I am tired and yet I can’t sleep. I guess I am under the same stress as everyone else in this economy.

I just worry about whether the boys are having a good life.

We do not have money, but we live near one of the wealthiest areas in our little part of the world.

Most of the boys’ friends at school and on their baseball teams have A LOT of money. I know that it shouldn’t matter, but I know it will someday.

I don’t want them to feel that they should have everything that their friends have, but I want them to feel they have enough. I know growing up I wasn’t rich, but I knew that my parents would give me anything I needed.

I am worried that the way life is going we may not always beable to provide that.

I am attending school to get an MBA, but when that pays off I would really like Babe to quit working and spend more time with the boys and CLEAN MY HOUSE (so I don’t have to J)!!!

This will again leave us with less than others, but I really think that the boys need someone at home, with everything they have been through. They love their dad and it would help us to be able to get homework, housework, etc. done.

I really like the whole my house will be clean and my dinner will be on the table concept!!