Kontan.

Regarding my post: How to appreciate your kids more… Tense teacher had this to say:

I find that often after a hard day with other people’s kids, I have no patience left for mine, and that’s not fair to her, because she’s a good girl.

This is so true. I come home and I don’t want anything to do with anyone for at least 30 minutes. I just need a little time to decompress and not here “Missummmmmm”, which is the equivalent of “Momma or Mommy” when I am at home. Just a FEW minutes without anyone needing my assistance PLEASE! The other problem is observing my own children displaying behaviors that I can’t tolerate out of my school children. I get this feeling of OMG they are on the path to turn out like “student”. NOOOOOOOO! A little over the top I know, but it’s true. Yes, there are some names a teacher who is mom/dad to be can never use because it makes them cringe.

Just call it occupational hazard, it’s why we have summers off…we have to remember that we still like kids.