Bailing Them Out….

Last week opened my eyes to something I haven’t given enough consideration.

My kids aren’t always the most responsible. Gasp.

Hanna left three different things in three different places at swimming.

Ellie left her best new sweatshirt at school.

I left my dignity at the eyebrow waxing place.

I started reading (that always gets in the way of my irrational approach to everything) about how we coddle our kids too much, we bail them out of situations when it threatens to be a tiny bit uncomfortable for them. The end result, we’re not doing our kids any favours.

Saturday at 5:30pm, Hanna went to look in her school bag for her home reading book–due to be completed by Monday.

I was proud of her for taking this assignment seriously, even getting ahead on the reading so she would have no problem finishing ahead of the deadline.

Unless of course she left the book in her desk at school.

My first reaction was to find the library phone number so I could zip out and pick up a copy of the book.
The library closed at 5pm and was also closed on Sundays.

Just an aside, our library is closed Mondays, lunch hours, rainy days, the eve of a full moon, days Starbucks offers samples and weekdays ending in “y.”

My second option was to try to buy an electronic copy of the book for her Kobo but for some reason The Birch Bark House is not available for ereaders. I’m sure this is for authenticity purposes and to remain true to the content taking place well before computers, following the lives of a family who eats beavers…..for dinner.

I did find the book, “Poachers, Beans and Birch Bark” but couldn’t convince her it sounded close enough.

Should I drive to Chapters and buy her a copy? I’ve already embarrassed myself there once this week stuttering my way through, “Do you have a copy of Gooney Goo Green Girls?”

I explained to Hanna that she would have to go to school on Monday unprepared for the discussion and hopefully learn a lesson from all of this.

If I continue to rescue my kids, they’ll never learn how to fend for themselves, face consequences and be accountable for their actions.

I know the poachers would agree.

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