P365 - 2015 - Day 280 - out of the park

P365 - 2015 - Day 280 - out of the park

As a busy parent, doing all of the crazy things that multitudes of parents are doing every day...I don't think I am alone when I say I don't always feel like I am rocking this job.  Yes, I get through the days and sometimes breath a sigh of relief at the end of the day that I fit it all in, everyone is ok, and lunches are made for the next day.  Parenting is a demanding job with many roles required, many tasks to perform, and on most days, many directions to go....  So when you add math to the mix, a self proclaimed "non-math person" like myself sometimes finds her breaking point.  Reading, writing...I'm on it.  Math....ugh.  This day was no different than most.  I was going in fifty different directions.  After picking up the mums from The Boy's fundraiser, delivering said mums, and then making dinner for the masses, I realized that I was short one mum.  That meant making another trip over the bridge - about 40 minutes both ways to pick up the mum.  The kitchen would have to wait to get cleaned, lunches would have to get done later, The Bear was headed to practice with My Wonderful Husband but The Boy and The Princess were still home and The Princess needed help with some math homework.  I found this out when she called me on my way home and tried to read me the problem over the phone and ask for help.  That is so not how my mind works, so I told her to do other homework and wait for me to get home.  When I got home, #46 was waiting for me.  I am not going to lie, I had to read it a few times before I figured out what they were asking and how I could help my daughter.  But, here's the thing...I did figure it out.  I even drew a diagram to help her understand my explanation.  I "phoned a friend" who is a math teacher to confirm that I was teaching her correctly and as it turned out I was right!  So, while on most days I feel like I am just surviving.  Hoping that I am doing an ok job at the toughest job in the world.  On this day, I was vindicated!  I figured out the 7th grade math problem and knocked this parenting thing out of the park!!!