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The one thing I love about homeschooling is being able to overhear and watch my boys play together.
For example, Toy Story 3 is coming soon and my 6 year old is in LOVE with Buzz and Woody.

Currently, Woody, in a Godzilla-esque manner, is stomping and fighting my 8 year old’s G.I. Joes.
This, of course, is causing problems.

Iain:
“So you think it’s okay to get him just because you don’t have rocket skis?”

Liam:
(laughing and Woody stomping on Storm Shadow’s chest)

Iain:
“Oh, I see, you think it’s funny to kill people?”

Me:
“Iain, he’s just playing, he’s not killing people.”

Iain:
“Well, I think it’s wrong that he thinks it’s funny to hurt my guys, Liam, what do you learn in church? Huh? You shouldn’t be laughing and Woody wouldn’t be hurting my guys, he’d be helping them.”

Iain is seriously getting angry at this point and in a panic fearing for his G.I. Joes. Liam is still laughing and flinging Woody around.

Iain:
“You know Liam, I think mommy needs to take Woody away from you.”

Liam:
“Nu-uh!”

Iain:
“Yes huh!, Okay, Liam, if you can answer this question, then she won’t take it from you, what is 9 + 3?”

Liam:
“Iain, I don’t know that yet, I’m still learning!”

Iain:
“If you don’t answer, Mom’s going to take Woody from you!”

Me:
“Iain, I’m not going to take Woody away from him, you just need to chill out, Liam come here.”

I whisper 12 in his ear.

Iain:
“Fine then, what’s 1+1 you have to know that!”

Liam:
“12!”

Iain:
“No it’s not it’s 2!”

Liam:
“NU UH!!! IT’S 12! Mommy just told me!”

Me:
“No Liam, it is 2. 9+3 is 12 but 1+1 is 2, you know that.”

Liam:
“But you told me 12, so it is 12!”

Me:
heavy sigh, gazing out of window…..

World’s worst teacher, homeschooler, mommy…….me.