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Homework: Weeping, Wailing & Nashing of the Teeth
The fifth circle (Anger) by Stradanus via Wikipedia I like helping. I enjoy helping. I derive satisfaction from helping. However, seldom does homework fall under this category for me. One would think it would. It does not. In our house it’s often a knock-down, drag-out fight involving a lot of shouting–sometimes from me. Lots of weeping and wailing and spinning of the wheels–I also gnash my teeth. The amount of resistance I encounter on some nights could power a small village and still have reserves. Afterschool in our house can be compared to a scene from The Inferno. Did I mention that I feel like weeping, wailing and gnashing my teeth? …