Let me start out by saying that The Universal Pre-K process in New York City is totally insane. You apply online through the lovely Department of Education. You’re allowed to select 12 choices for Pre-K and you aren’t guaranteed a spot. Consequently I spent the months of April, May and part of June terrified that Ari wouldn’t be going to school at all next year.
Thankfully, I got an email a week ago from the D.O.E. notifying me that my 4-year-old did indeed have a free place to go play legos next year.
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But then it occurred to me that he still doesn’t wipe his our butt when he goes to the bathroom, and I began to get nervous.
I started thinking about next year even more, which is a really bad idea for me to do (the thinking part I mean) and I realized that my house is a disaster. I’m going to have to have play dates here next year. I have to find a way to clean it up.
As of now, there is no set schedule around here with regard to daily activities and I’m kind of freaking out.
But then I thought about it…
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And I realized that there are other parents out there with dirty houses that have kids in school and babies at home! They have to find a way to clean, take care of the babies, and have their kids ready for school every day, just like me!
So, how do you do it?
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Do you clean the house while your son or daughter is off playing with magna tiles and eating tater tots? How does it go down? Do you have a schedule? I have no schedule. I don’t even know what a schedule is. Well, I guess I know in theory, and I did make one once upon a time for Ari.
Tell me how it works!