Part II<\/strong><\/p>\nNext leg of my journey, another Islamic school. We meet the principal, observe the class in session, pick the teacher\u2019s brains again with questions. Nice, I think again. Friendly staff, colorful\/creative classroom setup, a paced out school day. I leave the school hopeful, this is it. We walk to the car, my husband and I, to talk to it over. I point out to him how the school day is not too jam-packed with lessons and academics. There\u2019s time for lunch, recess, snack, and nap. And he says, \u201cSo, this would kind of be like babysitting for him wouldn\u2019t it? Not too challenging\u2026\u201d Oh no! Would it really? Well, I was determined not to give up and keep searching for that perfect fit\u2026<\/p>\n
One morning, I\u2019m trying to get the day underway by trying to get the kids to finish breakfast (is it still called breakfast at 11 am?) and get cleaned up. They\u2019re bundles of energy at this time of the day, so I better have a plan to release some of it. I\u2019m trying to put the dishes away and feed the baby. I can hear them taking out their energy in my room upstairs. I go upstairs to see all the bedding on the floor, the two of them squirming around in it, playing some kind of game. No problem, I\u2019m used to this, but my nerves are on end. I get clothes for them to change into, clean up a little in one of the other rooms, now I hear them running downstairs. My son is rough-housing it with his sister, she starts crying and complaining. I try to stop the commotion and he\u2019s off running again. The baby is crying in my arms, his gums are bothering him, I need to cool down. Next thing I know, I grab my son\u2019s arm, take him to the kitchen, have him sit down, and take out one of his pre-k workbooks. Frantically, I find a page and say, \u201chere, sit down right here, and practice writing this letter \u2018D\u2019\u201d!! This to a boy who can write his first and last name. He stares for a moment at the page, puzzled, and I know what he\u2019s thinking, \u201cI better do what this madwoman tells me, otherwise it\u2019s my head!\u201d I storm out of the kitchen to my daughter now, who\u2019s crying about something she\u2019s upset at me about. I try to distract her by bringing out a book to read, she continues crying, so much so, she throws up all over me! It\u2019s not even 12 pm and I\u2019ve already lost my cool. I storm back into the kitchen, see the page where my poor son wrote that ridiculous letter \u2018D,\u2019 and I grab the phone. I phone back the first Islamic school and blurt out, \u201cDo you have anymore openings for kindergarten?!?!\u201d The sister immediately recognizes my voice and says, yes, there are still spots open, she\u2019s glad to hear back from me. She tells me, \u201cDon\u2019t worry so much, just enroll him.\u201d Ahhh, I can feel my breathing ease up again and my heart rate return to normal. And what follows hours later, of course, is a clear mind and I immediately feel remorseful about my behavior. I was in utter reactionary mode. I snuggle up a little bit extra later in the day with the kiddies, apologize, and I\u2019m back to square one.<\/p>\n
Fariha Khan<\/p>\n
Fariha Khan lives in Maryland and is blessed with one daughter and two sons. She loves reading, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Part I Part II Next leg of my journey, another Islamic school. We meet the principal, observe the class in session, pick the teacher\u2019s brains again with questions. Nice, I think again. Friendly staff, colorful\/creative classroom setup, a paced out school day. I leave the school hopeful, this is it. We walk to the car, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1529,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motherhood"],"yoast_head":"\n
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