School Starts Tomorrow

For some reason, I am mostly looking on the start of this particular school year with dread. All of the other years I felt optimistic, thinking that this year would be the one where I would figure out the system that would work, the magic schedule or curriculum or something that would get Digger to get with it and get his work done without whining and arguing and dawdling.

My experience with the Cub last year made me realize that it's not the schedule or the curriculum or whatever that is the problem. It's the kid. And after five years of not changing, I don't think he is going to start now.

Who knows, he could surprise me.