A Slice of Life - Dinner and Mom's Homework

Slice of Life 

Dinner and Mom’s Homework 

4:36- Youngest child falls off her skateboard and is crying. She is more shocked than hurt. Apply cold compress to brush burn and give her a glass of water. Mom is trying to finish dinner while also trying to finish a chapter on Behaviorism. Child sees that mom is making brown rice instead of white rice. Child emits a loud howl. “I only like white rice! You are ruining my day! I hate brown rice!” Stir the rice. Phone rings: “Did you know that there is a stomach virus going around? We may not be able to play in the tournament this weekend, but we will not know until later this week.” Ok, do I cancel the motel reservations and the dog sitter? Microwave dings. Broccoli is ready. I love technology! Plans change and kids scream but I can cook broccoli in five minutes! Win for mom! Page 292, “At this point a neutral stimulus has become a conditioned stimulus and the response is...” Child 2: “Mom, the cat puked on the rug.” Phone dings. Hubby will be working late. Child 2, please clean up the rug. Child 2 bellows “Why me?!” in shock and amazement. “a neutral stimulus has become a...” Child 3: “Mom! He took my shoes!” Child 3, Please feed the dog. You probably left your shoes outside after you fell. I am checking on the chicken. Phone rings: “Do you know who is driving Tuesday and Thursday for track? Did you know that they have to be there at 6:30 am?!”  Of course, they do, because we don’t get home from lacrosse until after 9:00 pm. “Mom, something is burning.” Well, we will now have browned Mushroom Chicken tonight. Child 3: “Mushrooms! I hate mushrooms!” Child 3 begins to gag. Child 2: “ You hate everything.” Pg. 291 “Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist studying...” Phone dings: Bonus Child 3 “Hey! What are we doing on April 27?”  Phone dings: “Can you drive to lacrosse on Wednesday?” No, I am in school that day. “Ok, but we need to find someone. Everyone else is working late.” Ok. I will ask Child 1 to bring them. I’ll take the truck to school and he can have my car to fit the boys and the lacrosse equipment. p. 294 “When a conditioned stimulus is...” Phone dings: “Don’t forget we have a mandatory meeting for 5th grade appreciation tonight.”  Uhm... “Mom, I need these papers signed by tomorrow and a check for $150.” Why do you need a check for $150, Child 2? “I don’t know. They didn’t tell me.” “Child 2, unless the school district is taking you to Washington, D.C. to see the capitol, I don’t have $150.” Child 1’s best friend walks in. “Hey! Can I borrow such and such?” Sure. Go get it. Will you be staying for dinner? “Is that broccoli I smell?” Yes “Then, no I don’t do broccoli.” Ok. “Kids! come sit down.” Pg. 295 “The response is involuntary...” What??? Come eat!  Child 3: “Mom, there is a grasshopper in my sink. It is going to kill me!” Child 2, please go save the grasshopper. Phone rings: Child 1: “Mom, what is my social security number?” I don’t know right now. Child 3: “MOM! THE GRASSHOPPER IS TRYING TO KILL ME!” Child 2, Please go save your sister. I am putting dinner on the table. Child 2: “She is such a baby!” Child 3: “I am not a baby!” Pg. 291 “Many species including human beings...” Child 3: “Mom! The dog just ate your chicken!” Phone rings: “Hi! We would like to tell you about this once in a lifetime offer...”  Click. Pg. 319 “Behaviorist have argued...” The phone dings and the doorbell rings. Mom has stopped answering the phone. Whoever is at the door can go away. What chapter am I on? When did we start talking about task analysis? Which class is this? Child 3: “Mom, hurry! We must leave for sports. I can’t be late!”  Child 2: “Mom, since you aren’t doing anything; can you help me with my project? It is due tomorrow.” Child 3: “Mom, my food is cold.” 5:22