Homework in Kindergarten?!?! Are you kidding me??

Today was the first student holiday that my husband wasn't off for. Thankfully, my little girls have a really sweet uncle who was willing to watch them for me while I caught some zzz's! :) Thanks lil bro!! My girls LOVE their Uncle so much!! We went for breakfast and had fun spending time together. Tonight however, I had to finish the work that my daughter missed from school last week. I have a question for all parents out there, Why is it that school work must be so confusing?!?!? My oldest is in Kindergarten.. I NEVER thought I would be confused by a kindergartner's assignments!!! I sure hope it was because my brain was dead after working all weekend and only getting a few hours of sleep today, otherwise I am in MAJOR trouble!! LOL:D. I would like to think that I am an intelligent person. However now, I think this is NOT TRUE!! I think I have been fooling myself all these years!!! LOL:D. I did figure out the assignment and then I started to "teach" my daughter the concepts she was supposed to master. I found this to be a little frustrating because apparently I was not able to explain the information correctly. My daughter just did not seem to be grasping the concepts at all!! After about one hour of frustration my husband took over. Once he took over, I think it was less than 15 minutes, and my daughter was able to understand the assignment! Boy, what a blow to my ego, LOL!!! As a mom, shouldn't I be able to be the best teacher for my kids?? I am left questioning my abilities tonight, and I pray that this is a momentary "glitch" for me. Otherwise, my entire thinking related to how things would work during the "school years" is in question! :'(

Hopefully this post isn't too boring for you other bloggers out there!!! Tonight was just a little eye opener for me as a mom, LOL!! :) I must say though, it was so NEAT to be able to witness my sweet daughter actually learning something new! She can now count by 2's, 5's, and 10's!!! I love seeing her little brain in action!! Maybe that is the lesson for tonight.. I need to do the watching, not the teaching, LOL! :D