Mindfulness for Kids by Carole P. Roman & J. Robin Albertson-Wren

Author:Carole P. Roman & J. Robin Albertson-Wren
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Althea Press
Published: 2018-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

emotions

jealousy

overwhelm

STORY 8

erica’s homework horrors

Erica was staring at her homework, chewing on a pencil, when she cracked the metal at the end of the eraser. “Erica!” her mother yelled. “Stop that!”

“Can I watch TV?” Brady asked.

“Did you finish your homework?” her mom asked her brother.

“Done!” Brady held up his math assignment. Mom nodded.

Erica sighed, then heard the TV blasting from the den. Her eyes narrowed; she felt cheated. Erica was jealous. She wanted to watch TV, too. She looked at her worksheet, her eyes heavy. She wouldn’t finish in time for her favorite show. When she looked at the math examples, she had no idea how to proceed.

“Hurry, Erica. Dinner is in 10 minutes,” she heard her mom say. Erica’s stomach churned. She shook her leg nervously. She pulled out another pencil. She erased her answers, rubbing the eraser so hard the paper ripped.

“Erica! What are you doing?” Mom walked over to the drawer and grabbed some tape to repair the paper. Erica watched, her hands in her lap, her shoulders sagging. She turned and looked into the den at her brother sprawled on the couch. Brady was so smart. He knew all the answers. He never had to ask for help.

Erica’s throat was clogged, and her eyes stung. She was frustrated and didn’t want to be in the kitchen; she wanted to watch TV. With jerky movements, she yanked her bag open and grabbed another pencil. She looked at the math problem again, her eyes squeezed tightly together, but all she could think about was Brady on the couch watching her favorite show in five minutes.

That’s it, Erica thought, and stuffed her unfinished homework into her bag.

“I didn’t check it,” Mom said.

“That’s okay,” Erica answered, her face red. “I know it’s right.”

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