I always thought that after I was done school, I would never have to do homework again.  But what I forgot to think about was the fact that someday when I was a parent I would be helping my children out with their homework.

I never really realized that this was going to happen until my son started doing book reports in elementary school.  He asked me for some help and then it dawned on me that I wasn’t going to escape doing homework for the rest of my life.

This became readily apparent as I helped him with his research papers in high school and then with a term paper in college.  Even though, I wasn’t graded on the work myself, his success was measured upon my ability to help him with his writing.  Since it was important for him to get good grades I made an extra effort to help him out.  I guess, it is okay that I’m there to help him, but I just want a break from doing homework.