Math Homework Saves The Day!

Yes, math homework saves the day! Or at least this evening. Well, Karston's love of math homework did! When I came home after work, Karston was very worked up. He was running through the house at top speed, laughing loudly, bouncing off walls and little brothers, and someone was going to get hurt. Not knowing what else to do, I did what I always do when Karston needs to calm down even though it's never been terribly effective: I delivered a multiple choice ultimatum of what I wanted Karston to do. I said, Karston, you can do your math homework, you can eat dinner, or you can go to bed! That last one is the dud choice to make the others look better, maybe more reasonable. The second time I asked, Karston said math homework, so I set out this week's batch that I had just unpacked. He started going, he kept asking for more, and before I knew it, he had done all of his math homework and still wanted more. I had some of his unfinished classwork, so I gave it to him. He did that too! Then he was calm enough to eat dinner, and we had such a pleasant evening together after such a rocky start. Yes, math homework really can save the day!