So, I'm homeschooled, and get booklets of work to do. I currently have 8+ books to do, which is about 1/5th of the school year in book form. She expects me to finish ALL OF THESE, within a week. This also includes 3 books of math that I have *no idea* how to do. If I don't get these done within a week, or get atleast 5 of the books done, I get bitched out, to no end. I get screamed at, nagged at, and other things every day about it. She acts like I'm not trying. I got 3 books done, and I'm working on a fourth. She constantly moans that I'm "behind" all the other kids who're homeschooled.

She did the same thing last year, even though I was having clear problems with the english/math, yet I still had to get it done. (When I went to test on it, I got in trouble, for doing it wrong.)

Am I the only one who finds her to be being insanely impratical?
Is there anyway to get her to STOP complaning? I am doing the work.

Is she helping to explain to you what you are having trouble with. If you are homeschooled and she doesnt help you or know how to help you then she is at fault. If she cant or doesnt take the time to help you she shouldnt be homeschooling you to begin with.

She pays someone to tutor me once a week, but it doesn't help that much. Even with it, I just don't understand it. As I put it, I'm math-retarded. The books I have also explain it.

My problem here is mainly that she just doesn't seem to comprehend that I cannot do this math at this moment, and that I am trying.

It sounds like she has extremely high expectations of you, and that's a bit sad really. I don't know if there is anything you can do, but try and take a calm grown up talk with her about, where you tell her what the problem is, and try to explain it as good as possible.

I've tried that, except she doesn't want to be "grown-up" about it. I get the, "WHY CAN'T YOU DO IT?! IT's not that hard!" Even though she has no idea what it is.

She's not exactly the nicest, seeing as I just told her I felt depressed, and she said, "WELL GET OVER IT." I can't just "get over it" when she's part of the problem.

if you need help/tutoring, i would be more than happy to help you out with that. :heart: just add me on MSN/PM me if you'd like. i could walk you through it a little more than most tutors and book instructions do.

about your mother.. try to stay calm. tell her exactly what the problem is, tell her that you're trying as hard as you can. try not to get too stressed out!

Wow, sounds a bit harsh. She just wants whats best for you. But pushing someone to do so much in so little time can be a little stressful. I wish you luck with getting all that work done. Im also as bad at math you are (maybe). :P

You should really just talk to her about it. /: