Exhausted mum calls for teachers to get a £1m pay rise as she shares the horror of homeschooling
AN EXHAUSTED mum has shared a hilarious rant about the horrors of homeschooling, and claims that teachers need a £1 million pay rise.
Katie Kirby, has taken to illustrating her struggles of being stuck inside with the kids during COVID-19 through her blog Hurrah for Gin.
And at her wits end, she took to Instagram to share the very relatable struggles she has dealt with since the school closure.
She wrote: “Mummy is looking forward to another week of homeschooling like a hole in the head.
"Mummy is finding it near on impossible to do her full-time job in the 10-minute bursts between dealing with requests like, 'Can you cut this out?', 'Where's the glue stick gone?'… and 'THE BATTERY HAS RUN OUT AGAIN CAN YOU GET THE CHARGER!
"Mummy has printed out approximately four trees worth of activity sheets, none of which the children are able to complete by their f***ing selves."
This is Mummy. Mummy is looking forward to another week of homeschooling like a hole in the head. Mummy is finding in near on impossible to do her full time job in the 10 minute bursts between dealing with requests like ‘Can you cut this out?’, ‘Where’s the glue stick gone?’, ‘How do you spell dog!’, ‘Is it snack time yet?’ and THE BATTERY HAS RUN OUT AGAIN CAN YOU GET THE CHARGER! Mummy has printed out approximately four trees worth of activity sheets, none of which the children are able to complete by them fucking selves. Mummy is aware of all the incredible free YouTube content on offer (oh dear god, is she aware) but she is so unfit she has only just recovered the ability to sit down without going ‘Argh you bastard!’ after doing two days worth of primary school P.E. lessons. FYI Joe – you nearly killed Mummy off! Mummy is confused as to how anyone offering 'simple crafting for kids' can think it is even vaguely plausible that a six year old could make a 3D model of the Eiffel Tower out of yoghurt pots, unaided. Mummy is under a lot of pressure to meet deadlines, she has started to wonder if her boss would accept the 3D model of the Eiffel Tower made out of yoghurt pots in place of the Q4 client report. Mummy is unsure if she will ever recover professionally, from having to leave a conference call to wipe her child’s arse. But above all of this, Mummy is totally in awe of teachers everywhere, who deserve to be given a one million pound pay rise, free gin for life, a holiday home in the Maldives and a flying unicorn.
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Stepping outside the homeschooling box, Katie then blasts mums sharing seeming perfect activities.
Katie adds: "Mummy is confused as to how anyone offering 'simple crafting for kids' can think it is even vaguely plausible that a six-year-old could make a 3D model of the Eiffel Tower out of yoghurt pots, unaided.
"Mummy is under a lot of pressure to meet deadlines, she has started to wonder if her boss would accept the 3D model of the Eiffel Tower made out of yoghurt pots in place of the Q4 client report?"
Mummy has printed out approximately four trees worth of activity sheets, none of which the children are able to complete by their f***ing selves
She then ponders whether she "will ever recover professionally from having to leave a conference call to wipe her child’s arse.”
She finishes her post saying, "Above all of this, Mummy is totally in awe of teachers everywhere, who deserve to be given a one million pound pay rise, free gin for life, a holiday home in the Maldives and a flying unicorn."
Her post resonated with mummies nationwide, receiving over 13,000 likes and hundreds of comments from fellow parents in the same position.
One wrote: “This is genius Katie. Spot on.”
Agreeing a second added: “I have a feeling I’ve got some mid-meeting-arse-wiping-conference calls booked in this very week!”
“Everything I have been feeling in an insta post. Thank you!!” wrote a third.
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